China’s AI emotion detection cameras breach Uyghurs’ human rights, say campaigners

Human rights advocates say they are shocked after an investigation revealed Chinese authorities are using an “Orwellian” camera system equipped with AI and facial recognition to probe a prisoner’s emotional state.

Citizens in Xinjiang province, which is home to 12 million ethnic minority Uyghurs, are under daily CCTV surveillance and now a software engineer on the monitoring project says emotion recognition is being deployed as well.

The engineer told BBC’s Panorama programme the technology is fitted in police stations as a kind of advanced lie detector, analysing facial expressions and even the reaction of skin pores to create an anxiety chart to ‘pre-judge’ a prisoner’s alleged guilt.

Beijing is yet to comment.

Shares of GameStop soared by more than 16% after hitting their highest level since late March on Tuesday, and other so-called “meme” stocks also rallied as investors shifted back into the retail favourites that had won big gains earlier in the year.

The video game retailer’s shares finished at $209.43, marking their first close above $200 since March 19.

The Biden administration’s  Department of Homeland Security say they are working with pipeline firms to strengthen protections against cyber attacks following the Colonial Pipeline hack

A ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Texas to New Jersey, to shut much of its network for several days this month.

Norway are being urged to cancel an invasive hearing experiment on 12 young Minke whales, scientists are testing a world-first concept which could clear one of the major hurdles in developing fusion energy, and, like something out of a 90’s film, a Florida high school have photoshopped year book photos causing a sexism row. Plus, after becoming wiped out by dingoes the Tasmanian devil is making a comeback for the first time in 3,000 years.

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