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Amid Fears of Big Brother Surveillance State, China Announces Ambition to Become Leader in AI Tech

Amid Fears of Big Brother Surveillance State, China Announces Ambition to Become Leader in AI Tech
China's 19-year-old Go player Ke Jie prepares to make a move against Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, in Wuzhen, eastern China's Zhejiang Province on May 25, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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In China, digital technology has become increasingly pervasive.
Facial recognition technology is used to pay for goods at shops and restaurants, and for the country’s surveillance system—currently with 20 million security cameras and plans to cover the entire nation—with the capability to gather personal information in real time.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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