Project summary

What: An in-depth article about the growing risks of mass biometric surveillance in the age of AI for a global transparency nonprofit, the Open Ethics Initiative. The two-part series totals 4252 words. I am requesting a minimal stipend to cover some of my time spent collaborating, researching, writing, and editing the article.

Here are the links to part 1 and part 2 of the published series:
https://openethics.ai/the-escalating-risks-of-mass-biometric-surveillance-in-the-age-of-ai-part-1/

https://openethics.ai/the-escalating-risks-of-mass-biometric-surveillance-in-the-age-of-ai-part-2/

Who: The audience is the civic-minded, organizations interested in improving the transparency of surveillance infrastructure, and the general public.

Why: This is a vital topic to educate individuals and organizations about, especially within the current AI race and geopolitical climate.

What are this project's goals? How will you achieve them?

Improve people's understanding of the impact of mass biometric surveillance, covering concepts such as:

• public safety vs. mass surveillance

• capacity for consent

• the chilling effect

• power imbalances

• democratic erosion

• participatory surveillance
  

How will this funding be used?

To cover part of my time spent on this article. There is no additional funding source.

Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?

I have two collaborators on this project:
Rachel Fagan, TechTonic Justice, The Algorithmic Justice League

Olivia Mora, SPAR research fellow

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

The series is live.

How much money have you raised in the last 12 months, and from where?

N/A

Additional examples of my writing:
https://openethics.ai/when-machines-feel-too-real-the-dangers-of-anthropomorphizing-ai/

https://openethics.ai/the-ai-race-should-global-dominance-trump-ai-transparency-and-safety/

https://www.guardrailnow.org/blog/the-growing-impact-of-data-centers