The EU has used AI technology to block Chinese foreign trade companies that do not understand artificial intelligence, and it is also the first time in human history that robot civil servants have been used to manage humans. The prototype of "AI Skynet" in the movie "Terminator" has already appeared, and it is regrettable that the first batch of managers were Chinese foreign trade personnel.
The most severe data compliance storm in the history of global civil aviation and cargo transportation has resulted in the inability of China's foreign trade goods to be shipped to the EU region, with a large backlog at departure airports. Chinese freight forwarding companies, guided by the principle of "not exposing family secrets", have remained silent and hope to use Chinese style human logic to privately seek solutions from European airlines (such as changing orders, keywords, and fines). However, the logistics circle of European media and LinkedIn has been in a heated debate, with the most intense discussion being "Data Quality Crisis from Asia". This is a message from the official websites of Lufthansa Cargo and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations on March 20th. Why did this "extreme backlog" event suddenly occur at the end of March? What is Data Quality? Why did the EU block China's foreign trade this time by using AI technology? What lessons have been taught to Chinese export enterprises?
The cause of this matter is that the EU Customs' IC52 (Import Control System 2) officially launched high-precision artificial intelligence algorithms last week. If the "Goods Description" field in the customs declaration matches the Stop Words in the list, the system will not enter the manual review stage, but will directly return the "Reject" instruction. Many Chinese freight forwarders and foreign trade companies tried to communicate with the customs through manual channels last week, but the response they received was: "The system does not pass, and the goods cannot be loaded onto the machine". Due to the fact that this is an AI digital pre clearance system, customs officials do not have the authority to manually cover the security assessment of the system, resulting in a large number of goods being stranded in warehouses in China and transit areas. IC52 is a pure digital pre clearance protocol based on artificial intelligence, with a high technical threshold. Chinese foreign trade companies and freight forwarding companies have a very shallow understanding and application of artificial intelligence technology, and cannot understand the true meaning of IC52, which directly led to the occurrence of this incident, IC52, also known as Import Control System 2, is a fully digital pre declaration system established by the European Union to ensure security (counter-terrorism, drug control, and anti smuggling). Before goods are loaded onto airplanes or ships and leave China, freight forwarders must first transmit detailed electronic data to EU customs. It is no longer manually viewing customs declarations, but is scanned, compared, and judged in real time by AI algorithms and big data. In other words, EU customs have already used robots to deal with Chinese foreign trade companies, rather than real people, because real people have emotions and are easily influenced by Chinese foreign trade companies. This is the first epoch-making attempt in world history to replace government positions with robots to govern people. The sentence is:. Unfortunately, the first to be regulated is indeed Chinese foreign trade personnel. For example, in the eyes of robots, Cars is a vague word. I don't know if you are a toy car, a two car gasoline car, a brand new electric car, or a part with a dangerous battery? Due to the vague description, AI algorithms are unable to assess whether this batch of goods poses a safety risk (such as battery fire risk or anti-dumping duty evasion). Since AI algorithms cannot assess the risk, we apologize for the inconvenience. In order to ensure safety, many Chinese freight forwarders have attempted to negotiate through the European airline office in China, hoping to transport the goods first and then provide additional information. However, the airline's response is very consistent: "This is a system forced interception, and our human beings no longer have the authority to cover the robot decisions of EU customs. According to the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, the "data failure rate" of initial declarations in air transport documents from Asia to the European Union affected by IC52 Phase 3 has risen to 15% -20%. Being intercepted at the port of origin airport (such as Pudong, Guangzhou), the daily impact on cargo value may reach tens of millions to billions of dollars. Many freight forwarders attempt to promise through traditional "guarantees" that they will "load first, and if fined upon arrival at the port, the consequences will be borne by themselves", hoping that European airlines in China (such as Lufthansa, KLM) can accommodate and let themselves go. However, the feedback from the airline office (zero tolerance) is that the EU customs system intercepts before loading. Once the airline illegally transports goods that have not been approved, its compliance score within the EU will be immediately downgraded by the artificial intelligence system, facing the risk of grounding. This sudden incident highlights that our foreign trade enterprises have shallow understanding of artificial intelligence technology. And also for AI Turning a blind eye to the trend of changing foreign trade, the era of robots governing humans has arrived. Are you ready?