https://www.scmp.com/rss/515000/feed Latest news and updates on ChatGPT, a large language model conversational bot operated by Microsoft-backed OpenAI that is able to understand sophisticated questions and give surprisingly humanlike text responses, and other generative AI, including Baidu's Ernie Bot, and image generation software such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion and Dall-e 2. The articles focus on the implications of such technology, the challenges it could pose China’s censors, possible bans by educational institutions, AI... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chao Kong Chao Kong Since US President Donald Trump launched a tariff war against China during his first term in office, Washington has steadily expanded restrictions on Chinese access to advanced technologies, targeting semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, aerospace systems, supercomputers and a broad range of dual-use technologies. These export controls are aimed at slowing China’s rise in high-end manufacturing and frontier science. But Beijing’s rapid progress in a number of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3355495/china-team-drafts-comprehensive-sanctions-list-targeting-us-allies-63-tech-sectors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3355495/china-team-drafts-comprehensive-sanctions-list-targeting-us-allies-63-tech-sectors?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:05 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Graduation season comes with familiar spectacles: proud parents crowding school gymnasiums, students receiving diplomas that symbolise years of sacrifice and aspiration. Yet for teachers today, graduation evokes uneasiness. As I watched my students recently, I found myself... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3355274/todays-students-are-danger-graduating-without-learning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3355274/todays-students-are-danger-graduating-without-learning?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 May 2026 03:30:05 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang A new artificial intelligence voice model from Alibaba Group Holding has beaten out Western rivals OpenAI and xAI on a major global benchmark, underscoring its technical edge in capturing complex Chinese dialects and accents. Fun-Realtime-TTS-Preview, developed by Alibaba’s Tongyi Lab, has secured the fifth spot on the Artificial Analysis Speech Arena leaderboard with a score of 1,190. It was the only Chinese-engineered voice system in the global top five. Alibaba owns the South China Morning... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3355316/alibaba-ai-voice-model-cracks-top-5-globally-outperforming-us-rivals-regional-accents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3355316/alibaba-ai-voice-model-cracks-top-5-globally-outperforming-us-rivals-regional-accents?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 May 2026 11:00:05 +0000 Xinmei Shen,Vincent Chow Xinmei Shen,Vincent Chow Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company MiniMax says it recorded a fivefold surge in its global enterprise and developer client base over the past six months, highlighting the sharp expansion of its international footprint, even as the Hong Kong-listed firm grapples with widening financial losses. The number of clients and developers using MiniMax recently surpassed 1 million, up from about 200,000 half a year ago, co-founder and president Yun Yeyi said at the UBS Asian Investment... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3355156/chinas-minimax-records-1-million-client-base-fivefold-growth-half-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3355156/chinas-minimax-records-1-million-client-base-fivefold-growth-half-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:05 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Alibaba Group Holding’s latest artificial intelligence model has clinched a top-tier spot on a major global coding leaderboard, making the Chinese technology giant the only developer other than Anthropic to break into the ranking’s top five spots. Qwen3.7-Max, Alibaba’s latest AI model, scored 1,541 on the Code Arena ranking to claim the fourth spot globally, placing it ahead of rival models from OpenAI and Google. The other four spots in the top five were held by various iterations of Claude... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3355039/alibabas-new-ai-model-scores-higher-openai-google-rivals-coding-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3355039/alibabas-new-ai-model-scores-higher-openai-google-rivals-coding-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:15 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese short-video company Kuaishou Technology beat estimates with 33.7 billion yuan (US$5 billion) in revenue in the first quarter, driven by the rapid commercialisation of its flagship artificial intelligence video generator, Kling AI. Overall revenue grew 3.4 per cent, but Kling’s revenue surged more than 300 per cent to 650 million yuan in the period, the company said on Wednesday. “AI technologies continued to provide the momentum for our content prosperity, business growth and... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3355027/kuaishou-beats-estimates-kling-ai-video-generators-revenue-jumps-300?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3355027/kuaishou-beats-estimates-kling-ai-video-generators-revenue-jumps-300?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:09 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Films generated by ByteDance’s AI technology made headlines at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, as the TikTok owner accelerates efforts to commercialise its flagship Seedance 2.0 model. Two short films, The Golden Tomb Seeker and Series Tower, created by Chinese platform Chushou AI using Seedance 2.0, were among 21 works selected from more than 1,000 submissions spanning 120 countries at Marché du Film, the business hub of the festival. But what drew most industry attention was Hell Grind, a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3354800/bytedance-ai-films-shake-cannes-tiktok-owner-challenges-hollywood-norms-budgets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3354800/bytedance-ai-films-shake-cannes-tiktok-owner-challenges-hollywood-norms-budgets?