Hong Kong’s police force has unveiled a new artificial intelligence platform designed to teach primary school children about national security concepts. The tool was formally introduced at a school ceremony in October 2026, bringing together senior law enforcement officials and hundreds of young pupils to mark the occasion.
What the platform does
The system, known as the NSmarties AI Interactive Platform, was developed in partnership between the police and a Hong Kong technology company. It allows pupils to create personalised stories built around a broad national security framework promoted by Chinese leadership, which spans areas including politics, economics, ecology and technology. Among its features are recorded messages from senior police and security officials, who use the platform to walk students through relevant laws and security-related information. Police described the launch as a milestone in using modern technology to bring national security education into schools.
Background and context
The platform had been previewed publicly several months earlier, on a day designated for national security education, but its full rollout to schools came later. Its launch fits into a broader pattern of changes to education and public life in Hong Kong that followed significant political events in recent years, including:
- Large-scale pro-democracy protests and unrest in 2019
- The introduction of national security legislation by Beijing in 2020, which was embedded directly into the city’s foundational legal framework
- A subsequent crackdown that included hundreds of arrests, the disappearance of numerous civil society organisations, and new legal precedents
- Ongoing criticism of these measures from international bodies, trade partners and human rights organisations, which local authorities have consistently rejected
The 2020 legislation criminalised a range of activities including subversion, secession, collusion with foreign entities, and broadly defined acts of disruption, while significantly expanding police powers.
The introduction of an AI-based tool for school-age children reflects the authorities’ stated aim of embedding national security awareness among younger generations through methods that align with current educational technology trends. The platform’s wider rollout to other schools has not yet been detailed in available reports.
This article is adapted from “Hong Kong police launch AI-powered national security platform for school pupils” published by Global Voices, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Changes were made. Read the original story at the link above.
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