#Newspaper
U.S. Charges Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hacking
(10-Feb) Hackers stole names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers of nearly 145 million Americans through an attack on Equifax in 2017.
The Justice Department announced charges on Monday against four members of China’s military on suspicion of hacking into Equifax to facilitate development of artificial intelligence tools. The FBI blamed China has “pioneered an expansive approach to stealing innovation. "
Full Article: New York Times
https://nyti.ms/2UQvm0j
#Cybersecurity #AI #ChinaThreat
U.S. Charges Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hacking
(10-Feb) Hackers stole names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers of nearly 145 million Americans through an attack on Equifax in 2017.
The Justice Department announced charges on Monday against four members of China’s military on suspicion of hacking into Equifax to facilitate development of artificial intelligence tools. The FBI blamed China has “pioneered an expansive approach to stealing innovation. "
Full Article: New York Times
https://nyti.ms/2UQvm0j
#Cybersecurity #AI #ChinaThreat
NY Times
U.S. Charges Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hacking
The indictment suggests that the breach was part of a series of thefts by China to use the data to target American officials.
#Newspaper
Twitter Netizen question Li Fei Fei's pro-Beijing background
Cancelled many Twitter users' account
(20 May) Li Feifei, American Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert, joined Twitter last week. External has concern she has a close relationship with the Chinese government. Some netizens worried the China government influence Twitter. Right after a economist disclosed Li’s background, his four accounts were suspended by Twitter for review. On the other hand, Some netizens' accounts have been banned and warned after sharing some posts related to Li. Those involved have initiated a petition to the White House requesting investigation of both Twitter and Li.
Li Feifei, the former Clouds expert of Google, was on board as Independent director of Twitter last Monday (on 11 May). After that, some Twitter users sorted out some information about the network and cooperation between Li and the Chinese government. They expressed their concern that Chinese may influence Twitter to suppress opposite voices.
Netizens' concerns were not their imagination. An economist had a live on Sunday (17 May). He thought Li as an independent director was like to "let cat watch over fish" and did a review of Li's background deeply. On Tuesday (19 May), Twitter banned his accounts "Finance Cold-eye", "Cold Mountain review comment "and "Freedom wind", etc. His spare account, "Finance Cold-eye 2.0" has also been warned.
He questioned the ban of his accounts should be related to Li and complained to media that Twitter and its parent company, Google, suppressed Freedom of speech. He also listed information of other banned accounts which challenged Li before. He revealed he initiated the petition to the White House on the internet to request the investigation Chinese Communist Party(CCP) suppressing speech and Twitter banning dissident accounts quickly. He also asked to look into the cooperation between Google China Center and CCP in details via Li.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Twitter-Netizen-question-Li-Fei-Feis-pro-Beijing-background-Cancelled-many-Twitter-users-account-05-30
Source: Rfa
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/li-05202020094251.html?encoding=None
#LiFeiFei #Twitter #Google #SharpPower #China #Censorship #AI #ChinaInfluence
Twitter Netizen question Li Fei Fei's pro-Beijing background
Cancelled many Twitter users' account
(20 May) Li Feifei, American Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert, joined Twitter last week. External has concern she has a close relationship with the Chinese government. Some netizens worried the China government influence Twitter. Right after a economist disclosed Li’s background, his four accounts were suspended by Twitter for review. On the other hand, Some netizens' accounts have been banned and warned after sharing some posts related to Li. Those involved have initiated a petition to the White House requesting investigation of both Twitter and Li.
Li Feifei, the former Clouds expert of Google, was on board as Independent director of Twitter last Monday (on 11 May). After that, some Twitter users sorted out some information about the network and cooperation between Li and the Chinese government. They expressed their concern that Chinese may influence Twitter to suppress opposite voices.
Netizens' concerns were not their imagination. An economist had a live on Sunday (17 May). He thought Li as an independent director was like to "let cat watch over fish" and did a review of Li's background deeply. On Tuesday (19 May), Twitter banned his accounts "Finance Cold-eye", "Cold Mountain review comment "and "Freedom wind", etc. His spare account, "Finance Cold-eye 2.0" has also been warned.