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2026 14:30:05 +0000 Wency Chen Wency Chen On the first leg of his four-day China visit, Pakistan’s prime minister – famed for “Sharif speed”, a term describing his swift execution of development projects – met his match in a leading AI tool. Shehbaz Sharif, keen on accelerating his nation’s digital economy with the help of Chinese firms, issued a surprise request during his visit to Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou on Sunday afternoon. “I want a comprehensive strategic agreement,” Sharif challenged Joe Tsai, Alibaba Group chairman,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3354778/alibabas-qwen-catches-sharif-speed-help-forge-pakistan-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3354778/alibabas-qwen-catches-sharif-speed-help-forge-pakistan-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 May 2026 11:30:05 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek’s latest flagship model has been ranked as one of the world’s best on an intelligence-per-dollar basis, far exceeding those from US heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic in cost-efficiency after a 75 per cent promotional price cut was made permanent. The Hangzhou-based start-up announced the permanent price cut for its V4 Pro model on Saturday, a month after it released the long-awaited V4 generation, which comprises the flagship V4 Pro model and its... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3354668/deepseek-v4-pro-tops-global-bang-buck-ranking-after-75-price-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3354668/deepseek-v4-pro-tops-global-bang-buck-ranking-after-75-price-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:10 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Graduates of Hong Kong’s largest vocational training institution have largely avoided the negative effects of AI and could reap more internship opportunities from a coming megaproject, the body’s new leader has said. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, newly appointed Vocational Training Council (VTC) chairman Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung also vowed to review the courses to align them with emerging job opportunities. The government earlier revealed that entry-level jobs for university... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354552/graduates-top-vocational-school-spared-brunt-ai-impact-new-chairman-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3354552/graduates-top-vocational-school-spared-brunt-ai-impact-new-chairman-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow For years, Liu Wei was synonymous with Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings’ artificial intelligence efforts. A distinguished scientist at the Shenzhen-based company, Liu was also head of its Hunyuan team, the firm’s foundational model development unit for the generative AI era. But in late 2024, Liu’s departure from Tencent after more than eight years sparked immediate speculation as to why he left. Hunyuan was introduced only a year earlier – so why did Liu suddenly quit one of China’s most... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3354394/china-losing-llm-race-it-can-still-win-ai-ex-tencent-ai-lead-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3354394/china-losing-llm-race-it-can-still-win-ai-ex-tencent-ai-lead-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2026 01:00:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography. Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were both arrested on Tuesday for generating sexually explicit AI content that drew millions of views online, according to criminal complaints. The men – who do not appear to be connected – are among the earliest defendants to face charges... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354432/2-men-charged-creating-ai-generated-porn-under-new-law-targeting-deepfakes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354432/2-men-charged-creating-ai-generated-porn-under-new-law-targeting-deepfakes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 May 2026 20:08:23 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast warned that allowing American tech firms to chase business in China could make the US the ultimate “loser”, in remarks that followed US President Donald Trump’s return from Beijing, where artificial intelligence (AI) was discussed. “There’s a reason that we don’t sell Lockheed F-35s [or] F-22s to China and beyond that, to Russia, Iran and North Korea,” Mast told a discussion in Washington on Tuesday, referring to the American fighter jets. “The... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3354153/us-house-foreign-affairs-chair-warns-ai-sales-china-could-make-america-loser?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/economy-trade-business/article/3354153/us-house-foreign-affairs-chair-warns-ai-sales-china-could-make-america-loser?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 22:25:01 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Alibaba Group Holding has teased preview versions of its next flagship artificial intelligence model, as the tech giant sharpens its AI operations and ramps up spending. The new model previews, the Qwen3.7-Max-Preview and the Qwen3.7-Plus-Preview, ranked 13th globally in text capabilities and 16th in vision capabilities, respectively, benchmark firm LM Arena said on Tuesday. The versions overtake other Chinese AI labs in several areas, making them the top Chinese AI models of the moment, based... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3354087/alibaba-teases-new-qwen-previews-highest-ranking-chinese-ai-models-arena?