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“The censor machine is working tirelessly too. Public mood is constantly monitored and analysed by AI, with countermeasures devised to match it. Take the case o

“The censor machine is working tirelessly too. Public mood is constantly monitored and analysed by AI, with countermeasures devised to match it. Take the case of Li Wenliang. Li, an ophthalmologist in Wuhan, was one of the first to warn people about the new virus. On 30 December he messaged a group of colleagues about a possible outbreak; a few days later he was summoned by police and reprimanded for ‘making false statements that disturbed the public order’. Li continued his work at the hospital and on 10 January started experiencing symptoms of infection. On 6 February, his heart stopped.“ What a completely different world these people live in.

speedplane 7y ago
> What a completely different world these people live in. - No Wikipedia. - No user generated yelp reviews. - No non-government approved news articles. - Every message you write online can affect your credit-worthiness and your children's access to schools. - Buggy face recognition technology that routinely implicates the innocent - Secret detentions if you are "deemed" a scofflaw, with no clear process to challenge it. - Non-existent property rights unless you have connections to power. I love the Chinese people and culture, but the Chinese government is one of the worst ever. It doesn't just effect the way you live, it effects your ability to even think.