https://www.scmp.com/rss/523469/feed The latest news and top stories on Harry Shum Heung-yeung, a distinguished computer scientist with extensive experience in artificial intelligence. Formerly executive vice president of AI & research at Microsoft, he led the company’s overall AI strategy, R&D efforts and oversaw Microsoft Research. His career at Microsoft, spanning nearly 24 years, also included significant contributions to computer vision, computer graphics and the development of the Bing search engine. He is an elected Fellow... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Oscar Liu Oscar Liu A new research institute in Hong Kong is set to ramp up efforts to develop “AI for all” as early as this month, mapping out a strategy to strengthen the government’s capabilities while ensuring all residents and sectors benefit from the technology, a senior official has said. Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi Kit-ming said one of the priorities of the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute would be to integrate a locally... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3349304/new-research-institute-ramp-efforts-hong-kong-pursues-ai-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3349304/new-research-institute-ramp-efforts-hong-kong-pursues-ai-all?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:30:09 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung A Hong Kong university establishing the city’s third medical school has pledged to commit more than HK$7 billion (US$899 million) to the project and has already recruited six clinical professors, including a former head of an Australian institution. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Wednesday provided further details of its development plan, a day after the government revealed that the institution had been chosen to run the new medical school for its clear strategic... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333386/hkust-pledges-invest-more-hk7-billion-third-medical-school-project?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333386/hkust-pledges-invest-more-hk7-billion-third-medical-school-project?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:32:55 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China has significantly closed the gap with the US in artificial intelligence development, but remains years behind in cutting-edge semiconductors, according to analysts at investment group Citic CLSA. The China-US AI gap has narrowed to around three months from more than a year, thanks in part to the influx of AI talent, fast technology iteration and a boom in AI applications on the mainland, said Tony Zhang, head of China technology research at CLSA, in a media briefing on Tuesday. While... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3324931/china-narrows-ai-development-gap-us-remains-behind-advanced-chips-clsa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3324931/china-narrows-ai-development-gap-us-remains-behind-advanced-chips-clsa?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:00:12 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen China still lags behind the US in artificial intelligence (AI) chips, but the country is rapidly catching up in algorithms amid an intense technological race between the world’s two largest economies, according to renowned computer scientist Harry Shum Heung-yeung. AI competition encompassed three key aspects: chips, algorithms, and applications – and the US was “clearly” still “far ahead” in chip technology, said Shum, council chairman at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, at... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3316206/china-catching-us-algorithms-despite-chip-gap-says-former-microsoft-ai-head?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3316206/china-catching-us-algorithms-despite-chip-gap-says-former-microsoft-ai-head?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 23:00:13 +0000