China’s ministry using AI to track American spies in Beijing

In a recent revelation, China's premier intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to surveil and track American spies and other foreign operatives in Beijing's embassy district. This development highlights the escalating Cold War-style competition between the MSS and the CIA. Formerly overshadowed by Chinese military intelligence units, the MSS has risen to prominence, amalgamating the missions of foreign surveillance akin to the CIA and domestic counterintelligence akin to the FBI. With significant resources at its disposal, the MSS now employs AI and facial recognition technology to compile instantaneous profiles on…