Month: January 2024
28 posts
In the race for AI supremacy, China and the US are travelling on entirely different tracks
Beijing set the goal of being the global AI leader by 2030, but that was before the emergence…
The Militarization of AI in South Asia
n October 2023, India deployed 140 AI-based surveillance systems along its northwestern border with Pakistan, signaling a concerning development in…
‘Better than real men’: Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
BEIJING – Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a…
This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race
Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in China, says…
AI’s Growing Influence in Asia Pacific
From my position in Seattle, in the USA’s Pacific Northwest, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing the growing…
Digging into Southeast Asia’s generative AI excitement
While Southeast Asia’s cultural diversity is one of its strengths, navigating its many languages can be unwieldy for…
Racing toward the future: artificial intelligence in Southeast Asia
AI is integral to Southeast Asia’s future, but it is still in an early stage AI covers a…
AI Singapore brings inclusive Generative AI models to Southeast Asia with AWS
The collaboration is producing the region’s first Large Language Model family trained for Southeast Asian languages and cultures.…
HOW AI TECHNOLOGY IS DEFINING THE FUTURE OF ASIA’S HOSPITALS
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed significant pressure on hospitals amid a shortage of staff and medical support,…
Chinese AI chatbots want to be your emotional support
Chinese ChatGPT-like bots are having a moment right now. As I reported last week, Baidu became the first Chinese tech…