Chinese Company Develops AI to Predict Potential Dissidents for Authoritarian Surveillance
By
Julian E. Barnes
All dough, no crust. Filling but forgettable.
Summary
A Chinese company, Geedge Networks, has been developing AI-powered technology designed to help authoritarian governments not only monitor dissidents but also predict who might become one in the future. The research-stage work involves a commercial version of the Great Firewall surveillance and censorship software. The development occurred while U.S. restrictions were in place, highlighting the dystopian potential of predictive surveillance by authoritarian states against citizens before any public dissent emerges.
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A Chinese company has been trying to develop artificial intelligence-powered technology that would enable authoritarian governments to not just monitor dissidents but also potentially predict who could become one in the future.
The Chinese company, Geedge Networks, sells a commercial version of the Great Firewall, the surveillance and censorship software that China
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