China's social credit score bans some from travel
Summary
TLDRChina's social credit system assigns a score to each citizen based on their behavior, impacting daily life from travel to education. High scores can bring benefits, while low scores result in penalties like flight bans. The system, which uses AI and surveillance, raises concerns about privacy and potential abuse of power. It's set to expand nationwide, affecting 1.4 billion people by 2020.
Takeaways
- 📊 By 2020, China aimed to assign a personal score to all its citizens based on their behavior, impacting their access to certain privileges and services.
- 🚫 Individuals with low social credit scores faced restrictions, such as being banned from flying or using trains, affecting nearly 11 million people for flights and 4 million for trains.
- 🏙️ The government's goal is to purify society by rewarding trustworthy individuals and punishing those deemed untrustworthy, similar to a financial credit score but for social behavior.
- 🚶♂️ Social credit scores are influenced by a wide range of behaviors, including tax payments, adherence to traffic rules, and even purchasing local products.
- 🚫 Actions that can negatively impact one's score include fraud, tax evasion, and smoking in non-smoking areas, leading to potential bans on buying plane tickets, real estate, cars, and high-speed internet.
- 👀 China's extensive surveillance network, with over 176 million cameras and plans for 600 million by 2020, enables monitoring and enforcement of the social credit system.
- 👥 Companies like SenseTime, a leading AI firm, have developed smart cameras for the government that can identify and track individuals, contributing to the social credit system.
- 🚦 In major cities, even minor infractions like jaywalking are monitored and offenders are publicly shamed through facial recognition technology and public displays.
- 💼 There are benefits for those with high social credit scores, such as better interest rates at banks, discounts on energy bills, and enhanced profiles on dating sites.
- 🤔 The exact workings of the social credit system are kept secret, raising concerns about potential abuse by the government and its impact on daily life.
Q & A
What is the purpose of China's social credit system according to the script?
-The purpose of China's social credit system is to purify society by rewarding those who are trustworthy and punishing those who are not.
How does the social credit score affect Chinese citizens' daily lives?
-The social credit score affects Chinese citizens' daily lives by influencing their ability to travel, buy property, and even access certain services like private schools and high-speed internet based on their score.
What actions can lead to a low social credit score in China?
-Actions such as not paying taxes on time, jaywalking, fraud, tax evasion, and smoking in non-smoking areas can lead to a low social credit score.
What are the potential benefits for those with high social credit scores?
-High social credit scores can lead to benefits such as better interest rates at banks, discounts on energy bills, and even boosted profiles on online dating sites.
How does the Chinese government track and monitor citizens for the social credit system?
-The Chinese government uses a growing network of surveillance cameras, estimated to reach over 600 million by 2020, and smart cameras created by AI companies like SenseTime to track and monitor citizens.
What is the role of SenseTime in the social credit system?
-SenseTime is an AI company that has created smart cameras for the government, which help catch criminals but also track average citizens, contributing to the social credit system.
How does the social credit system impact the freedom of movement for citizens with low scores?
-Citizens with low scores are restricted from buying plane and train tickets, which significantly impacts their freedom of movement.
What is the potential downside of the social credit system as mentioned in the script?
-The potential downside is the risk of abuse by the government, as the system could be used to deeply control and shape citizens' behavior, and the workings of the system are kept secret.
How does the social credit system use technology to enforce rules like jaywalking?
-The system uses cameras to record jaywalkers, focuses on their faces, and publicly shames them on nearby video screens.
What is the significance of the number of surveillance cameras in China's social credit system?
-The large number of surveillance cameras, estimated at 176 million and planned to increase to over 600 million, enables the government to monitor and enforce the social credit system effectively.
How does the social credit system potentially affect the privacy of Chinese citizens?
-The extensive surveillance and monitoring for the social credit system could infringe on the privacy of Chinese citizens, as every action, from crossing the street to buying products, is tracked and scored.
Outlines
🇨🇳 China's Social Credit System
China is implementing a social credit system by 2020, assigning a personal score to each of its 1.4 billion citizens based on their behavior. This system rewards trustworthy individuals and punishes those deemed untrustworthy. Behaviors such as paying taxes on time and obeying traffic rules can improve one's score, while actions like fraud, tax evasion, and smoking in non-smoking areas can lower it. Low scores can result in restrictions on travel, property purchase, and even high-speed internet access. The government uses a vast network of surveillance cameras and AI technology to monitor and enforce this system, raising concerns about privacy and potential abuse of power.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Social Credit Score
💡Punishment
💡Surveillance Cameras
💡Artificial Intelligence (AI)
💡Behavior Monitoring
💡Trustworthiness
💡Control
💡Public Shaming
💡Big Brother
💡Rewards
💡Privacy
Highlights
China plans to give all of its 1.4 billion citizens a personal score by 2020 based on their behavior.
