A new tool developed by the Hafei Comprehensive National Science Center will allow us to understand how closely citizens agree with the CCP’s position. But it’s not the first program to monitor political affection, according to an already available indoctrination app. Surveillance plays an increasingly central role in Beijing’s plans
Farewell to books and active militancy: in China to evaluate that party allegiancea simple program from Artificial intelligence. The new frontier of technology therefore takes another step forward or towards the cliff. The new system was developed byHafei Comprehensive National Science Centerwhich confirmed how it is possible to capture facial expressions and brainwaves to understand how closely a citizen agrees with them Chinese Communist Party (PCC). Being aware of citizens’ degree of affection for the primary institution is a useful control tool for Beijing authorities to “further cement their trust and determination to be grateful to, listen to, and follow the Party.”
The function of the new control unit was described in the Times. According to the British newspaper, 43 scientists who are part of the research team and active in the party (which has over 96 million members in China compared to a population of 1.4 billion) have been hired to lead the way. : You were asked to stand in front of a screen and read an article about national politics or about party decisions. The security cameras record every moment of those few minutes, capturing every corner of the mouth or more or less dubious facial expression. In this way it can be assessed whether the person in question agrees more or less with what is presented to him.
As written in a scholarly article, this tool can “on the one hand assess how party members have accepted political thinking and education,” while on the other hand providing (as much as possible) real data on how to improve action in the party. What is intriguing, however, is the fact that the publication disappeared four days ago, on July 1st, the day celebrating the birth of the party.
However, these methods are performed by Xi Jinping to test the loyalty of the population. Brainwave reading, to really understand what’s going on in a citizen’s head, has not yet caught on in China today, but is part of a larger process of which not many steps are known. The video surveillance system is not just limited to control, but also to the perception of what citizens are doing. In autocratic societies, it is no coincidence that understanding their attitudes is a fundamental prerequisite for anticipating and eventually repressing bad moods. In Zhejiang Province, a system has been introduced that allows you to rate a student’s growth, while in Hangzhou City, cameras monitor students to gauge their mood through their behavior.
So evaluating the love of the party is a frontier already discovered. In fact there isapartment, on which the various members gain the trust of the central office by acquiring points. In fact, 40 must be reached every day. To get there, you can read four articles, each lasting at least four minutes, or watch three nine-minute videos, or answer questions. On the one hand, the party knows who is doing their homework and who is not, and it is also educating the citizens.
The app has a name that’s just a script (Study Xi to make China Strong) and according to the CCP, it’s important to “broaden the learning channel” and “make the future brighter.” It will really improve a party member’s political quality and ideological thinking.” This remains to be seen while knowing that control over Chinese citizens will be tightened a bit on behalf of the party.
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