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3354087/alibaba-teases-new-qwen-previews-highest-ranking-chinese-ai-models-arena?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 08:31:45 +0000 Coco Feng,Ben Jiang Coco Feng,Ben Jiang Moonshot AI, the Chinese AI unicorn behind the popular Kimi chatbot, has informed shareholders that it intends to dismantle its offshore structure to pave the way for an initial public offering, likely in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based start-up, with assets held by a Cayman Islands parent company, has proposed a plan to remove its variable interest entity (VIE) structure. The company sought feedback from investors this week, the two sources said,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3354078/chinas-moonshot-ai-moves-unwind-offshore-structure-ipo-pursuit-sources?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3354078/chinas-moonshot-ai-moves-unwind-offshore-structure-ipo-pursuit-sources?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 07:35:47 +0000 Stephen Chen Stephen Chen A study from Tsinghua University has opened a new front in the global technology race by asking a question that may have profound implications for industrial powers. When commanding an artificial intelligence (AI) model to, say, design a better aircraft, does it matter whether you speak to it in English or Chinese? The answer, according to the research published in China’s top aviation journal Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica on April 27, is mixed: Chinese may have an intrinsic advantage... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3353513/will-chinese-become-king-language-commanding-ai-engineering-tasks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3353513/will-chinese-become-king-language-commanding-ai-engineering-tasks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters A ⁠US jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world’s richest person for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to benefit humanity. In a unanimous verdict, the jury in Oakland, California, federal court said Musk brought his case too late. The jury deliberated less than two hours. The three-week trial had widely been seen as a critical moment for the future of OpenAI and artificial... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354020/jury-rules-against-elon-musk-his-feud-openai-saying-he-filed-his-lawsuit-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354020/jury-rules-against-elon-musk-his-feud-openai-saying-he-filed-his-lawsuit-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 18:19:44 +0000 Eunice Xu Eunice Xu For years, mobile carriers have billed users by the gigabyte. Now, China’s telecoms giants are seeking to monetise the artificial intelligence boom by introducing a new unit of measurement to monthly bills: the AI token. On Sunday, China Telecom unveiled nationwide, token-based pricing packages aimed at a range of customers – from casual users to developers and businesses – according to information listed on the company’s app. Consumer packages, tailored for everyday tasks, start at 9.9 yuan... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353954/forget-cellular-data-chinas-telecoms-giants-are-selling-ai-token-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3353954/forget-cellular-data-chinas-telecoms-giants-are-selling-ai-token-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 08:09:08 +0000 David D. Lee David D. Lee The young woman in the stands simply sighed, turned her head and sat there, looking impossibly composed, while 15 million strangers fell briefly in love with someone who had never existed. She was, according to the caption accompanying one of many posts, “the average Korean woman”. Her admirers quickly crowned her a “baseball goddess”, analysing her every feature with the forensic enthusiasm reserved for internet obsessions, as the five-second clip went viral across South Korea’s online... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353740/reality-deficit-how-south-korea-lost-plot-ai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353740/reality-deficit-how-south-korea-lost-plot-ai?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 May 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Kolette Lim Kolette Lim Even as Singapore positions itself at the frontier of AI technology, human intelligence still remains critical, according to the city state’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan. “We should beware of just trying to throw every problem, and every step in a solution, at a large-language model (LLM),” he said on Saturday at the AI Engineer conference, referring to deep-learning technology behind generative AI services such as ChatGPT. Balakrishnan warned against discarding traditional AI models... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353807/singapore-minister-reveals-why-human-touch-still-important-ai-era?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3353807/singapore-minister-reveals-why-human-touch-still-important-ai-era?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 May 2026 07:04:09 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Alibaba Group Holding expects its annualised recurring revenue from AI models and applications to hit 30 billion yuan (US$4.42 billion) by the year’s end, as the company ramps up its AI commitment. AI products are projected to generate more than 50 per cent of Alibaba’s cloud-computing revenue within the next year, as the tech giant looks to step up its AI monetisation efforts. Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu Yongming said the company was likely to “overshoot” the original capital-expenditure target of 380... