China’s Social Credit System

I have written frequently on Wall Street’s underestimation of the impact of the China-US trade war. This war began in a formal sense in January 2018 when President Trump imposed steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and certain appliances. The immediate …

Everyone has their own idea on the ethical use of AI, but can we get a global consensus? Shutterstock/EtiAmmos Australia is among 42 countries that last week signed up to a new set of policy guidelines for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) syste…

Like hundreds of bright stars in the night sky, an army of glowing drones have taken the centre stage of a Chinese city during a daily light spectacle. Every night in Guiyang, the glittering unmanned aerial vehicles - 526 in total - take off simultaneously b…

A Chinese airline passenger has been slammed after he was filmed demanding an airport worker kneel on the floor. The passenger insisted that the member of staff apologise to him and other travellers after their flight was said to have been delayed due to bad…

A motorist in China has been left furious after he was fined by police for scratching his head while driving. No, that’s not illegal in China. At least not yet. But the man was caught on camera scratching the side of his face near his ear. The artificial inte…

The recent case of a Chinese driver getting fine for scratching his face is a funny example of current AI surveillance technology. Yet it is also a wake-up call on the dangers of pervasive AI surveillance by the state. Fined For Scratching Nose By AI Surveil…

There’s a growing debate in policy circles right now: are cyber technologies good or bad for democracy? Are internet platforms weakening public debate and social cohesion? Will artificial intelligence inevitably favour tyranny? What’s often missing from this…

Starting in September, residents of Xi'an, located in China's northwest Shaanxi Province, will receive negative social credit points if they refuse to observe local garbage sorting regulations, according to the CCP-friendly Global Times.  The Xi'an governmen…

Cyber Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities UK says it warned 16 NATO allies of Russian hacking activities(ZDNet) UK warns of Russian global hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure and government networks. Intelligence agencies brief 2020 campaig…

Theres a growing debate in policy circles right now: are cyber technologies good or bad for democracy? Are internet platforms weakening public debate and social cohesion? Will artificial intelligence inevitably favour tyranny? Whats often missing from this d…