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 developed large language model into a broader strategy.
“I hope the [institute’s] first meeting can start in April or May,” Choi told the South China Morning Post. “It will mainly focus on facilitating the full research and development [R&D] chain – moving from upstream academic research to midstream and downstream transformation into practical industrial applications.”
Authorities earlier appointed a 14-member board of directors to the institute, with Professor Harry Shum Heung-yeung as chairman and Hendrick Sin as his deputy.
