Paul Mozur and Keith Bradsher, Pushing AI Boundaries in China; Voice- and image-recognition technology illustrate s disturbing dystopian possibilities. New York Times, Dec 4, 2017.
Excerpt in the window of print: A growing database of voice patterns worries some groups.
Quote:
"IFlyTek has said its technology can monitor a car full of people or a crowded room, identify a targeted individual’s voice and record everything that person says.
"This year the Shanghai-based startup Yitu 依图 took first place in a major facial recognition contest run by the United States government.
My comment:
(a)
(i) There is no need to read the rest, which is about tech companies has the advantage of unlimited access to data base, such as of voice.
(ii) My only concern about this report is whether the technology in quotation 1 is possible at the level of technology in our time. I believe not. If it is true, the hearing aid will be greatly improved. The current hearing aid can not differentiate the target voice/sound from the background noises, in different decibels (loudness of sounds).
(b) iFlyTek Co, Ltd 科大讯飞 (1999- ; 董事长兼总裁 刘庆峰; 总部 合肥)