Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?

Camera-equipped smart lamp-posts, such as Conflow Power Group's iLamps, are being developed in the UK with AI capabilities like gait analysis and suspicious behavior detection. The technology raises concerns from privacy advocates like Big Brother Watch, while the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has expressed support for a 'panopticon state' of constant surveillance.