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News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s demand for AI talent surges, with more than 2,000 open jobs

About 70 per cent of recruiters attending the coming Cyberport Career Fair are looking to hire AI professionals, organiser says.

DeepSeek

Chinese local governments turn to DeepSeek AI to identify suspected corruption

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Baidu

Baidu launches new AI models, going against DeepSeek, OpenAI

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s investment arm to unveil tie-up with firm specialising in RISC-V tech

Partnership will help cultivate talent, finance minister Paul Chan says, with inaugural summit also planned to spread word about the technology.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan (front, left) has expressed hope that more companies will develop young talent in the city. Photo: Handout
Science

Can the US ban them all? China detects a quadrillion possible fentanyl compounds

As the US struggles to keep ahead of the deadly fentanyl trade, Chinese scientists create a simple way to identify new variants.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools don’t have enough teachers trained in AI, sector veterans say

Government keen to get youngsters up to speed with artificial intelligence, but principals warn of class time that is ‘by no means sufficient’.

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Semiconductors

AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support

A team with ties to Tsinghua University has unveiled a new framework for building advanced AI models using Chinese-made chips.

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A Chinese team says its new AI framework can run on domestic chips. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Tech giant Tencent launches Hong Kong academy with pupils to get AI training

WeTech Academy will offer training on artificial intelligence and programming to tens of thousands of Hong Kong pupils.

Mainland China

China mandates labels for all AI-generated content as nation races to adopt tech

Directive taking effect in September deepens government oversight amid concerns over misinformation, online piracy and fraud.

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China technology

Venture capital funds flock to China’s Zhejiang province amid hi-tech push

Provincial capital Hangzhou is home to Alibaba and start-ups DeepSeek, Unitree, Deep Robotics, Game Science, BrainCo and Manycore.

A bird’s-eye view of Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China tech war

Nvidia challenger Biren secures fresh funding from state-backed investor

The start-up, valued at US$2.2 billion, secured funding from a private equity entity under Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment.

Biren Technology chips are seen as challengers to Nvidia in China. Photo: Handout
Science

Chinese team wins award for AI booster that may help counter US chip ban

The Mooncake platform increases efficiency and could, as a result, help reduce dependency on graphics processing units such as Nvidia’s.

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Foxconn

Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope

The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.

Apple

Apple’s AirPods to get Star Trek-like upgrade with live translation

The capability will be offered as part of an AirPods software upgrade due later this year, sources say.

Apple is bringing a live translation feature to the AirPods later this year. Photo: Shutterstock
ChatGPT and other generative AIs

OpenAI asks US for relief from AI rules to compete with Chinese firms

The ChatGPT maker says the AI race is ‘effectively over’ if China’s developers have unfettered access to data while US companies do not.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Reuters
Robotics

China manufacturing, AI pose an ‘existential threat’ to US in robotics sector

Domestic manufacturers’ share in China, the world’s largest robotics market, nears 50 per cent, up from 30 per cent in 2020.

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Alibaba

Alibaba revamps Quark search engine into AI super assistant

The new version of the web-search and cloud-storage tool offers advanced capabilities such as AI chatbot, deep thinking and task execution.

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Robotics

UBTech debuts US$41,000 humanoid as robot frenzy grips China

Standing at 1.7 metres, the Tien Kung Xingzhe can walk 10km per hour and navigate various terrains, including sand and snow.

UBTech Robotics has launched a life-size research-purpose humanoid robot, Tien Kung Xingzhe. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong adopts AI to catch housing tenants throwing objects off buildings

Housing minister gives assessment of smart technology’s implementation at 10 public rental housing estates as part of trial run.

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Trending in China

China actor expresses concern over AI scams impersonating him, seeks tougher laws

One victim plans to travel 2,000km to meet fake Jin while another almost leaves her husband.

Semiconductors

Intel names Malaysian-born chip industry veteran Tan Lip Bu as CEO

Intel is undergoing one of its bleakest periods, as it struggles to cash in on a boom in advanced AI chips that has benefited rival Nvidia.

Intel has appointed chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, effective March 18. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

US needs H-1B visas for tech race with China, says Democrat ‘glad’ Trump agrees

Highly skilled foreign workers cited as vital, especially in quantum computing, much to some Republicans’ chagrin.

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US congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, serves on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. Photo: Reuters
Science

East China court rules that AI-generated image should have copyright protection

In the second such case in mainland China, a court orders companies to apologise and pay damages for using plaintiff’s AI-generated art.

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ByteDance

Former ByteDance executive takes helm at Chinese video AI start-up

Luo Yihang’s transition from ByteDance’s Volcano Engine to Shengshu represents a significant hire by a leading Chinese AI video start-up.

Science

Chinese AI team wins global award for replacing Nvidia GPU with industrial chip

Win for video-generation AI model based on off-the shelf chip marks a first for China and a shift in global race to optimise AI hardware.

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The breakthrough by Chinese scientists may redefine how industries deploy cost-effective, energy-efficient AI systems, from robotic controls to autonomous vehicles. Photo: Shutterstock
Art

Can AI-driven art offer real social commentary? This artist thinks so

Inhwa Yeom uses XR and AI to create artworks offering social commentary; catch her at the Hong Kong Arts Centre’s ‘Future Tense’ exhibition.

Inhwa Yeom uses XR and AI to create artworks offering social commentary; catch her at the Hong Kong Arts Centre’s “Future Tense” exhibition. Photo: courtesy Inhwa Yeom
Alibaba

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: Xi’s entrepreneur meeting boosts business confidence

Beijing’s positive signal has solidified the tech giant’s commitment to investing in AI, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says.

China technology

Opinion | AI is no longer a mere investment, but a matter of sovereignty

As the US-China race for primacy in artificial intelligence heats up, nations must boost their capabilities or fall behind in the global divide.

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