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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by shpx on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:38PM (#15333376)
"One of the prominent Chinese VCs, Neil Shen from Sequoia China, was on the Economist's podcast recently talking about AI in China. When the host asked Shen about the Chinese state's use of AI in monitoring the citizens of China, Shen clammed up. It is an amazing bit of audio (starts around minute 8.)

https://www.acast.com/theeconomistasks/theeconomistasks-howd... "

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15017622

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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by FabHK on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:08PM (#15334608)
Given the political environment he faces at home, it was nearly a bit unfair to put him on the spot like that. The silence speaks volumes, though. Most meaningful silence I've heard (?) in a while.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by hbosch on Monday September 25, 2017 @08:50PM (#15335336)
Wow. This was fascinating, and terrifying both. Thank you for that link. To anyone else, I recommend listening to the whole 16 minutes actually - makes Mr. Shen's silence that much more stark.
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