generative AI Tag

13 Apr Generative AI takes centre stage at twin Hong Kong tech fairs, as government-backed research centre debuts

Posted at 13:15h in Asia

The projects are based on the centre’s “independently trained” large language model, which supports both Chinese and English languages, according to the exhibitor.It is Hong Kong’s first locally developed foundation model, signifying “a breakthrough in AI innovation”, said Guo Yike, Hong Kong University of Science...

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10 Apr Microsoft’s head of Responsible AI flags cybersecurity dangers and benefits of the new tech at HSBC summit

Posted at 14:30h in Asia

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the powerful tool behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT, could push the capabilities of cyberattacks to new heights while also offering new defence mechanisms, but most organisations are still learning to harness the tool, according to one of Microsoft’s leading AI...

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08 Apr Chinese tech giant Lenovo targets US$16 billion in sales of new AI-powered computers, smartphones via e-commerce partner JD.com

Posted at 09:00h in Asia

The two Hong Kong-listed partners are targeting 120 billion yuan (US$16.6 billion) in sales over the 2024-2026 period via JD.com’s online and offline channels, covering Lenovo’s next-generation AI PCs, AI-powered smartphones, tablets and other “AI-oriented infrastructure such as servers”, according to a statement published on...

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05 Apr ChatGPT Enterprise quadruples user numbers in first quarter as OpenAI targets corporate use

Posted at 02:16h in Asia

OpenAI is seeing surging demand for the corporate version of ChatGPT even as it confronts a growing number of artificial intelligence companies offering similar products for the workplace.In an interview on Bloomberg Technology, OpenAI’s chief operating officer Brad Lightcap said there are now more than...

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15 Mar China said to fall short of matching US advances in AI owing to ‘many challenges in theory and technologies’

Posted at 11:00h in Asia

China is falling short of matching the United States in artificial intelligence (AI) advances because the nation’s efforts are “littered with many essential challenges in theory and technologies”, according to a recent slide presentation made to Chinese Premier Li Qiang.Those difficulties were pointed out to...

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12 Mar Hong Kong research centre under China Academy of Sciences launches AI tool to assist in complex brain surgery procedures

Posted at 00:30h in Asia

A Hong Kong-based research centre under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to assist in complex brain surgery, even as the healthcare industry deals with an inadequate number of specialised databases for this procedure.The Centre for Artificial...

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11 Mar ‘Two sessions’ 2024: China’s lawmakers call for more AI development to catch up with US, while keeping it under regulatory control

Posted at 01:00h in Asia

“We must establish a unified market for computing power services and the effective use of resources across the country,” Yu, a CPPCC member, said.Xi Jinping’s hi-tech push steals the spotlight at China’s ‘two sessions’His appeal resonated with other delegates, including telecoms equipment maker ZTE’s senior...

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08 Mar Alibaba pushes AI tools to merchants wanting to tap overseas markets, as competition with Temu and Shein heats up

Posted at 14:30h in Asia

Alibaba International has launched a new campaign to promote its artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at helping merchants to tap overseas markets on Alibaba.com, in the latest push to expand cross-border e-commerce business.The new campaign says Alibaba’s generative AI tools can be used to “lower...

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07 Mar GenAI poised for rapid adoption in fight against online fraud, according to researchers

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology is poised for rapid adoption in the fight against cybercrime, helping to reverse some of the fraud driven by AI, recent research finds.More than 83 per cent of organisations said they intend to use GenAI to combat fraud efforts over...

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06 Mar Alibaba said to lead new financing round for Chinese AI firm MiniMax that would value the start-up at over US$2 billion

Posted at 00:00h in Asia

Shanghai-based MiniMax, which was founded in 2021, is in the process of raising new funding that would value the company at more than US$2 billion, another investor with knowledge of the matter said. The two investors requested anonymity because they are not authorised to speak...

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