People with low scores are being punished, with nearly 11 million Chinese people unable to fly and 4 million barred from trains.
The social credit score system is expanding nationwide, aiming to purify society by rewarding trustworthy individuals.
Social credit scores are based on a range of behaviors, including tax payments and how they cross the street.
Leo, a journalist, was banned from flying for being on the list of untrustworthy people due to insincere apologies for his tweets.
Low scores can restrict buying property, sending children to private schools, and accessing certain services.
Community service and buying Chinese-made products can raise one's social credit score.
Fraud, tax evasion, and smoking in non-smoking areas can lower a person's social credit score.
A low score can lead to bans on buying plane and train tickets, real estate, cars, and even high-speed internet.
China's surveillance camera network, estimated at 176 million cameras, aids in tracking citizens' behaviors.
The government plans to install over 600 million cameras by 2020.
Sense Time, a Chinese AI company, has created smart cameras for the government to track criminals and average citizens.
In Shanghai, the government is tracking jaywalkers, recording their faces and publicly shaming them on video screens.
The scoring system's workings are kept secret and could be easily abused by the government.
Trustworthy citizens can enjoy benefits like better interest rates at banks and discounts on energy bills.
High social credit scores can boost profiles on China's largest online dating site.
The social credit system is seen as an ultimate version of surveillance, impacting daily mundane activities.
Transcripts
by 2020 China plans to give all of its
1.4 billion citizens a personal score
based on how they behave so some people
with low scores are already already
being pushed if they want already being
punished rather if they want to travel
nearly 11 million Chinese people can no
longer fly and 4 million are barred from
trains next week the program will start
expanding Nationwide Ben Tracy is in
China with what's behind the government
scoring system Ben this sounds like
scary stuff good morning
good morning the government here says it
is trying to purify Society by rewarding
those who are trustworthy and punishing
those who are not so like the credit
score that most Americans get for how
they handle their finances Chinese
citizens are now getting social credit
scores based on everything from whether
they pay their taxes on time to how they
cross the street
when Leo who recently tried to book a
flight he was told he was banned from
flying because he's on the list of
untrustworthy people Leo was a
journalist who was ordered by a court to
apologize for a series of tweets he
wrote and was then told his apology was
insincere
I can't buy property my child can't go
to private school he says you feel
you're being controlled by the list all
the time
and the list is now getting longer as
every Chinese citizen is being assigned
a social credit score a fluctuating
rating based on a range of behaviors
it's believed that community service and
buying chinese-made products can raise
your score fraud tax evasion and smoking
in non-smoking areas can drop it if a
score gets too low a person can be
banned from buying plane and train
tickets real estate cars and even
high-speed internet
it's a good thing this woman says there
should be punishment for people who
can't behave China's growing network of
surveillance cameras makes all of this
possible the country already has an
estimated 176 million cameras and it
plans to have more than 600 million
installed by 2020. it can recognize more
than 4 000 Vehicles shoe Lee is the CEO
of sense time one of China's most
successful artificial intelligence
companies it has created smart cameras
for the government that can help catch
criminals but also track average
citizens this knows every person every
bike every car every bus you can tell
whether it is an adult a child a male or
female in several big cities in China
including here in Shanghai the
government is even tracking jaywalkers
cameras record them going through
intersections zero in on their face and
then publicly shame them on nearby video
screens can moskin has studied China's
economic and political culture for more
than three decades he says how the new
scoring system truly works is kept
secret and could be easily abused by the
government how far into people's daily
mundane activities does this go well I
think that the government and the people
running the plan would like to go as
deeply as possible to determine how to
allocate benefits and also how to impact
and shape their behavior
now there are upsides for people the
Chinese government considers trustworthy
they can actually get better interest
rates at Banks they can get discounts on
their energy bills and China's largest
online dating site reportedly even
boosts the profiles of people with high
social credit scores Nora incredible
then Tracy in Beijing thank you it's the
ultimate version of Big Brothers
watching no thanks yeah yeah own
chilling yeah I think so too
imagine that I mean we do have in major
cities we do have cameras everywhere
yeah but if you're jaywalkings were
marking you down right you're jaywalking
I still expect to be able to fly yeah so
don't take that away or allow your kid
to go to private yes yes that's a great
great story to see what's happening
there thank you Ben
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