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I like your speculation. Google's face recognition tech is the first tech that comes to mind of being a real issue (esp with Googlers). I think this is someth

I like your speculation. Google's face recognition tech is the first tech that comes to mind of being a real issue (esp with Googlers). I think this is something people need to discuss more. Like, why is the US govt allowing companies to get US military contracts that allow CCP units access to their research centers?

yorwba 8y ago
Those CCP units are more a red herring than anything. The relevant law says "The grass-root organizations of the Communist Party of China in companies shall carry out their activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China." [1], which doesn't automatically imply that they get special access to anything. I think it's more a measure to boost membership than anything (the term "grass-root" is a strong hint). I also wouldn't be too sure that Google employees outside China aren't spying for the CCP as well, and pulling out of China wouldn't protect against that. Worrying about an AI research center in China only makes sense from a perspective of those Chinese researchers being more likely to later apply their experience at Chinese companies than if they moved to the US to work for Google, whereafter they might stay and continue working in the US. [1] http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/207344.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/207344.htm