The World Cup added $1 billion in security systems. What happens after the games end?

# AI Foresights Summary The U.S. is spending over $1 billion on surveillance technology for the 2026 World Cup—including AI-powered cameras and drones—to catch security threats, but experts warn these systems rarely disappear after the games end, meaning your face and movements could be monitored by the government for years to come. While security concerns are real, history shows that surveillance tools built in the name of safety often stick around and expand beyond their original purpose, chilling free speech and limiting people's freedom to move and associate. The bigger worry isn't just the World Cup itself, but what permanent surveillance infrastructure gets left behind.