The Welfare State Is Committing Suicide by Artificial Intelligence

> And the opacity of the algorithms’ power means that it isn’t easy to determine when algorithmic governance stops serving the common good and instead becomes the servant of the powers that be. This will inevitably take a toll on privacy, family life, and free speech, as individuals will be unsure when their personal actions may come under the radar of the government.

Here is the whole premise upon which the argument rests. I think it's asinine to claim something like this sans ANY qualifiers without a good historical example. Can someone correct this author's mistake and provide a historical anecdote of this?