Hong Kong police have launched the NSmarties AI Interactive Platform, an AI-powered national security education tool for pupils. It was officially launched last week at Precious Blood Primary School in Ap Lei Chau, with about 700 pupils attending, police said in a social media post.
Police and Hong Kong Qianfan Technology developed it jointly. Students can generate personalised stories centred on China's "holistic approach to national security". They can also hear the voices of police commissioner Joe Chow and security chief Chris Tang explaining the city's national security laws. The platform was first unveiled in April but not fully launched then.
What the platform means for Hong Kong pupils
- The launch was held at a primary school, so the tool is aimed at school-age children, who can create their own AI-generated stories.
- The stories draw on a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping that spans politics, the economy, ecology and technology, not only law and policing.
- Police called the launch a "milestone" for national security entering schools through innovative technologies, following the 2020 national security law, which authorities say restored stability and critics, including the UN, have challenged.