Students at the Chinese Chess Challenge "1K VS AI" Battle Day at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai. 1000 students play against Chinese chess artificial intelligence (AI) systems to compete for the championships of the primary and secondary categories and attempt to set a world record for "The Most People Battling Against an Artificial Intelligence Chinese Chess System on the Spot Simultaneously". Photo: David Wong
Students at the Chinese Chess Challenge "1K VS AI" Battle Day at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai. 1000 students play against Chinese chess artificial intelligence (AI) systems to compete for the championships of the primary and secondary categories and attempt to set a world record for "The Most People Battling Against an Artificial Intelligence Chinese Chess System on the Spot Simultaneously". Photo: David Wong
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Inside China Tech: Using AI to get baby to sleep, and other ways it's changing our lives

  • Tech reporter Meng Jing was inspired by covering the famous Alpha Go contest to use AI apps to find a way to get her newborn baby to sleep.

Zen SooMeng Jing
Zen Soo and Meng Jing

Updated: 7:08pm, 19 Dec, 2018

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Students at the Chinese Chess Challenge "1K VS AI" Battle Day at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai. 1000 students play against Chinese chess artificial intelligence (AI) systems to compete for the championships of the primary and secondary categories and attempt to set a world record for "The Most People Battling Against an Artificial Intelligence Chinese Chess System on the Spot Simultaneously". Photo: David Wong
Students at the Chinese Chess Challenge "1K VS AI" Battle Day at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai. 1000 students play against Chinese chess artificial intelligence (AI) systems to compete for the championships of the primary and secondary categories and attempt to set a world record for "The Most People Battling Against an Artificial Intelligence Chinese Chess System on the Spot Simultaneously". Photo: David Wong

SCMP Tech reporter Zen Soo speaks with her Beijing-based colleague on the AI/tech beat, Meng Jing, who was inspired by covering the famous Alpha Go contest to use AI apps to find a way to get her newborn baby to sleep. Listen in as the two unpack and analyse their experiences in using AI in their lives, the limitations of what it's doing in China and what people are expecting as this technology develops.

Read Meng Jing’s story: Help me, AI! My baby can’t sleep

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Zen Soo

Zen Soo

Zen Soo worked at the Post from 2015 until 2019. She covered China technology, in particular e-commerce, online to offline and mobile payments. She also wrote about Southeast Asian tech companies.

Meng Jing

Meng Jing

Based in Beijing, Jing covers the China tech scene for the Post. She writes a lot about artificial intelligence, robots and machines, but she cares more about people.