Profile of Chinese voice computing company iFlytek, which makes AI-based apps for consumers and the Chinese government that critics say aid surveillance efforts
Alexa can tell you the weather. Siri knows a few jokes. In China, voice-computing company iFlytek built similar smart assistants beloved by users. Tweets: @wired and @wadhwa Tweets: @wired : iFlytek's virtual assistants are often called “China's Siri,” but in addition to giving you the weather, its tech is also helping the government listen in. https://www.wired.com/... Vivek Wadhwa / @wadhwa : How a Chinese AI Giant Made Chatting—and Surveillance—Easy by @MaraHvistendahl https://www.wired.com/... -Almost every Chinese technology seems to have a dual purpose: to enable government spying. We should worry about the broad range of tech products being manufactured in China