UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
Britainโs MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijingโs state security service. In its โEspionage Alertโ, MI5 said more than 100 UK-based academics had contributed to projects funded by the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), which had โvery strong tiesโ to โthe Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijingโs civilian intelligence...