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Edward Snowden: Decentralization as a safeguard against surveillance and artificial intelligence

Speaking at the Near Redacted conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Edward Snowden, a privacy advocate and former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, said the importance of decentralization in countering the widespread surveillance capabilities brought about by artificial intelligence. He warned that artificial intelligence-driven surveillance would allow governments and businesses to process large amounts of personal data in real time, potentially paving the way for large-scale real-time data analytics.