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353451/alibaba-ai-revenue-logs-triple-digit-growth-11th-quarter-amid-strategic-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353451/alibaba-ai-revenue-logs-triple-digit-growth-11th-quarter-amid-strategic-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 10:57:52 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The widow of a man killed in last year’s mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot for giving advice on how to carry out the rampage. The lawsuit comes after state authorities disclosed that ChatGPT gave information to the shooter about what time and location would maximise victims on campus, as well as the type of gun and ammunition to use. Authorities say he was also told that an attack can get more media... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353194/lawsuit-blames-chatgpt-maker-openai-helping-plan-florida-university-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353194/lawsuit-blames-chatgpt-maker-openai-helping-plan-florida-university-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 19:50:48 +0000 Yeon Woo Lee Yeon Woo Lee China wants artificial intelligence to become a new engine of growth, powering everything from factory upgrades to scientific discovery. But outside the country’s technology hubs, the economic benefits promised by AI may be harder to realise. Recent studies suggest that AI will widen regional divides. Big cities with deep pools of talent, capital and innovative firms are best placed to adopt the technology, while smaller cities and rural areas may struggle to keep up. According to analysts, the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352918/chinas-ai-drive-seen-widening-wealth-gap-testing-common-prosperity-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352918/chinas-ai-drive-seen-widening-wealth-gap-testing-common-prosperity-push?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:09 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin At a New York City ballroom late last month, a crowd of hi-tech luminaries gathered at an honours ceremony. The biggest draw for the assembled tech geniuses was Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, the superstar head of one of the world’s most valuable companies, set to receive the night’s top award. In some ways, engineers have been at the centre of every industrial revolution, Huang told the crowd, from steam to electricity to information technology. But this one, artificial intelligence (AI), will be... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352950/china-and-us-ai-revolution-race-tech-rivals-battle-global-supremacy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352950/china-and-us-ai-revolution-race-tech-rivals-battle-global-supremacy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 14:01:56 +0000 Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar The first Monday of May has passed, but the Met Gala fever isn’t calming down any time soon. The high-profile event brought together the most prominent names in fashion, entertainment, business and Big Tech in support of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s “Costume Art” exhibition. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, served as honorary chairs and lead sponsors for the event, reportedly contributing US$10 million. Their involvement caused major... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3352899/meet-charles-porch-openais-vp-global-creative-partnerships-who-went-met-gala?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3352899/meet-charles-porch-openais-vp-global-creative-partnerships-who-went-met-gala?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:12 +0000 Reuters Reuters Paris’ public prosecutor has opened ⁠a judicial ⁠investigation into Elon ⁠Musk’s X social media platform, a new step in an investigation over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The latest legal development puts investigating judges in charge of the probe and follows tech billionaire Musk’s failure to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning. The public prosecutor is requesting that judges place ⁠X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp and xAI, as... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352817/french-prosecutors-seek-charges-against-elon-musk-and-x-over-child-sexual-abuse-images?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352817/french-prosecutors-seek-charges-against-elon-musk-and-x-over-child-sexual-abuse-images?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 19:28:52 +0000 Minxiao Chang,Coco Feng Minxiao Chang,Coco Feng Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has raised about US$2 billion in a new funding round, boosting its valuation to more than US$20 billion as it navigates Beijing’s new listing rules for companies registered overseas. The funding was led by Long-Z Investments, Meituan’s venture arm, and involved China Mobile. Over the past six months, Moonshot had raised a total of US$3.9 billion, according to a statement by the deal’s financial adviser HF Capital on Thursday. The Beijing-based... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352751/kimi-developer-moonshot-ai-valued-us20b-it-navigates-chinas-new-ipo-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3352751/kimi-developer-moonshot-ai-valued-us20b-it-navigates-chinas-new-ipo-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 10:27:37 +0000 Ben Young Ben Young For ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), health and wellness has evolved past yearly doctor’s appointments into a live, data-driven system powered by AI and medical-grade wearables. According to Duncan Yu, general manager (Asia) of consumer electronics company Withings, UHNWI health has shifted from reactive treatment to a proactive, data-driven and highly personalised model of monitoring and health management. At the centre of this shift is an infrastructure of AI-powered devices that... