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Data Enables A More Reactive Authoritarian State
- China uses mass data to make an authoritarian state more nimble and reactive to problems and perceived threats.
- Advances in AI and data infrastructure enabled surveillance at a scale previously impossible.
GPU Breakthrough Fueled Surveillance AI
- The 2009 GPU breakthrough moved deep learning from labs to real-world products like facial recognition.
- That jump let Chinese startups partner with police and train on massive state datasets, improving accuracy rapidly.
Global Supply Chain Powers Chinese Surveillance
- The surveillance supply chain mixes major Chinese camera makers with Western components like Nvidia GPUs and Seagate drives.
- Both Chinese and US companies therefore play significant roles in building these systems.