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Letters

The appearance of artificial intelligence has set off an immediate backlash among people around the world. I believe that the scientists who work in this area are well intentioned. Nonetheless, this technology is often criticised for the adverse effect it could have on society if the people who are developing it go astray.
The Hong Kong government has set its sights on greater data transparency, but is not as determined as the Taiwanese government. For example, Taipei residents are encouraged to pay their water bills and use other public services through an online app. The government there has encouraged sharing services such as U-car, U-motor and Youbike, which have helped alleviate traffic congestion. However, in Hong Kong, there is traffic congestion not only in the central business district but North District as well.
I have little hope that the government will speed up its development of innovation and technology. I would be glad if the authorities could follow in Taiwan’s footsteps and disclose more data, so that the private sector is motivated to develop technology.
John Hung, Po Lam


Hong Kong and the mainland should collaborate on AI
I am writing in response to the article “HKU, Tsinghua team up on artificial intelligence” (November 26).
The University of Hong Kong has a strong record in applying new technologies, particularly in the fields of medicine, manufacturing and finance. Tsinghua, a top Beijing university, excels in research and development. Now, they are going to team up to develop artificial intelligence, especially in the areas of medicine, financial technology and environmental protection.
According to HKU’s vice-president and pro-vice-chancellor, the cooperation with Tsinghua University could draw on the entire ecosystem between the two places, including in policy, education and finance. This would help Hong Kong and Beijing become global leaders in technology.
Develop and control: Xi urges China to use AI in race for tech future
Artificial intelligence has become the focus of much attention in technology circles, because it can reduce the chance of error and can be used for exploring areas such as the ocean floor, which humans find hard to reach. It has also had a huge impact on fields such as intelligent robots and gaming.
The demand for artificial intelligence will only increase since it is an advanced technology that all industries can use. Hong Kong should do more to develop AI, not only by trying to attract more overseas talent to do research at the Science Park, but also by focusing on educating more Hongkongers in this area.
Isaac Yue, Tseung Kwan O


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Hong Kong should follow Taiwan in using AI to ease traffic and enhance public services

Greater data transparency can boost the development of artificial intelligence. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial Intelligence could help diagnose cancer in future, say Hong Kong doctors

Unviersity of Hong Kong clinical associate professor Thomas Yau Chung-cheung. 27SEP17 SCMP/Emily Tsang

Doctors at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam missed diagnosing a mass in a patient’s lung three times. Photo: Winson Wong

Predicting Beijing’s thinking with the help of artificial intelligence and People’s Daily

Xi Jinping’s policy priorities have remained essentially the same since the president first took power, according to a program’s analysis of the front pages of People’s Daily. Photo: Reuters.

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2005, file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, then Chinese President Hu Jintao, front right, and then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, front left, inspect an honor guard as Hu arrives at the airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. As North Korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, the presence - or absence - of Xi could highlight just how much vitality has been restored to ties between Pyongyang and its most powerful backer after a prolonged chill. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP, File)

At the height of the Great Leap Forward peasants all over China were marshalled into massive labour-intensive projects like here were members of the Gangkou commune in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, march off to work behind red flags. This photo was taken in Autumn of 1959 when slogan was "Go all out and continue Great Leap Forward and defeat rightism". XINHUA PHOTO

***ONE TIME USE ONLY*** The front page of the People Daily.

Chinese President Liu Shaoqi and his wife Wang Guangmei, photographed setting an example during the famine following the Great Leap forward [1958-1962] by picking wild fruit and grasses in the wooded hills of Wenquan near Guangzhou. XINHUA PHOTO

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