This artificial intelligence may start tracking you soon

For the last year, the people of Hangzhou, China – a city of more than nine million – have had every moment of their lives tracked. For the last year, the people of Hangzhou, China – a city of more than nine million – have had every moment of their lives tracked. "City Brain," an artificial intelligence system that interlinks with a city's infrastructure was installed in October 2016, through a partnership with Alibaba and Foxconn. In an effort to optimize Hangzhou and make urban life easier, the system tracked everything from robberies to traffic jams and learned the city's unique patterns and needs. Residents were also tracked through their activity on social media. Their commutes, purchases, interactions and movements were all learned and absorbed by the AI database.