AI in Myanmar - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:08:21 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg AI in Myanmar - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Fears of ‘digital dictatorship' as Myanmar deploys AI https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/03/25/myanmar-deploys-ai/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 06:53:59 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=134922 Protesters in Myanmar fear they are being tracked with Chinese facial recognition technology, as spiraling violence and street surveillance spark fears of a "digital dictatorship" to replace ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Human rights groups say the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to check on citizens' movements poses a "serious threat" to their liberty. Read more

Fears of ‘digital dictatorship' as Myanmar deploys AI... Read more]]> Protesters in Myanmar fear they are being tracked with Chinese facial recognition technology, as spiraling violence and street surveillance spark fears of a "digital dictatorship" to replace ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Human rights groups say the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to check on citizens' movements poses a "serious threat" to their liberty.

More than 200 people have been killed since Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi was overthrown in a Feb. 1 coup, triggering mass protests that security forces have struggled to suppress with increasingly violent tactics.

Security forces have focused on stamping out dissent in cities including the capital Naypyitaw, Yangon and Mandalay, where hundreds of CCTV cameras had been installed as part of a drive to improve governance and curb crime.

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