Whitaker said so-called “AI agents,” embedded deeply in devices and granted broad permissions, could quietly collect and act on vast amounts of personal data. “We may all get a restaurant booked for us, but we have just eviscerated a fundamental human right,” she said, stressing that surveillance technologies make societies easier to control. <br><br> Watch the entire interview on <em>YouTube</em> <center class="iframe"><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5hUoq0QlhZI?si=Hzx2Ap4NemiDC-Tu" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>