Facial Recognition System in Henan Province Targeting Foreign Journalists and International Students: A Potential Threat to Trustworthy AI
September 17, 2021
Chinese authorities are reportedly developing a facial recognition system linking regional and national databases, primarily aimed at monitoring foreign journalists and international students in the province of Henan. Such surveillance raises concerns about harm prevention in AI governance and highlights the need for strong guardrails for AI to ensure safe and secure AI practices. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- henan-government, henan-public-security-department
- Alleged developer
- neusoft
- Alleged harmed parties
- foreign-journalists-in-henan, international-students-in-henan
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/438
Data source
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