A lawmaker in China’s financial hub of Shanghai has called for the lifting of strict internet controls in free-trade zones, financial districts and universities to help support AI development and attract foreign investment and talent. Mao Xiangdong, vice-president of the Shanghai Institute of Technology and a member of the standing committee of the city’s people’s…
Shi Yuxiang is eager to find out what the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology has to offer in video-making. But with OpenAI’s long-awaited Sora video generation tool launching only earlier this month, the 34-year-old entertainment industry professional from Beijing has been experimenting with a wide range of Chinese alternatives. “Whenever there’s a new product release,…
China’s financial centre Shanghai aims to expand into a medical artificial intelligence (AI) hub in the next two years, as the nation’s healthcare sector adopts the rapidly advancing technology to improve diagnoses and treatment. The city aims to establish itself as a “globally influential” centre for medical AI before 2027, the municipal government said earlier…
In a significant update, OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of ChatGPT on macOS, adding support for a variety of popular note-taking and coding applications, including Apple Notes and VSCode. This new functionality allows users to receive real-time assistance directly within their preferred apps, enhancing productivity and streamlining workflows. Key Highlights: ChatGPT Integration: Now compatible with…
An annual gathering of the world’s top minds in artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining wider attention as it emerges as the new battleground in the competition between the US and China, according to event attendees. The six-day Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, or NeurIPS, wrapped last week in Vancouver, Canada, and attracted more than…
While we wait for OpenAI’s next big thing — presumably ChatGPT’s GPT-5 model (or whatever it’s called) — we might get to see and use another big upgrade for genAI products. AI agents are programs that let you manage and control Mac or Windows apps using written ChatGPT prompts and voice. That’s the future of…
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OpenAI launched more integrations of ChatGPT with desktop apps on Apple devices Thursday (Dec. 19), saying these offerings will help users automate more of the work they do on desktops. The new additions include ChatGPT support for several coding and note-taking apps on macOS devices, the company said in a Thursday post on LinkedIn. OpenAI now offers expanded…
Apple is reportedly in talks with Chinese technology giants Tencent and ByteDance to integrate their artificial intelligence models into iPhones sold in China. This move comes amid the backdrop of Apple launching OpenAI’s ChatGPT within its devices, aiming to enhance its Siri voice assistant capabilities. With ChatGPT unavailable in China due to regulatory…
There are nearly two million apps on App Store. Now, Apple has revealed the most downloaded ones in the UK this year – and it seems iPhone users are shunning TikTok in favour of bargain shopping apps. Among the year’s success stories are fast fashion apps from China including Temu and Shein, along with the trendy ‘preloved marketplace’…