China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk NYT | Top Stories By: Julian E. Barnes 1 June 2026 at 22:13 New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place. © Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesThe skyline of Beijing. A Chinese firm is working on products that use A.I. to examine location data and internet use to predict who could do or say something critical of the government.