Blog Post #11: Living in the Age of A.I.

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    In the Age of A.I. video, many elements surprised me about how far technology has come. In the video, Xi Jinping said China would catch up with the U.S. in article intelligence by 2025 and lead the world by 2030. Therefore, China plans to take on the world's most innovated A.I. culture. In my opinion, China already has the most innovative A.I. culture by leading in e-commerce. For example, drones deliver to rural villages and you can shop in stores without cashiers where the currency is in facial recognition. Furthermore, I learned in the video that the more data an A.I. has, the better it functions and learns. Therefore, China is the best place for A.I. implementation because of the vast amount of data available. The A.I. can access all that data which means it can develop a deep learning algorithm and quickly predict behavior. For example, China has developed a deep learning algorithm for approving a loan from the bank. The algorithm takes about 8 seconds to assess 5,000 personal features from your data. You wouldn't even think about some of the features evaluated; for example, it'll check your cellphone's battery charged. If your cellphone's battery is low, it'll add to your delinquency rate and will hurt your chances of getting approved for a loan. 

   

 Another shocking concept was the facial recognition technology in China. The facial recognition speed is about 0.1 seconds on a mobile device. China has built a national database from dozens of experimental social credit programs. Therefore, the cameras in the cities can identify your age, name, and even describe what you are wearing. This database aims to integrate all the individuals and compute a set of numbers associated with an individual citizen and use that to implement a reward/punishment system. Some publics are happy about the system because it punishes bad behavior, but others see a future that rewards party loyalty and silence criticism. Therefore, the system has advantages and disadvantages, but I am skeptical about it because of the lack of privacy it entails.  


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