The crackdown is being done by socialist “people of color”, and not by evil white capitalists. Consequently, it is of no interest to the Left or even a majority of Muslims, who probably consider the Uighurs to be the wrong kind of Muslims anyway, and therefore subject to extermination.
As for the Islamic ethnic Chinese, a little quiet “street justice” by their non-Islamic neighbors, which would not be closely monitored by the official channels, would be the “management” of the potential problem.
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The Chinese government has drawn wide international condemnation for its harsh crackdown on ethnic Muslims in its western region, including holding as many as a million of them in detention camps.
Now, documents and interviews show that the authorities are also using a vast, secret system of advanced facial recognition technology to track and control the Uighurs, a largely Muslim minority. It is the first known example of a government intentionally using artificial intelligence for racial profiling, experts said.
The facial recognition technology, which is integrated into China’s rapidly expanding networks of surveillance cameras, looks exclusively for Uighurs based on their appearance and keeps records of their comings and goings for search and review. The practice makes China a pioneer in applying next-generation technology to watch its people, potentially ushering in a new era of automated racism.
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As for the Islamic ethnic Chinese, a little quiet “street justice” by their non-Islamic neighbors, which would not be closely monitored by the official channels, would be the “management” of the potential problem.
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The Chinese government has drawn wide international condemnation for its harsh crackdown on ethnic Muslims in its western region, including holding as many as a million of them in detention camps.
Now, documents and interviews show that the authorities are also using a vast, secret system of advanced facial recognition technology to track and control the Uighurs, a largely Muslim minority. It is the first known example of a government intentionally using artificial intelligence for racial profiling, experts said.
The facial recognition technology, which is integrated into China’s rapidly expanding networks of surveillance cameras, looks exclusively for Uighurs based on their appearance and keeps records of their comings and goings for search and review. The practice makes China a pioneer in applying next-generation technology to watch its people, potentially ushering in a new era of automated racism.
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