China's massive and unparalleled "AI in education" experiment has begun – Fanatical Futurist by International Keynote Speaker Matthew Griffin

Last year China unveiled their ambitious plan to become the world leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and deployment by 2030. In the roadmap the country's Central Government made it clear that not only did they want to expand their research and development capabilities but also find new ways to implement its use across every sector of their society, from industry, where it's being used to monitor the brain waves and emotional wellbeing of workers, to policing and defence, and even urban planning. Recently though it's been revealed that education is also a target and that several new AI innovations are already being tested in Chinese schools to "redefine how children are educated." While the broader deployment of AI and especially facial recognition software in many other countries is all too often mired in controversy, especially over concerns of accuracy, bias, and obviously personal privacy, the Chinese central government, which doesn't have to be beholden to anyone, has no such constraints. Now a report from People.cn, a state-run media news outlet, has revealed that a high school in Eastern China is testing a new facial recognition system that monitor students, and their levels of engagement, in real time.