Launched in 2006, Baidu Baike gained popularity partly because access to Wikipedia was unreliable and eventually blocked in China.

‘Obvious gaps’ exist in the code-writing and operative abilities between domestic and first-class foreign models, an assessment by Tsinghua University found.

Chinese regulatory authorities had ordered the removal of those two apps over national security concerns, according to Apple.

The World Health Organisation is providing basic health information through a humanlike avatar, but the AI-driven bot does not always know what it is talking about.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced changes to Google’s workplace teams structure, saying the moves will help the company develop AI products and services faster and more efficiently.

Baichuan, Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI and MiniMax are amassing billions of yuan of funding from domestic tech giants, venture capitalists and state-backed investors.

Lenovo has been strengthening its focus on AI amid a broader trend in the global PC industry to integrate the fast-developing technology into various products and services.

The first global standards specifically covering GenAI and LLM released on Tuesday are a joint effort between Ant Group, Baidu, Tencent, OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia and others.

Microsoft will invest US$1.5 billion in the UAE’s top artificial intelligence firm, G42, after the Abu Dhabi-based company worked out an unusual deal with the US government to end any cooperation with China.

Hong Kong think tank says annual water use by Chinese data facilities – almost half of which are in dry regions – could more than double by 2030, while AI chatbots ‘drink staggering amounts of water’ to cool themselves down.

Richard Liu Qiangdong’s avatar is expected to host more live-streaming shows in the future, as JD.com touted that its AI-powered virtual streamers cover more than 4,000 brands.

The company’s latest AI push could fuel further debate on whether China can continue relying on open-source development, instead of bolstering its own tech ecosystem.

InnoEX and the spring edition of the Hong Kong Electronics Fair bring together 3,000 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions.

Generative AI may be the largest technological transformation since cloud computing or even the internet, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy writes in an annual shareholder letter.

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, most of the top 30 investors that invested in Chinese unicorns are based within the country.

Intel debuted a new version of its artificial intelligence chip on Tuesday, while Google revealed the details of a new version of its data-centre artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based based central processor.

The competition among Chinese artificial intelligence chatbots is heating up, with Moonshot AI overtaking Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen and closing in on market leader Ernie Bot from Baidu, according to new data

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said artificial intelligence (AI) would be smarter than the smartest human probably by next year, or by 2026, adding that AI development was constrained by the availability of electricity.

Lenovo and JD.com have renewed their partnership with a mission to drive sales of new AI-powered devices, including enterprise servers, in the world’s second-largest economy.

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options.

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai said US chip export restrictions to China have ‘definitely affected’ mainland tech firms, including the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing business.

OpenAI’s chief operating officer Brad Lightcap said there are 600,000 people signed up to use ChatGPT Enterprise, up from 150,000 in January.

New AI text-to-video tools like Sora, from ChatGPT owner OpenAI, create detailed film clips from user prompts, putting at risk the jobs of actors, writers, animators and many more in the industry.

The US and Britain on Monday announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions.

Panel discussion at Boao Forum in Hainan hears there is widespread belief in the industry that China is lagging behind on generative AI

The capital infusion brings Amazon’s total investment in Anthropic, whose other investors include Google, to US$4 billion.