'Get the Flock out': Americans respond to AI cameras in bipartisan backlash

France 24 · Leela JACINTO · 2026-10-27 12:26 UTC

AI-driven Flock cameras made by an Atlanta-based company are sprouting up across the US, sparking alarm and bipartisan, citizen-driven campaigns as the new technology emerges as a 2026 midterm campaign issue. While politicians hedge and local officials rush to sign contracts, community volunteers attempt to address an issue with major implications for future generations. But it might be too late.

ATLANTA, Georgia – AI-driven Flock cameras made by an Atlanta-based company are sprouting up across the US, sparking alarm and bipartisan, citizen-driven campaigns as the new technology emerges as a 2026 midterm campaign issue. While politicians hedge and local officials rush to sign contracts, community volunteers attempt to address an issue with major implications for future generations. But it might be too late.

Standing near a nondescript black pole topped with a solar panel on a leafy side street lined by family homes in an Atlanta exurb, Noah* confesses that he feels an immense sense of disquiet as the US heads into the midterm elections.

“I truly think that this is the most observed that Americans have ever been in political history. And I think that Flock is a massive step into these surveillance states that we have the ability to decide whether or not we are okay with,” said the 27-year-old software engineer.

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