The new Skydio R1 uses computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence to fly itself, follow and record a subject down below-- no piloting or camera skills required.
You launch it using a phone app, and once airborne, you target your person of interest. From there on, everything is done autonomously. The drone can dodge any obstacles, so you can film a person running through, say, a forest, and retrieve high-definition footage.
Fortunately, governments, corporations, and malicious individuals won't use the technology, because why would they? Obviously, they'll just be used by ranchers to check out how their cattle are doing, researchers doing mapping projects, and the like.
Sleep well, Citizen.
