Ai Weiwei Warns AI Erodes Individual Freedom

In an excerpt from his forthcoming March 2026 book On Censorship, artist Ai Weiwei argues that rapid AI development and companies like DeepSeek in 2025 have intensified information control and censorship. He contends AI amplifies bias, erodes individual dignity and critical thought, and risks normalizing conformity across political systems, with broad implications for free expression and social ethics.