It won’t work! Expert exposes ‘gaping hole’ in China’s ‘mind-reading’ AI technology

“Secondly, with everyone talking about the possibility of AI and the potential powers it can bring, then there might also be an incentive to show the rest of the world that they are advanced in some technologies that we are still to master.

Even though, depending on who you ask, what they claim is largely science fiction or just plain ridiculous.”China has history when it came to making grandiose and outlandish claims about its own capabilities, Mr Lawaetz Halvorsen stressed.

He said: “The desire to be seen as being capable can provide a state with a huge amount of influence through their perceived power.

“However, when it comes to technological capabilities, states often adopt a narrative that is designed to impress or intimidate a non-tech target audience, such as politicians or civilians, leaving their claims vulnerable to interrogation by those who are technically inclined.

“China is no different from the historical precedent, also engaging braggadocious chest puffing. But due to China’s current position as an adversary to the West, we’re often the intended targets of power propaganda.”

In terms of the frequency of its bragging, China was often seen as “one of the most prominent on the international stage”, he estimated, possibly as a result its international isolation and authoritarian regime.

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1641313/china-news-ai-mind-reading-algorithm-exposed-artificial-intelligence