Old problem of balancing individual rights with social good just as important with AI, says China governance expert

AI poses question of how to balance individual and societal benefits against privacy concerns, Xue says. — SCMP

China has been pushing full-steam ahead with applications of artificial intelligence despite a rising chorus of concern in the West over surveillance and the potential for breaches of personal privacy.

The central government sees it as an efficient means of better policing and managing a country of 1.4 billion people, using the ability of AI to gather and process vast amounts of data to solve a raft of social problems, such as petty crime and more equal access to quality healthcare and education services.