Regulators should be aware that AI has a double face

AN APP THAT MAKES USERS LOOK LIKE CELEBRITIES has gone viral online. The app, called Zao, lets users post video clips taken from blockbuster movies or hit TV series, and replace an actor's face with that of their own or someone else. But it means people may have a leading role in a video clip posted by someone other than themselves. Beijing News comments:

There is no doubt the software is very likely to be abused in ways that infringe upon people's privacy.

Such technology, such as facial recognition, is widely used in many fields today, and the app highlights how technology may be ambushed by dangers and risks that were unforeseen by the developers.