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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.
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DeepSeek
Chinese local governments turn to DeepSeek AI to identify suspected corruption
16 Mar 2025 - 6:29PM
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Baidu
Baidu launches new AI models, going against DeepSeek, OpenAI
16 Mar 2025 - 2:10PM
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.
16 Mar 2025 - 9:52PM
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.
16 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
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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’.
16 Mar 2025 - 4:27PM
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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.
16 Mar 2025 - 10:30AM
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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.
15 Mar 2025 - 6:06PM
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.
15 Mar 2025 - 3:21PM
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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.
14 Mar 2025 - 7:05PM
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.
14 Mar 2025 - 6:30PM
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.
14 Mar 2025 - 5:53PM
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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.
14 Mar 2025 - 3:48PM
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.
14 Mar 2025 - 12:00PM
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.
14 Mar 2025 - 10:47AM
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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.
13 Mar 2025 - 11:41PM
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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.
13 Mar 2025 - 8:00PM
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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.
13 Mar 2025 - 5:14PM
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.
13 Mar 2025 - 10:41PM
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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.
14 Mar 2025 - 10:46AM
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.
13 Mar 2025 - 11:34AM
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.
13 Mar 2025 - 6:02AM
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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.
12 Mar 2025 - 10:23PM
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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.
12 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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.
12 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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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.
13 Mar 2025 - 11:04AM
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.
12 Mar 2025 - 5:00PM
China technology
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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.
12 Mar 2025 - 4:30PM
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