Tag: AI
-
AI agents learn from ‘the best’
An AI agent needed an online source for an answer it had calculated using computer code. So it uploaded a file to the public internet, without ... -
AI rivals found rare agreement on safety. Putting it into practice is harder
The leading AI industry voices rarely agree — so when they do, it’s no wonder it captures attention. Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, SpaceXAI’s Elon ... -
Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO’s call to curb China’s AI development
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities, ... -
Beijing hits back at US claims of ‘malicious’ AI distillation
China hit back Wednesday against U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers are engaged in “aggressive, malicious” industrial-scale efforts to extract capabilities from frontier American AI ... -
Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of an economic boom. But Friday’s surprisingly positive jobs report ultimately provoked frustration from ... -
Social media firms step up age checks
Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance — and ... -
Rogue AI agents on the loose
The evolution of language models into autonomous artificial intelligence agents — able to use tools, execute code and browse the web independently — has introduced a ... -
AI and robotics drive an IPO boom in China
Chinese markets are booming with new public stock offerings, energized by the craze for artificial intelligence and other advanced technology and a growing preference to list ... -
Why Oura and Whoop are bound for IPO glory
Smart money moves on so fast. The semiconductor stocks that ripped through the roof in the first half of the year are struggling to reclaim momentum. But ... -
Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods, a representative said yesterday. ... -
The Greater Bay Area is moving beyond AI innovation to AI industrialization
Analysis For years, the Greater Bay Area’s artificial intelligence ambitions have been measured by research breakthroughs, venture capital and the race to develop increasingly powerful large ... -
British leader reportedly exchanged messages with impostor of top White House official
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, according to reports published yesterday. A spokesperson ... -
China is shaping open-source technology – including AI
As you read this article on your computer or smartphone, you are almost certainly using open-source technology. It forms the foundation of the global digital economy, ... -
Tencent Cloud promotes AI tools to support GBA youth development
Tencent Cloud highlighted the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in developing digital skills among young people in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area at a ... -
Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has ... -
Europe should follow China’s AI diffusion model
The global debate over artificial intelligence has been dominated by an arms-race mentality focused on the technological frontier. The United States and Silicon Valley measure success ... -
Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations
Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend. She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say ... -
South Korea is becoming uninvestable, too
South Korea is home to the world’s hottest — and most volatile — stock market this year. The Kospi’s near 40% tumble in just 27 trading ... -
EU lays out USD11.4 billion for seven AI gigafactories as it aims to catch up with US and China
The European Union is offering 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion) in funding for firms to erect seven AI gigafactories as it seeks to close the AI ... -
AI development should be innovative, inclusive and cooperative, not zero-sum
There is now a division in the artificial intelligence development track. Closed-source or open-weight? The choice of AI model is really a choice between two opposing ... -
New AI model halts new subscriptions as demand swamps capacity
The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the U.S. tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand ... -
Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said yesterday (Macau time) it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada ... -
Your most valuable skill might be knowing what to ignore
For years, we’ve treated critical thinking as a professional virtue – the sharper your analysis, the better your judgment. Employers demand it. Schools reward it. LinkedIn ... -
Grieving South Koreans seek comfort in AI videos of deceased loved ones
When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on an ... -
Anthropic discovers that if, someone builds ASI, we all die
For years, warnings about artificial intelligence threatening humanity were dismissed as science fiction. Today, they are coming from some of the very people building the technology. ... -
The end of the traditional human era
We may be living through the final chapter of humanity as it has existed for thousands of years. This does not mean biological extinction. Rather, it ... -
Anthropic files confidentially for IPO as AI race heats up
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has taken a major step toward a Wall Street debut, submitting a confidential filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for ... -
Graduates boo pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted ... -
Experts caution against overreliance on AI in responsible gaming, call for clear standards
As artificial intelligence increasingly permeates the global gaming industry, a panel of experts at the G2E Asia + Asian IR Expo last week delivered a sharp ... -
AI and Europe’s structural transition in education
Europe is entering a new era – and a profound shift in paradigm. For decades, humanity used machines to help build the world. Now, increasingly, we ... -
The rapid embrace of AI in China, and GBA, may shape how it is used globally
Analysis On a recent weekday, around 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of a Chinese mobile internet company, waiting to get help with installing an artificial ... -
The AI layoff trap
It is worth reflecting on a recent study by Brett Hemenway Falk and Gerry Tsoukalas of Boston University, which highlights what they call “the artificial intelligence ... -
China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus
China yesterday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing’s ... -
DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model
DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between ... -
How anti-immigration policy could cost the US its AI leadership
The Stanford HAI AI Index Report 2026 was recently released – a document that deserves close attention. One finding stands out: “the number of AI researchers ...
