Bruce Schneier shares the depressing conclusion that while the internet enabled mass surveillance, AI enables mass spying.

Surveillance is the collection of data. Our phones track our location. Our credit cards track our purchases. Etc.

Spying is understanding what you are doing and saying. This used to be expensive and now is cheap.

Yesterday I shared that Mountain Dew watches every Twitch stream and will message every streamer who drinks their soda on stream.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/ai-and-mass-spying.html