China is establishing a digital totalitarian state that minutely tracks its citizens' lives by relying on a combination of surveillance, AI, and big data
Christina Larson / MIT Technology Review : Tweets: @dirkmessner , @mrpropagande , @jilm , @ehooge , and @larsonchristina Tweets: Dirk Messner / @dirkmessner : Big data - governance algorithms - the Chinese case - we need a debate on how to use AI for democratic governance @techreview http://www.technologyreview.com/ ... Mr Propagande / @mrpropagande : “The algorithm is thought to highlight suspicious behaviors such as visiting a mosque or owning too many books.” http://www.technologyreview.com/ ... @jilm : This is terrifying reading but should be also seen as an inspiration. Western democracy needs to find a way how to innovate its governance using more precise data without sacrificing freedom. http://www.technologyreview.com/ ... Emile Hooge / @ehooge : Who needs democracy when you have data? China has developed « a concept designed to support both economic development and social management, and it's inherently political » http://www.technologyreview.com/ ... (ht @Vitolae) Christina Larson / @larsonchristina : China is attempting to use big data - in place of actually listening to citizens - to improve governance. The results range from promising to absolutely chilling, especially w/ policing. My article in @techreview's special issue on technology and politics: https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...