I am reading more and more these days about media posts that result in police knocking on the door.
I have to tell you..it has more or less shut me down for regular participation.
I wouldn't purposely post something that is illegal...but then again who knows what that is anymore?
It appears that someone is always watching these days...and the right and wrong of it changes with whoever happens to be in charge.
Jo
You’re right—but mass surveillance and facial‑recognition aren’t new concepts, and both the United States( Edward Snowden )and China already operate extensive monitoring systems. What makes the chip
NVIDIA H200 a heightened concern is the
scale and speed it brings to the seriously powerful AI models.
1.
Massive on‑device processing – With 141 GB of HBM3e memory and 4.8 TB/s bandwidth, a single H200 can analyze
billions of video frames per day without needing to stream data to a remote cloud. That removes a key bottleneck and makes large‑scale, real‑time tracking feasible even in isolated or offline environments.
2.
Higher‑resolution, multi‑camera fusion – The chip’s Tensor‑core performance enables simultaneous analysis of many high‑definition streams, allowing authorities to cross‑reference feeds from street cameras, drones, and satellite imagery in real time.
3.
Lower latency for decision‑making – facial‑recognition outputs can be acted on instantly (e.g., automated alerts, gate control, or targeting), which is far more powerful than batch‑processed systems that run periodic checks.
So while surveillance technology itself isn’t new, the
H200’s computational muscle dramatically expands how quickly and how extensively a state could process visual data, turning a previously “big‑data” challenge into a routine, real‑time operation. That leap in capability is why US policymakers link such chips to national‑security risks.
Very warm welcome to 1984! 
