
China Is Giving AI Digital Humans ID Cards: What Is Claimed and What Is Verified
Beijing is piloting ID cards for AI digital humans like virtual idol Yuri. What the cards do, what viral posts overstate, and why critics fear surveillance.

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Beijing is piloting ID cards for AI digital humans like virtual idol Yuri. What the cards do, what viral posts overstate, and why critics fear surveillance.

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