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Artificial intelligence
News articles, analyses and commentary about machines that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving. This also covers chatbots, algorithms, consumer products and Big Data analysis that make use of AI.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Chinese pterosaur’s last meal feeds dino-sized diet debate

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Pterosaurs are an extinct group of flying reptiles that lived from the Late Triassic period to the end of the Cretaceous period around 66 million years ago. Image: Getty Images

Renowned mathematician Zhu Yongchang joins Tsinghua after 30 years in Hong Kong

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Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Photo: Shutterstock

How to stop US bunker busters? Chinese scientists have an idea

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US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites with GBU-57 bunker busters in June met with reportedly little resistance. Photo: AP

Chinese scientists develop low-cost cell therapy for cancer, asthma

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A 3D image of CAR T-cell therapy, showing molecular interaction between a T-cell or NK-cell and a tumour cell. Photo: Shutterstock

Chemotherapy can speed up cancer spread, Chinese study finds

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Team based in China also finds that the use of specific drugs in combination with chemotherapy could be used to inhibit this process in mice, with a clinical trial already under way in breast cancer patients. Photo: AP
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China has sought to position itself as a leader on AI governance. Image: Shutterstock
Global South

China could counter US tech curbs by engaging Global South on AI, analysts say

Meanwhile, America risks being ‘sidelined during a critical period’ as the international norms and rules around the technology are shaped.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must ensure it’s in the engine room financing future tech

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ByteDance

From TikTok to Huawei, Chinese tech giants flock to Arab tech hub Dubai

Asean

Southern China launches ‘AI super league’ to groom start-ups for Asean

Bordering Vietnam, Guangxi has long been a centre for cooperation with Southeast Asia, where AI demand is set to boom.

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong (second from right) attends the AI super league launch ceremony at Hong Kong’s Cyberport. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong science and tech

Hongkongers warned of legal liabilities ahead of ChatGPT-style AI tool launch

Technology minister Sun Dong labels artificial intelligence a ‘double-edged sword’ and warns of accountability for any illegal misuse.

The Philippines

Disinformation and deepfakes drive growing partisan divide in the Philippines

Experts say low digital literacy, high social media use and eroding trust make the Philippines fertile ground for fake political content.

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AI: Companies

How open-source AI is helping China win hearts and market share

China’s free-for-all AI models, developed by firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba, present a viable alternative to US closed-source systems.

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China’s open-source AI models are competing against closed systems from the likes of Google and OpenAI. Illustration: Henry Wong
Hong Kong weather

Are AI-based forecasts changing the way Hong Kong’s typhoon watchers work?

Post receives an exclusive tour of the Hong Kong Observatory’s ‘war room’ and hears how AI stacks up against traditional prediction models.

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AI: Companies

Nvidia CEO meets China’s commerce minister to discuss AI cooperation

In a meeting with Jensen Huang, Minister Wang Wentao says China’s doors are wide open for Nvidia and other multinational firms.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Chinese AI agent firms lag US, but seek to close gap amid OpenAI’s latest push

Chinese AI agent firms have ‘relatively weak’ digital infrastructure, and budgets have been impacted by the macro environment, says report.

AI agents are software applications designed to autonomously plan and complete tasks on behalf of users. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student warned AI porn case is ‘not closed’ despite formal apology

University of Hong Kong pledges to ‘cooperate with law enforcement, further review the case and take action when appropriate’, amid backlash.

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University of Hong Kong have stressed that the warning letter to the student and his formal apology does not mean the AI porn scandal case has been closed. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

New AI medical imaging ‘cuts X-ray radiation by 99%’: Hong Kong researchers

Development by the team at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology could also lead to cost savings and shorter hospital wait times.

Science

Warning of glut in AI computing centres as China readies for Nvidia H20’s return

Industry demands are changing and only about 30 per cent of the country’s intelligent computing capacity is being used.

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TSMC

Chipmaking giant TSMC raises 2025 sales forecast amid AI optimism

TSMC’s move underscores resilient demand for high-end chips from the likes of Nvidia, despite earlier doubts brought by China’s DeepSeek.

TSMC has raised its 2025 outlook on robust demand for AI chips. Photo: Reuters
Nvidia

AI for science, drug discovery to have ‘greatest impact’, says Nvidia’s Huang

Biology was created by nature and therefore harder to ‘manipulate’, Huang said at the China International Supply Chain Expo on Thursday.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang adjusts his glasses as he speaks during the opening of the China International Supply Chain Expo, in Beijing, July 16, 2025. Photo: AP
China Future Tech briefing

AI | Nvidia chip’s return stokes Chinese AI boom

US lifting of export ban on the tech giant’s H20 processors will boost DeepSeek and other Chinese tech firms’ development of AI tools.

Books and literature

Can AI authors really replace a human writer’s touch?

Staring into the abyss of AI-generated fiction and finding something both ‘hilarious and bleak’ staring right back.

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Nvidia

Nvidia CEO praises China’s open-source models as ‘very advanced’

DeepSeek’s models, Alibaba’s Qwen and Chinese start-up Moonshot’s Kimi are ‘the best open reasoning models in the world today’, says Huang.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang during a fireside chat at the China International Supply Chain Expo on Thursday. Photo: handout
Law

Legal Tales | Charting a course in AI seas: why barristers are still captains of legal ship

AI first mate is capable of charting voyages needed by the barrister but it cannot be given greater responsibility than the captain.

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ChatGPT and other generative AIs

Opinion | In a world swept up in AI hype, Hong Kong can be the voice of reason

Rather than competing in the global AI arms race, Hong Kong can serve as a model for selective, responsible adoption.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia, AMD to win market share in China as US eases export curbs

The return of Nvidia's H20 chip is set to increase foreign chip imports in China, where Huawei has been gaining ground, analysts say.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is surrounded by reporters after the opening ceremony ofthe China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
China technology

Opinion | China is the US’ target, but Trump’s chip policies miss the mark

Improvisation masquerading as strategy does nothing to strengthen the US and only makes trade negotiations more difficult.

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US President Donald Trump holds up a chart of “reciprocal tariffs” while speaking during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 2. Photo: Getty Images
IPO

MiniMax, the ‘world-class’ AI start-up lauded by Nvidia’s Huang, plans IPO

MiniMax aimed to raise between HK$4 billion and HK$5 billion, but its deal size and valuation could change depending on market conditions, Reuters said.

Jensen Huang

Video | Jensen Huang praises China AI progress

Huang says China’s open source AI was ‘giving every country’ ‘a chance to join the AI revolution’

Tesla

Baidu signs deal with Uber to deploy Apollo Go robotaxis in Asia, Middle East

This week, Tesla expanded the ‘geofence’ for its robotaxi pilot service in Austin, Texas, less than a month after its launch.

An aerial drone photo shows an Apollo Go autonomous-driving car during a road test in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, on July 4, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Education in Hong Kong

Many top scorers in Hong Kong DSE used AI to boost their preparations

At least nine out of 16 top students used software such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek, but stressed technology must be used judiciously, Post finds.

Students at Queen’s College receive their DSE results on Wednesday morning. Photo: Eugene Lee
Semiconductors

ASML shares tumble amid trade tensions and growth uncertainty

The company’s shares fell as much as 7.1 per cent, after it highlighted the threat of US tariffs for new systems and parts.

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Semiconductors

China’s open source AI is ‘a catalyst for global progress’, Jensen Huang says

China’s open source AI is a ‘catalyst for global progress’ that is ‘giving every country and industry a chance to join the AI revolution’, Huang says.

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