Insights from Josh Chin.
Describe the core characteristics of China's surveillance state. The Chinese surveillance state uses vast quantities of data and cutting-edge artificial intelligence to build a nimbler form of authoritarianism that's capable of exercising unprecedented social control. Examine the relationship between the Chinese state and industry in systemizing social control. How has China democratized state surveillance around the globe? The greatest barrier to the spread of state surveillance in the past has been money. A lot of the AI involved in the Chinese surveillance state is similarly deceptive. Assess the geopolitical and geoeconomic impact of China's surveillance state on competition between autocratic and democratic nations.