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A Lesson from China on AI and Human Rights
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zhōng guó中国chángbèiréntí dào提到yīn wèi因为yòngAIzuòjiān kòng监控xiàn zhì限制yī xiē一些réndezì yóu自由

China is often mentioned because it uses AI for surveillance and also restricts some people's freedom.

zuì jìn最近yī wèi一位gōng chéng shī工程师fā xiàn发现jiā lǐ家里dezhì néng智能sǎo dì jī扫地机kě néng可能bèiyuǎn chéng远程kòng zhì控制bié rén别人bù dàn不但néngkànjiā lǐ家里dehuà miàn画面háinéngtīngshēng yīn声音zhǎo dào找到zhù zhǐ住址

Recently, an engineer discovered that the smart robot vacuum at home might be remotely controlled. Not only could someone see images from inside the house, but they could also hear sounds and find the address.

suī rán虽然gōng sī公司hěnkuàixiū hǎo修好lewèn tí问题dànzhèjiànshìràngdà jiā大家kàn dào看到AIjiān kòng监控wǒ men我们deshēng huó生活hěnjìnkě néng可能dài lái带来wēi xiǎn危险

Although the company quickly fixed the problem, this incident showed everyone that AI surveillance is very close to our daily lives and can also bring danger.

xiàn zài现在AIjiān kòng监控zhǐzàizhōng guó中国chū xiàn出现hěnduōguó jiā国家zàiyòngbǐ rú比如yòngrén liǎn shí bié人脸识别zhǎorénzhuī zōng追踪rénshèn zhì甚至zàizhàn zhēng战争wǎng luò网络xuān chuán宣传zhōngshǐ yòng使用AI

Today, AI surveillance is not only found in China. Many countries use it too, for example to identify and track people with facial recognition, and even to use AI in war and online propaganda.

zhōng guó中国chūlebù shǎo不少AIfǎ lǜ法律yāo qiú要求gōng sī公司bǎo hù保护gè rén xìn xī个人信息tí gāo提高tòu míng dù透明度kě shì可是zhè xiē这些fǎ lǜ法律gèngzhòng shì重视guó jiā国家ān quán安全duìzhèng fǔ政府quán lì权力xiàn zhì限制duō

China has also introduced many AI laws that require companies to protect personal information and improve transparency, but these laws place more emphasis on national security and do not place many limits on government power.

hěnduōrénsuī rán虽然xiǎng shòu享受AIdài lái带来defāng biàn方便quètàiliǎo jiě了解zì jǐ自己dequán lì权利zhī dào知道shù jù数据xiè lòu泄露bèijiān kòng监控defēng xiǎn风险

Many people enjoy the convenience brought by AI, but they do not fully understand their rights, nor do they know the risks of data leaks and being monitored.

zhè ge这个qíng kuàng情况tí xǐng提醒shì jiè世界fā zhǎn发展AIshíbù néng不能zhǐkànjì shù技术kuàibù kuài不快qiángbù qiáng不强gèngyàorénfàngzàizhōng xīn中心bǎo hù保护yǐn sī隐私zì yóu自由ān quán安全ràngdà jiā大家yì qǐ一起jué dìng决定AIyīng gāi应该zěn me怎么yòng

This situation reminds the world that when developing AI, we should not only look at how fast or how powerful the technology is. We must also put people at the center, protect privacy, freedom, and safety, and let everyone decide together how AI should be used.

By Oiwan Lam / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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