The race between the US and China to dominate the world’s artificial intelligence industry has become “complex and challenging to forecast”, according to ChatGPT creator OpenAI. “The US continues to lead on model capabilities, and US models also have maintained a meaningful lead in science and more complex reasoning,” said the post written by OpenAI’s…
Hong Kong’s leading think tank has called for a centralised platform for artificial intelligence in schools, revealing that while 95 per cent of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk. Our Hong Kong Foundation on Tuesday also said a…
Dog and cat plushies powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help double sales this year, manufacturers at Asia’s largest toy fair in Hong Kong have said, while some buyers have expressed concerns about using the technology in play items for children. These hi-tech dolls were among the highlights at the 52nd edition of the Hong…
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek unveiled a groundbreaking training method, “Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections,” potentially slashing AI development costs. This innovation challenges the notion that advanced AI necessitates massive computing power, following their previous success with the R1 model. The breakthrough intensifies industry debates on scaling AI, with expectations high for DeepSeek’s next model release. Chinese AI startup…
Funds raised in Hong Kong reached nearly HK$275 billion (US$35.4 billion) from 106 initial public offerings (IPO) as of December 12, helping the city become the world’s top listing venue, the stock exchange operator said in a year-end review. “2025 has been a year of momentum – global investors returned with conviction, and innovation from…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest stories about AI developments in China this year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough could alter China’s ‘national fate’ in US tech war DeepSeek, extolled by some as the “biggest dark horse” in the open-source large language…
Hong Kong and mainland China are set to see more corporate restructuring and liquidation in commercial real estate, restaurants and retail shops in 2026 due to the weak economy and changes in consumer behaviour, according to veteran liquidator Derek Lai Kar-yan. The challenging economic environment, however, provides opportunities for experts like Lai, 60, who is…
https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HPCNB_20251215.mp3 Warmest December greetings! AI technology and its correlated impacts splashed around the world last week, here’s a fast (10:52) review of new developments, including: – Nvidia H200 exports to China – H20, H200 and Chinese AI chips: how do they stack up? – Few fast GPUs vs. many slow GPUs – China’s power…
China’s artificial intelligence still needs to improve in six aspects, from ecosystem to funding, but the emergence of DeepSeek has significantly boosted the sector’s confidence in overcoming US restrictions, according to a mainland venture capital firm. China and the US were the two top players in global AI development, with the former leading in humanoid…
Nvidia’s data focused on what are known as mixture-of-expert AI models. Nvidia has refuted a report which claimed that the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is utilising smuggled Blackwell chips to develop its upcoming AI model. DeepSeek drew attention in January this year when it launched the R1 AI model which, the company claimed,…