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The UK is rapidly sliding toward a full-scale surveillance state, embracing AI-driven policing, facial recognition, and predictive crime models reminiscent of Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon—now openly praised by government officials. This raises a deeper question: as AI and automation erode privacy, purpose, and meaningful human activity, are we trading freedom and dignity for the promise of efficiency?
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