Tencent founder Pony Ma Huateng seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018 in Shanghai in this file photo taken September 17, 2018. Photo: AFP
Tencent boss Pony Ma promotes ‘tech for good’ at Shanghai AI conference as China Big Tech incurs Beijing’s wrath
- Ma spoke about his company’s collaboration with the National Astronomical Observatory to search for new stars, and he repeated the slogan ‘tech for good’
- Ma’s appearance at the AI event, even if only via audio, could be a signal that he is in Beijing’s good graces
Tencent founder Pony Ma Huateng seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018 in Shanghai in this file photo taken September 17, 2018. Photo: AFP
