Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It's been announced that £115 million is being invested in live facial recognition software for what is being called AI Policing.
Outside the flurry the ethical reasons this is a scary thought, it reminded me of a conversation from a documentary I produced with one of my favourite Black British writers, Jeffrey Boakye, on the nature of the See It, Say it, Sorted campaign and the by product of the heavy surveillance culture within the UK.
What does it mean to be suspicious? Is the campaign making us distrust the general public? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? And where does race and class intersect with this conversation?
Full video in the card.
It's been announced that £115 million is being invested in live facial recognition software for what is being called AI Policing.
Outside the flurry the ethical reasons this is a scary thought, it reminded me of a conversation from a documentary I produced with one of my favourite Black British writers, Jeffrey Boakye, on the nature of the See It, Say it, Sorted campaign and the by product of the heavy surveillance culture within the UK.
What does it mean to be suspicious? Is the campaign making us distrust the general public? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? And where does race and class intersect with this conversation?
Full video in the card.
