Chinese researchers claim to have developed artificial intelligence they say can read the minds of Communist Party members and make them more receptive to “thought education”.
Hefei Comprehensive National Science Centre said the system could read facial expressions and brain waves, analysing how attentive a member was to “thought and political education” so as to “further solidify their confidence and determination to be grateful to the party, listen to the party and follow the party”.
However, the article disappeared from the internet shortly after its publication on July 1, the party’s founding day, apparently after public outcry that such an AI system was too much even in a society where the state routinely compromises individual privacy.
The institute said it has encouraged 43 party members