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352694/ai-powered-wearables-revolutionise-health-ultra-wealthy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352694/ai-powered-wearables-revolutionise-health-ultra-wealthy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 07:49:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ⁠said on ⁠Tuesday that fake images ⁠of her generated by artificial intelligence were circulating online, warning that such false photos could deceive the public and target people unable to defend themselves. Meloni said ‌in a statement that several fake photos of her had been created with AI and passed off as real by political opponents. She posted one such image appearing to show her sitting on a bed wearing underwear. ⁠The original post included outraged... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352540/italy-pm-meloni-warns-over-ai-deepfakes-after-false-photos-her-circulate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352540/italy-pm-meloni-warns-over-ai-deepfakes-after-false-photos-her-circulate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 18:25:58 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang AI skills are becoming a clear salary advantage for Singapore’s software engineers, with those who have such capabilities earning up to 25 per cent more than their peers, according to a new salary report by NodeFlair. The Singapore-based tech talent platform said its findings came from more than 230,000 verified data points and showed software engineers with AI expertise commanded a 13 to 25 per cent pay premium across experience levels. That marks a shift from 2024, when rising demand for AI... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3352246/singapore-software-engineers-ai-skills-earn-25-more-no-longer-nice-have?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3352246/singapore-software-engineers-ai-skills-earn-25-more-no-longer-nice-have?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:16 +0000 dpa dpa This pain cannot simply be a bout of side stitches. And what does the strange tingling in your fingers mean? Just a few clicks away on the internet await possible explanations for your symptoms, some of which can be very alarming. So now you are really worried. This is a case of what has become known as cyberchondria. It is not a formal diagnosis, but an unfounded fear of, or heightened attention to, serious physical illnesses based on perusal of internet content, explains Dr Heiko Graf,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3351795/if-googling-your-symptoms-puts-you-anxiety-spiral-you-could-have-cyberchondria?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3351795/if-googling-your-symptoms-puts-you-anxiety-spiral-you-could-have-cyberchondria?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Yeon Woo Lee Yeon Woo Lee Vigloo, a South Korean micro drama production company, has gone all-in on artificial intelligence this year, betting that automation can fundamentally reshape how content is made. The company has begun spending roughly 30 per cent of its budget on AI-driven workflows, and the change is already having a dramatic impact. It can now produce a show in just one month rather than three, and at one-fifth of the cost. That is not only allowing Vigloo to release far more shows, but also to experiment... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352019/how-china-using-ai-and-state-funding-transform-micro-drama-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352019/how-china-using-ai-and-state-funding-transform-micro-drama-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:12 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim China has built a state-driven campaign to harvest American data and weaponise it as a strategic asset that could prove critical in a conflict with the US, including over Taiwan, a key advisory committee to the US Congress heard. Experts told the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Thursday that Washington was falling short in countering Beijing’s data-collection drive, one that could have far-reaching implications for American society and the economy, as well as US wartime... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/apps-autos-chinas-data-reach-sparks-us-espionage-and-sabotage-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/apps-autos-chinas-data-reach-sparks-us-espionage-and-sabotage-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:05:19 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has added multimodal capabilities to its flagship chatbot for the first time – meaning that it can process images and video in addition to text – bringing it in line with rivals that already offer the function. The limited release to select users comes just days after the Hangzhou-based company released its new flagship model V4, which was followed by extensive price cuts. According to DeepSeek multimodal team leader Chen Xiaokang, who made the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351892/whale-can-now-see-deepseek-adds-ai-vision-major-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351892/whale-can-now-see-deepseek-adds-ai-vision-major-move?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang DeepSeek has slashed prices on its artificial intelligence models, including its latest V4 which now costs 97 per cent less than OpenAI products, potentially triggering a price war in the highly competitive AI market. DeepSeek said on Sunday that it would reduce prices for “input cache hits” – where previously processed context was reused – for application programming interface (API) users to one-tenth of the original level, bringing the minimum input cost down to about US$0.14 per million... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351595/chinas-deepseek-prices-new-v4-ai-model-97-below-openais-gpt-55?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3351595/chinas-deepseek-prices-new-v4-ai-model-97-below-openais-gpt-55?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters The bitter legal fight between Elon Musk ⁠and the leadingAIe firm, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, may come down ⁠to a few pages in one executive’s personal diary. “This is the only chance we have to get out from Elon,” wrote Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and a co-founder, in the autumn of 2017. “Is he the ‘glorious leader’ that I would pick?” Brockman’s diary entry is part of the thousands of pages of internal documents revealed in court since Musk, one of the original co-founders of OpenAI,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351600/elon-musks-trial-against-sam-altman-reveals-power-struggle-openai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351600/elon-musks-trial-against-sam-altman-reveals-power-struggle-openai?