China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk
TL;DR
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U. S. restrictions were in place. New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.
Nauti's Take
Revealing: the case shows U. S.
export controls have real bite — without modern hardware the Chinese surveillance project barely advanced, an opportunity to aim chip policy precisely against misuse. The catch: the tech of sorting people by political risk stays deeply troubling and a warning sign for state AI abuse.
For policy and tech watchers this is an important data point on how well sanctions actually work.
Summary
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U. S.
restrictions were in place. New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.
S. restrictions were in place.
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