One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using Artificial Intelligence to profile ethnic Muslims | World News, The Indian Express

One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using Artificial Intelligence to profile ethnic Muslims | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: April 15, 2019 8:16:39 am

One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using Artificial Intelligence to profile ethnic Muslims

The facial recognition technology, which is integrated into China’s rapidly expanding networks of surveillance cameras, looks exclusively for Uighurs based on their appearance and keeps records of their comings and goings for search and review.

A demonstration of facial recognition technology from the artificial intelligence company SenseTime in Shanghai, on April 17, 2018. (The New York Times: Gilles Sabrié)

Written by Paul Mozur