He questioned the ban of his accounts should be related to Li and complained to media that Twitter and its parent company, Google, suppressed Freedom of speech. He also listed information of other banned accounts which challenged Li before. He revealed he initiated the petition to the White House on the internet to request the investigation Chinese Communist Party(CCP) suppressing speech and Twitter banning dissident accounts quickly. He also asked to look into the cooperation between Google China Center and CCP in details via Li.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Twitter-Netizen-question-Li-Fei-Feis-pro-Beijing-background-Cancelled-many-Twitter-users-account-05-30
Source: Rfa
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/li-05202020094251.html?encoding=None
#LiFeiFei #Twitter #Google #SharpPower #China #Censorship #AI #ChinaInfluence
Telegraph
Twitter Netizen question Li Fei Fei's pro-Beijing background; Cancelled many Twitter users' account
(20 May) Li Feifei, American Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert, joined Twitter last week. External has concern she has a close relationship with the Chinese government. Some netizens worried the China government influence Twitter. Right after a…
#FakeIdentity #WaterArmy #5Cents #ChineseNetizens
Chinese netizens go after Trump with AI-generated fake accounts
Source: Stand News #Aug15
#Trump #China #AI #USElection #SocialMedia #FakeAccounts #GenerativeAdversarialNetwork
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24485
Chinese netizens go after Trump with AI-generated fake accounts
Source: Stand News #Aug15
#Trump #China #AI #USElection #SocialMedia #FakeAccounts #GenerativeAdversarialNetwork
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24485
#FakeIdentity #WaterArmy #5Cents #ChineseNetizens
Chinese netizens go after Trump with AI-generated fake accounts
In recent months, a network of fake Chinese accounts with artificially generated followers has been criticizing US President Donald Trump on various social media channels, US media reported.
According to a research report by Graphika, a company cited by the Washington Post and other US media, these AI generated fake accounts have been bashing the Trump administration on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube since June. At first glance, it doesn't look like there's anything strange about those account profile pictures, but after careful observations, Graphika discovered that they seem to be produced by an AI program that creates fake faces. Pro-China groups then use these synthetic images to create accounts to share and post comments to attract more views.
Graphika says the common features of the account avatars are the blurred background and the position of the eyeballs in the photo. These strange photos are most likely the work of the Generative Adversarial Network (#GAN), a machine learning technology that specializes in creating seemingly real but fake faces. By studying real people and learning how to recreate facial features, GAN generates synthetic faces. The results aren't always perfect, and AI programs often have trouble showing accessories and other objects around facial features. The backgrounds are often left blurred as well.
Source: Stand News #Aug15
#Trump #China #AI #USElection #SocialMedia #FakeAccounts #GenerativeAdversarialNetwork
Chinese netizens go after Trump with AI-generated fake accounts
In recent months, a network of fake Chinese accounts with artificially generated followers has been criticizing US President Donald Trump on various social media channels, US media reported.
According to a research report by Graphika, a company cited by the Washington Post and other US media, these AI generated fake accounts have been bashing the Trump administration on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube since June. At first glance, it doesn't look like there's anything strange about those account profile pictures, but after careful observations, Graphika discovered that they seem to be produced by an AI program that creates fake faces. Pro-China groups then use these synthetic images to create accounts to share and post comments to attract more views.
Graphika says the common features of the account avatars are the blurred background and the position of the eyeballs in the photo. These strange photos are most likely the work of the Generative Adversarial Network (#GAN), a machine learning technology that specializes in creating seemingly real but fake faces. By studying real people and learning how to recreate facial features, GAN generates synthetic faces. The results aren't always perfect, and AI programs often have trouble showing accessories and other objects around facial features. The backgrounds are often left blurred as well.
Source: Stand News #Aug15
#Trump #China #AI #USElection #SocialMedia #FakeAccounts #GenerativeAdversarialNetwork
Ex-CEO of Google Warned: China's Control of AI will Harm the World
(North American News) The ex-CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, warned that the Chinese dictatorship would promote artificial intelligence (AI) development beyond the U.S. Once China controls the global AI technology, it would be a disaster to the world. Besides, he urged the U.S. government to catch up on the pace, doubling the funds on technology development in the next five years.
Schmidt, the Chairman of the Defense Innovation Advisory Board under the U.S. Department of Defense, participated in a seminar on AI technology at Bipartisan Policy Center on Tuesday. He said there is an advantage for the Chinese government as they are huge, single-minded, and adopt a top-down model, which the U.S. government is hard to duplicate. "I am not praising nor supporting them, but I urge you to take this issue seriously."
Schmidt described that the "high-tech authoritarianism" model motivated China to exceed the U.S. in all aspects. "They will have a larger economy, more funding on development, higher quality of investigations, broader technology applications, and a stronger computer infrastructure." He emphasised that once China controls AI technologies of the world, it “might not be a very pretty place to live.”
#US #China #AI #Google #Schmidt #technology
Source: Apple Daily #Aug28
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200828/G7KOU233ERC6RI5IAOZRS4Y6AU/
(North American News) The ex-CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, warned that the Chinese dictatorship would promote artificial intelligence (AI) development beyond the U.S. Once China controls the global AI technology, it would be a disaster to the world. Besides, he urged the U.S. government to catch up on the pace, doubling the funds on technology development in the next five years.
