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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 43 MIN

Can American Freedom Survive the Age of AI Surveillance?

from At The Boundary

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! How can the U.S. government balance public safety and privacy in a world with AI?In this episode of GNSI’s At the Boundary, host Jim Cardoso is joined by GNSI Senior Research Fellow Jeff Rogg to discuss the latest GNSI Decision Brief “Intelligence, Technology, and the Future of the American Republic.” Having written extensively on the history of U.S. intelligence in his book “The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence,” Rogg sets his sights in the Decision Brief on the future of intelligence, privacy, and democratic trust in an era of constant data collection.During the conversation, Rogg emphasizes the historical relationship between technology and intelligence, highlighting the Cold War's impact on the US intelligence community's structure. He warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and ubiquitous technical surveillance (UTS), which threaten privacy and national security. Listen in on the conversation to get a perspective on balancing surveillance and security, as well as the ways the public can stay informed on this technology.  Episode LinksJeff Rogg's GNSI Decision Brief, "Intelligence, Technology and the Future of the American Republic."GNSI on X GNSI on LinkedinGNSI on YouTubeAt the Boundary  from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida,  features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! How can the U.S. government balance public safety and privacy in a world with AI? In this episode of GNSI’s At the Boundary, host Jim Cardoso is joined by GNSI Senior Research Fellow Jeff Rogg to discuss the latest GNSI Decision Brief “Intelligence, Technology, and the Future of the American Republic.” Having written extensively on the history of U.S. intelligence in his book “The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence,” Rogg se...

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