The New Panopticon: When AI Becomes Society's All-Seeing Eye

As artificial intelligence and surveillance technologies proliferate, tech leaders openly advocate for comprehensive monitoring systems designed to control citizen behavior—a vision echoing Orwell's darkest warnings. From workplace keystroke tracking to AI-powered street cameras, normalizing constant surveillance marks a fundamental shift: privacy is no longer treated as a right but as a choice to surrender. This trajectory forces urgent questions about consent and autonomy in an increasingly monitored world.