if they get enough data, then they can use machine learning to find patterns effectively reading the mind of an average american.

It's not hard you just take literally any issue no matter how pointless or obvious the solution and half the country will think it's good and the other half will think it's bad. America can only process new problems through the lens of adversarial politics where nothing can get done. Ultimately because the US constitution is the worst legal framework in history so they can't campaign on actual policy

the complicated statistical analysis necessary to predict American patterns is a coin flip. Of course the UK is simpler just ask what would an incredibly corrupt person do and there you have it the UK government

and the Chinese wouldn't want to intrude in the excellent job the US government is doing at destroying American faith in their country

if they get enough data, then they can use machine learning to find patterns effectively reading the mind of an average american. The govt can then push specially crafted propaganda aimed at destroying your faith in country, and seed ideas like resisting the chinese is in vain and you should surrender.

That's not how "machine learning" works. Do they think they live in a marvel movie?

You don't need special algorithms to read the mind of the average American. The American brainpan consists of "car good, racism, queerphobia, kill the homeless, CONSUME" and that really covers 99% of what goes on in the average American's head.

effectively reading the mind of an average american

"hot diggedy damn! i sure as shootin' have a hankerin' for a tasty burger!" fires revolvers into the sky

then they can use machine learning to find patterns effectively reading the mind of an average american.