I share your skepticism that rules can contain these technologies. But "society to learn how to behave in this new environment" underplays how continuous souvei

I share your skepticism that rules can contain these technologies. But "society to learn how to behave in this new environment" underplays how continuous souveillance [1] limits our individual liberty. So much of our freedom in public (which has declined enormously in my lifetime) comes from our relative anonymity in public spaces. Sure we are being monitored by CCTV and so on, but until very recently we had a basic assurance of freedom to speak and act without being individually identified and monitored. The normalisation of AI + continual recording from audio or video recording devices (say future smart glasses) would create an entirely different order of self consciousness. The chilling effect of a subconscious awareness of being continually observed and recorded precludes many kinds of practical freedom. Political protest, 'controversial' speech, spontaneous performance etc. Just as paradoxically, being able to share our thoughts at any time reduces their value and their capacity to amuse entertain or instate change. Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone who's filming you with their phone? Or tried to completely forget the 'hot' mic in an interview? There's a basic disingenuousness to performance, and if we're all forced to perform all the time - the healthy space for self is diminished to the interior. A place our technology will no doubt force into the light in due course. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousveillance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousveillance