China has been testing facial recognition and artificial intelligence camera systems on Uighur Muslims in the Xinjiang region to detect their emotions, a software engineer has revealed.
Speaking to BBC’s Panorama, the software engineer — who preferred to remain anonymous — said he installed these systems in police stations in the Xinjiang province.
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China has also set up “re-education centres” for them in the area that have been criticised for human rights abuses, mistreatment, rape and torture.
The software engineer, fearing for his safety, has also not revealed the name of the company he worked for. He, however, showed photographs of five Uighurs on whom he claimed the government tested the facial recognition system.
He told BBC’s Panorama: “The Chinese government use Uighurs as test subjects for various experiments just like rats are used in laboratories.
“We placed the emotion detection camera 3m from the subject. It is similar to a lie detector but far more advanced technology,” he said.
He also explained his role in installing cameras in police stations in the province.
