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The blistering evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already reshaped the history of surveillance with the unparalleled opportunities in data analysis, pattern recognition, and foresight surveillance. The use of AI-based systems is growing among governments and security agencies to ensure national security, prevent terrorism, and order in the streets. Nonetheless, widespread AI application in surveillance creates important issues regarding the personal privacy of individuals, data security, and the possibility of personal data abuse. Finding the balance between the requirements of national security and the maintenance of the fundamental rights has thus become an acute legal and ethical problem. The research paper analyzes how AI plays a twofold role in improving security and at the same time being a threat to civil liberties. It examines the dangers of mass data gathering, the constitutional and human rights consequences of the surveillance, and regulatory methods that aim to introduce accountability, transparency, and reasonableness in AI technologies use. The discussion highlights the necessity to have a strong legal framework and ethical considerations to help the successful application of AI in surveillance without compromising the democratic ideals of privacy and personal freedom.