AI Can Identify 1.8 Billion People in Seconds

A Chinese tech firm has developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can connect to millions of surveillance cameras in the country and instantly identify the people on screen. Yitu Technology's Dragonfly Eye has a collection of 1.8 billion photos on file through the communist government's central database, which it can access. It may also have access to photos of anyone with a Hong Kong identity card, as well as images of foreign visitors who are photographed at ports and airports. The program is meant to quickly identify and track down "criminals," which has become a little more loosely defined since Xi Jinping came to power. However, Yitu officials claim the AI has been highly successful in identifying people.