Here's Where Flock Is Going

 Jessica McBride and Ann Coulter both love Flock surveillance.

W.I.L.L. and a large number of others do NOT love Flock surveillance.

Forget for a moment the 4th Amendment discussions surrounding Flock (and Axon, etc.) surveillance.  They are a bit arcane and--as Jessica is often told--not easy for non-lawyers to understand.  You could even forget about Flock to some extent, as the Next Step (which needs Flock) is already here.

As Americans turn against artificial intelligence, AI companies are building programs to surveil and identify troublemakers in advance....

 An investigative report published this week by The American Prospect revealed that, “in addition to monitoring activists in the vicinity of Anthropic executives and keeping tabs on protests near physical Anthropic assets, the firm is also implementing a ‘pre-crime’ approach, attempting to predict incidents before they happen. In some cases, that also means reporting suspects to police before a crime occurs.”...

Oh.  

Before a crime occurs.  

You should read that again:  BEFORE a crime occurs.

 ...For example, last month, local media reported that Anthropic called the police on a man who told Claude that he bought an AR-15 and “had CEO Dario Amodei ‘in his sights.'”

Interestingly, while Anthropic was quick to call the cops, the company also refused to show police the messages. “In short, Anthropic reported a user for in-platform speech, and then refused to provide police with evidence of actual wrongdoing,” the Prospect pointed out....

What need have we of "proof"?  AI has accused and convicted the fellow.  Please incarcerate him.

By the way:  Flock and Axon, etc. are absolutely necessary to this.

Data Centers are the vehicle in which AI speeds to its conclusions.  Just sayin'....