Schmidt, the Chairman of the Defense Innovation Advisory Board under the U.S. Department of Defense, participated in a seminar on AI technology at Bipartisan Policy Center on Tuesday. He said there is an advantage for the Chinese government as they are huge, single-minded, and adopt a top-down model, which the U.S. government is hard to duplicate. "I am not praising nor supporting them, but I urge you to take this issue seriously."
Schmidt described that the "high-tech authoritarianism" model motivated China to exceed the U.S. in all aspects. "They will have a larger economy, more funding on development, higher quality of investigations, broader technology applications, and a stronger computer infrastructure." He emphasised that once China controls AI technologies of the world, it “might not be a very pretty place to live.”
#US #China #AI #Google #Schmidt #technology
Source: Apple Daily #Aug28
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200828/G7KOU233ERC6RI5IAOZRS4Y6AU/
Huawei patent mentions AI technology for identifying Uyghurs
BBC quoted IPVM, a U.S. video-surveillance research group, showing that a patent filed by Chinese leading telecom giant Huawei in 2018 mentioned an artificial intelligence system that can identify Uyghurs.
There are growing evidences in recent years that the Chinese government has been using technology to infringe human right of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and Huawei, the leading Chinese technology company, has been accused of being involved in related human rights violation. According to IPVM, the patent was jointly authored by Huawei and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in July 2018.
Street CCTV can be used to identify races
The patent describes ways to use deep learning technology to identify the body posture characteristics of pedestrians in the street surveillance system. It also suggests that the technology can be used to identify different attributes of the target person, including races.
Source from: The Stand News #Jan14
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/%E8%8F%AF%E7%82%BA%E5%B0%88%E5%88%A9%E6%8F%90%E5%8F%8A%E8%AD%98%E5%88%A5%E7%B6%AD%E5%90%BE%E7%88%BE%E6%97%8F%E4%BA%BA-ai-%E6%8A%80%E8%A1%93/
#BBC #IPVM #Huawei #Uyghurs #AI #HumanRights #DeepLearning #Races
BBC quoted IPVM, a U.S. video-surveillance research group, showing that a patent filed by Chinese leading telecom giant Huawei in 2018 mentioned an artificial intelligence system that can identify Uyghurs.
There are growing evidences in recent years that the Chinese government has been using technology to infringe human right of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and Huawei, the leading Chinese technology company, has been accused of being involved in related human rights violation. According to IPVM, the patent was jointly authored by Huawei and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in July 2018.
Street CCTV can be used to identify races
The patent describes ways to use deep learning technology to identify the body posture characteristics of pedestrians in the street surveillance system. It also suggests that the technology can be used to identify different attributes of the target person, including races.
Source from: The Stand News #Jan14
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/%E8%8F%AF%E7%82%BA%E5%B0%88%E5%88%A9%E6%8F%90%E5%8F%8A%E8%AD%98%E5%88%A5%E7%B6%AD%E5%90%BE%E7%88%BE%E6%97%8F%E4%BA%BA-ai-%E6%8A%80%E8%A1%93/
#BBC #IPVM #Huawei #Uyghurs #AI #HumanRights #DeepLearning #Races
China Is Pouring Everything Into the Race for AI Supremacy
The full strength of the Communist Party is being focused on a technology that may soon tip the scales of global economic and military dominance.
Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize the world, empowering those nations that fully harness its potential. While the U.S. is still seen as the world AI leader, China is catching up fast.
Indeed, China aims to surpass the U.S. by 2030, around the same time some observers predict its economy will become the world’s largest. As China’s military capabilities become comparable to or even exceed those of the U.S. in some areas, AI technology may become critical to a fraught global competition that will define this decade—and beyond.
Source: Bloomberg #Oct20
https://t.co/Ait3jF7Mzc
#China #AI #Technology #Competition
The full strength of the Communist Party is being focused on a technology that may soon tip the scales of global economic and military dominance.
Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize the world, empowering those nations that fully harness its potential. While the U.S. is still seen as the world AI leader, China is catching up fast.
Indeed, China aims to surpass the U.S. by 2030, around the same time some observers predict its economy will become the world’s largest. As China’s military capabilities become comparable to or even exceed those of the U.S. in some areas, AI technology may become critical to a fraught global competition that will define this decade—and beyond.
Source: Bloomberg #Oct20
https://t.co/Ait3jF7Mzc
#China #AI #Technology #Competition