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What banning AI surveillance should look like, at a minimum

Prohibited practices, others that face higher scrutiny, and the rest at least transparent and optional

For example, if we can’t manage to outright ban using AI to assist in law enforcement decisions, at the very least this type of use should always be subject to human review, reasonable auditing procedures, etc. Outside the bright-line bans and practices subject to higher scrutiny, any other AI profiling must be transparent and at least come with the ability to opt-out, with only highly limited exceptions where opt‑outs would defeat the purpose, like for legal compliance. That means not just generic data collection notices or folding into existing privacy policies, but plain-language explanations shown (or spoken) prominently at the time of processing, which detail what AI systems are inferring and deciding.

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