Once again science fiction has explored why something like this might not be a great idea (minor spoilers ahead).
Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" explores some of the pitfalls of exploiting the mentally disabled in service of a ubiquitous surveillance state.
Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" explores some of the pitfalls of exploiting the mentally disabled in service of a ubiquitous surveillance state.