Courtney C. Radsch argues that artificial intelligence will intensify surveillance capitalism because AI systems receive intimate personal information directly in users’ own words, rather than merely inferring psychological profiles from behavior as social media did. She cites the case of Megan Garcia, whose teenager suffered psychological harm linked to technology use, to illustrate the escalating risks AI poses to vulnerable users. Radsch calls for governments to impose regulatory intervention on AI companies before exploitative data practices become entrenched, criticizing regulators for having stood by while surveillance-based business models took hold.
