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US CHIP CURBS SLOW CHINESE AI SURVEILLANCE PLANS

Internal documents reveal Chinese company Geedge attempted to develop AI tools for political risk prediction but faced significant delays due to US restrictions on semiconductor exports.

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Internal documents: Chinese company Geedge is working to build AI tools to predict those who could pose a political risk, but US chip controls hampered its work (Julian E. Barnes/New York Times)

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