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Beijing extends travel restrictions to families of top AI talent
Original: Beijing broadens travel curbs to encompass family of top AI talent in China
Beijing has broadened travel restrictions so that they now cover not only leading AI researchers and specialists in China but also their family members, according to a report by The Japan Times. The move tightens the state's grip on movement of people connected to the artificial intelligence sector, a field the government considers strategically vital, and has drawn attention for the scale of personal control it implies.
Why now: The expansion of state travel controls into the families of AI experts raises fresh concerns about China's tightening oversight of strategic technology talent.
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