The Social Judgment of Surveillance and the Chinese-type Social Credit System

Abstract

The role of artificial intelligence in our everyday life has been growing since its presence in our gadgets and the  services that we use. The plenty of areas in which AI has used the interest in applying it for the surveillance of the  people has been intensifying. The huge amount of data  collected from the citizens and processed by artificial  intelligence opens numerous doors for companies and  states. The question arises whether society really wants to  become a surveillance society. In China, a system will be  introduced nationwide which is based on the constant  surveillance of the citizens. According to their behaviour,  they receive credits, based on their credit they get reward  or punishment. Would it be possible to introduce a system  like this in western society? Would the people support it for  the benefits and their security even if they must give up  their private sphere? With an online survey, the author defines the support of people for an extensive digital state  surveillance system and what factors influence opinions.  The survey also includes the opinion of the people about  the surveillance done by tech companies and the factors  that affect them. With this research, we get an inside view  of the people’s acceptance of surveillance.