A screen at the data centre of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com in Beijing displays sales and trends.
This is the latest sign that artificial intelligence and, specifically, algorithm-based advertising and sales, is shaping up as a new front in the countrys push to control tech giants. It comes amid a broader national conversation about how such companies use their technology to control the information available to individual consumers, and use personal data for profit.
By Flynn MurphyA government-backed Chinese consumer group has accused the nations tech giants of using their data-based algorithms to bully consumers and put them at a disadvantage.At a symposium on the topic held by the China Consumers Association (CCA) on Jan. 7, the group released a three-section, 14-point document outlining the ways data-driven algorithms impinge the rights of consumers in their interactions with large tech platforms, and
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Pushback against China tech giants grows with accusations of algorithmic bullying - Economic Times
