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Re:US immigration enforcement used AI-powered tool to scan p... by seanmcdirmid on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:40PM (#38040731)
I don't know. This feels really easy to abuse. Like, say I wrote something criticizing China on some issue on facebook, and then China denies a future visitor visa. Is that right? Is that reasonable? Is that good for China?

Likewise, I expect that it is not in the USA's best interest to do this, let alone fair to the person who would immigrate into the the US.

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Re:US immigration enforcement used AI-powered tool to scan p... by jaywalk on Friday October 27, 2023 @01:19PM (#38041218)
This is exactly what China does today. How is it not in a country's best interest to deny a visa to aliens that hate the country?
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Re:US immigration enforcement used AI-powered tool to scan p... by seanmcdirmid on Friday October 27, 2023 @04:38PM (#38043598)
> How is it not in a country's best interest to deny a visa to aliens that hate the country?

Is this meant as a straw man?

When does criticism become hate, and how to do you judge speech anyways. Reminds me of that guy in Hong Kong who was given a huge fine and banned from trading in the HKSAR because he said Evergrande would go insolvent. Obviously a hate crime.

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