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:12:32 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma DeepSeek is touting its ultra-low charges for models unveiled last week, stoking price competition as China challenges the United States in artificial intelligence (AI). Developers are being offered 75 per cent discounts on the newly released DeepSeek V4 Pro. Fees for input cache hits across the Hangzhou-based company’s AI platforms have also been slashed to 10 per cent of the original price. That provides a cost saving for users who frequently make similar or repeat requests. The V4 Pro and the... https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/big-tech/article/3351567/deepseek-takes-step-away-nvidia-amid-export-curbs-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/big-tech/article/3351567/deepseek-takes-step-away-nvidia-amid-export-curbs-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:07:47 +0000 Lizzi C. Lee Lizzi C. Lee The idea of a token economy is gaining traction. The concept is still nascent, loosely defined and easy to dismiss as just another piece of artificial intelligence jargon. It is no surprise Chinese policymakers are quick to jump on the bandwagon. But in the Chinese context, there is a more concrete policy logic that deserves attention. It reflects an emerging attempt to reframe how energy, infrastructure and digital services interact, and in doing so, how China positions itself in the next phase... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3350766/chinas-ai-token-drive-really-about-upgrading-inland-economies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3350766/chinas-ai-token-drive-really-about-upgrading-inland-economies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:30:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has apologised to a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was “deeply sorry” the company did not tell police about the killer’s troubling ChatGPT account. OpenAI had banned an account linked to Jesse Van Rootselaar in June 2025, eight months before the 18-year-old woman killed eight people at her home and a school in the tiny British Columbia mining town of Tumbler Ridge. The account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351391/openais-sam-altman-apologises-canada-town-not-reporting-mass-shooter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3351391/openais-sam-altman-apologises-canada-town-not-reporting-mass-shooter?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:20:25 +0000 Minxiao Chang,Coco Feng Minxiao Chang,Coco Feng The administration of Donald Trump has threatened action to shield the US artificial intelligence industry from being “distilled” by Chinese rivals, in a move analysts say could weed out weaker players in China’s AI sector within a year. In a memo released on Thursday, Michael Kratsios, the science and technology adviser to the US president, warned that “surreptitious, unauthorised distillation campaigns” were enabling foreign entities – mainly in China – to release models that appear to match... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351359/us-crackdown-threat-could-shake-out-chinas-distillation-ai-copycats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351359/us-crackdown-threat-could-shake-out-chinas-distillation-ai-copycats?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:08 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao Chinese chipmakers rallied on Friday while artificial intelligence application firms retreated, as investors rotated into semiconductor stocks on expectations of stronger demand for computing power following a new model release by start-up DeepSeek. Shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp rose 10 per cent by the close in Hong Kong, while Hua Hong Semiconductor surged 15 per cent, extending a broader rally among mainland chipmakers. In contrast, several AI application developers... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3351328/investors-rotate-chinas-chipmakers-deepseek-intensifies-ai-competition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3351328/investors-rotate-chinas-chipmakers-deepseek-intensifies-ai-competition?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:03:43 +0000 Vincent Chow,Wency Chen Vincent Chow,Wency Chen DeepSeek has finally released its much-anticipated next-generation foundational artificial intelligence model, the open-source V4, which it said was competitive with leading US closed-source models from the likes of OpenAI and Google DeepMind. The Hangzhou-based AI start-up released two versions of the model on Friday, with the V4-pro model boasting 1.6 trillion parameters, making it the company’s biggest-ever model by that metric, while the smaller V4-flash model has 284 billion parameters. A... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3351239/deepseek-releases-next-gen-ai-model-world-leading-efficiency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3351239/deepseek-releases-next-gen-ai-model-world-leading-efficiency?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:25:33 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang As Chinese artificial intelligence companies continue to push for the adoption of their flagship models overseas, they have taken on a new role as a key source of so-called “token exports” to the global market. Chinese AI models accounted for four of the top 10 models in terms of token consumption on popular AI model marketplace OpenRouter from March 18 to April 18, highlighting their growing visibility in global developer usage of AI systems. Domestic token demand has been surging at an... