Sunday, February 3, 2019

Why China's Research In AI Is A Bigger Threat Than Huawei


ABC News Online: China's research in artificial intelligence 'far outranks' Huawei threat, expert says

Experts are warning of the threat posed by China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a survellience state, and say the risk of such authoritarian behaviour spreading to other parts of the world is increasing.

While Chinese technology company Huawei is making daily headlines at the moment, Greg Austin, professor of cyber security, strategy and diplomacy at the University of New South Wales, said there were more pressing concerns.

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Update #1: Deep Learning ‘Godfather’ Bengio Worries About China's Use of AI (Bloomberg)
Update #2: Chinese army AI can track people across different CCTV cameras (New Scientist)

WNU Editor: Technology is making it easier for authoritarian governments to control their populations, and China is definitely leading the way on how it can be done.