Chinese AI Must Be Banned or Regulated: Report

AI (Artificial Inteligence) security cameras with facial recognition technology are seen at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on Oct. 24, 2018. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Democratic nations around the world need to develop protocols or even outright bans on Chinese-developed AI products and software, according to an expert report assessing the risk around the rapidly developing technology.

The report, “De-Risking Authoritarian AI,“ from Simeon Gilding of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) warns of possible ”remote, large-scale foreign interference, espionage and sabotage through AI-enabled industrial and consumer goods and services.”