Thanks, I think I could have more carefully worded that claim—Tencent’s own use of WeChat data is known (+ Beijing govt at least plans to take shares in Tencent). Some pointers
Could you share your references for this claim? "It is well known that apps like WeChat and other data collection sources have allowed state-backed Chinese companies to develop powerful supervised learning algorithms."
Thanks, I think I could have more carefully worded that claim—Tencent’s own use of WeChat data is known (+ Beijing govt at least plans to take shares in Tencent). Some pointers
- https://qz.com/974408/tencents-wechat-gives-it-an-advantage-in-the-global-artificial-intelligence-race
- https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-uses-ai-software-improve-its-surveillance-capabilities-2022-04-08/
Could you share your references for this claim? "It is well known that apps like WeChat and other data collection sources have allowed state-backed Chinese companies to develop powerful supervised learning algorithms."