One expert said finding petty criminals, such as pickpockets, in a big city in China can be like finding a needle in a haystack without the help of advanced camera surveillance technologies. Photo: Stock One expert said finding petty criminals, such as pickpockets, in a big city in China can be like finding a needle in a haystack without the help of advanced camera surveillance technologies. Photo: Stock
One expert said finding petty criminals, such as pickpockets, in a big city in China can be like finding a needle in a haystack without the help of advanced camera surveillance technologies. Photo: Stock
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Privacy vs social good: AI must balance responsibilities, China governance expert says

  • Tsinghu University’s Xue Lan chairs a committee of experts advising China’s Ministry of Science and Technology on AI governance
  • AI poses question of how to balance individual and societal benefits against privacy concerns, Xue says

Topic |   Artificial intelligence
Jane Zhang
Jane Zhang

Updated: 2:24pm, 20 Aug, 2019

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One expert said finding petty criminals, such as pickpockets, in a big city in China can be like finding a needle in a haystack without the help of advanced camera surveillance technologies. Photo: Stock One expert said finding petty criminals, such as pickpockets, in a big city in China can be like finding a needle in a haystack without the help of advanced camera surveillance technologies. Photo: Stock
One expert said finding petty criminals, such as pickpockets, in a big city in China can be like finding a needle in a haystack without the help of advanced camera surveillance technologies. Photo: Stock
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