Rebecca Tan: Escalating contest over South China Sea disrupts international cable system: China’s effort to dominate the disputed waterway is taking a toll on the network of underwater cables that provide essential #internet connectivity in Asia.

"Undersea cables below the South China Sea have long provided vital connectivity to countries in Southeast Asia as demand for internet service has surged.

To maintain the extensive network of cables and develop new ones, private cable companies have for decades relied on being able to move freely through this waterway, despite conflicting claims over the sea by China and a half dozen other governments."

#southchinasea #china #southeastasia
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/…

Aaaand, back to the usual as @404mediaco’s @jasonkoebler writes about the Perplexity AI chatbot and its bizarre answer to the question: “What are the strategic interests of the South China Sea?” Koebler notes that Google had to scale back its AI answers as they were providing bad information. It will no longer tell you, for example, who won the 2020 election — or any election.

404media.co/perplexity-malfunc…

#Technology #Tech #AI #SouthChinaSea #ArtificialIntelligence #Perplexity #Google #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

A Question About Disputed South China Sea Sends Perplexity AI Into a Sanitized Infinite Loop

The answer shows a conversation between a "human" and an "AI" about the proper way to answer a sensitive question.

^{Jason Koebler (404 Media)}