Fed up with the lack of government accountability in the realm of protecting society, Jared Nelson came up with an insect-sized stealth mini-drone system, indiscernible to the naked human eye.

As the swarm scanned thousands of parts of a scene, an AI collectively stitched them together to render near-holographic imagery.

Jared collected evidence en masse of negligent government paid workers, criminal activity, code violations, illegal dumping, and numerous other hazards and nuisances.

At a city council meeting, Jared presented his findings with a holoprojector and concluded …

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“The evidence is indisputable.”

One city council member responded, “And possibly fraudulent. You used AI, so all of this could be fake.”

Other city council members nodded.

“It’s not fake,” said Jared, “I’ve posted it online too.”

“Mr. Nelson,” spoke the mayor, “you’ve recorded hundreds of hours of your fellow citizens and the city engaging in reckless behavior. Unless you can prove these are real, you’ll be sued for defamation by them and us.”

Participants in the audience, many of whom Jared recorded, clapped.

Weeks later, a judge ordered Jared to delete his uploaded recordings, and in the next election, all incumbent city council members won reelection by a landslide.