The Internet Enabled Mass Surveillance. A.I. Will Enable Mass Spying.

Spying has always been limited by the need for human labor. A.I. is going to change that.

Spying and surveillance are different but related things. If I hired a private detective to spy on you, that detective could hide a bug in your home or car, tap your phone, and listen to what you said. At the end, I would get a report of all the conversations you had and the contents of those conversations. If I hired that same private detective to put …