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351011/can-token-exports-give-china-edge-ai-era?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3351011/can-token-exports-give-china-edge-ai-era?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Minxiao Chang Minxiao Chang Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has released its latest open-source flagship model, Kimi K2.6, as domestic tech giants including Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent issued a consensus to promote open source, even as some continue to invest in closed systems. The move highlights the varied business strategies of Chinese AI companies, as differences in growth and maturity shape their commitment to open source. Unveiled on Monday, Kimi K2.6 brings upgrades in long-horizon coding,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350887/moonshot-ai-releases-flagship-model-open-source-push-continues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350887/moonshot-ai-releases-flagship-model-open-source-push-continues?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Elon Musk did not appear on Monday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had summoned the American tech billionaire over a probe into his social media platform X and AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors said they had “taken note of the absence of the first people summoned”, without mentioning Musk’s name. The billionaire had dubbed the French authorities “retards” weeks earlier in a French-language X post. “The presence or absence [of the people summoned] is not an obstacle to continuing... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3350781/elon-musk-summoned-france-show-over-deepfakes-x-grok-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3350781/elon-musk-summoned-france-show-over-deepfakes-x-grok-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:52:19 +0000 Kai-Lung Hui Kai-Lung Hui Generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered by large language models presents a significant breakthrough. For the first time, humans are communicating with computers using language instructions. This has enabled the use of AI agents to perform intelligent tasks involving some degree of advanced reasoning and complex logic. Vibe coding – the use of AI for programming and software development by lay persons – empowers end-user application deployments. One-person companies using AI agents to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3350030/ai-advancing-now-its-humans-redefine-their-worth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3350030/ai-advancing-now-its-humans-redefine-their-worth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:30:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul, an unmistakable sign that a shaman is near – although in this case the mystic is a robot powered by artificial intelligence. Many South Koreans still place great value in shamanic traditions, which purport to divine a person’s future based on the day and time they were born. Practitioners, known as mudang, wear long, colourful robes and perform dances and chants to commune with the gods – sometimes even walking on sharp blades... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3350556/south-koreas-ai-shamans-foretell-new-take-old-tradition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3350556/south-koreas-ai-shamans-foretell-new-take-old-tradition?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:20:27 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Trump administration and Anthropic’s CEO on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and the artificial intelligence firm over how that company’s models should be used. The meeting between CEO Dario Amodei and White House staff, which took place amid growing ‌fears the AI start-up’s latest model will supercharge cyberattacks, suggests the two sides might be on a path to rebuilding trust. The Trump administration, central... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350546/white-house-and-anthropic-ceo-discuss-working-together-amid-mythos-ai-fears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350546/white-house-and-anthropic-ceo-discuss-working-together-amid-mythos-ai-fears?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:17:51 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin At a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, lawmakers and experts accused China of buying “what they can” and stealing “what they cannot” in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, while warning the United States’ immigration and research policies could be hindering innovation necessary to stay ahead. “The pattern is clear. China is dependent on our tech stack to continue their AI development. China is willing to buy what they can, and steal what they cannot, to advance their... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350380/china-willing-buy-or-steal-us-tech-get-ahead-ai-race-congress-told?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350380/china-willing-buy-or-steal-us-tech-get-ahead-ai-race-congress-told?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:26:36 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang A wave of companies, from the start-up launched by artificial intelligence “godmother” Li Fei-Fei to the largest Chinese tech firms, are racing to introduce their latest approaches to world models – an emerging field aimed at extending AI beyond language processing to learning from and comprehending physical reality. Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday unveiled Happy Oyster, which it called an open-ended world model designed for real-time and “flowy” virtual world creation and interaction,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350351/chinese-tech-giants-ai-godmother-li-fei-fei-race-seize-edge-world-models?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350351/chinese-tech-giants-ai-godmother-li-fei-fei-race-seize-edge-world-models?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:14 +0000