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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis corrects ‘almost everyone’ in America on China’s AI capability: They are not … |

4 months ago05 mins

In an intriguing viewpoint, Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, points out that China’s advancements in AI technology may be only a few months behind Western developments, challenging the prevailing notions in the US. While Chinese companies rapidly close the gap, Hassabis wonders if they can innovate groundbreaking technologies like the transformer architecture. Google DeepMind…

Opinion | Hong Kong is a natural bridge for UK’s improving ties with China

6 months ago03 mins

There are few truly global hubs in the world. London is one. New York is another. But neither of them connect East and West quite like Hong Kong. I visited the city last week as part of the inaugural UK Investment Conference and saw first-hand the energy and resilience that define this city. That makes…

China’s 996 workweek is knocking on America’s door: Is Silicon Valley falling for the 70-hour grind?

Cs news10 months ago010 mins

There was a time when Silicon Valley served a dream on a platter, not just of a technology to revolutionise the world, but of lives built on flexibility, creativity, and a certain renegade freedom. Today, in the fluorescent-lit offices of AI startups from Palo Alto to SoMa, the dream is morphed and has become a…

Opinion | Where US jealously guards tech, China offers a collaborative ecosystem

Cs news10 months ago03 mins

Windsurf was a rising artificial intelligence (AI) start-up – until it wasn’t. Days after OpenAI’s US$3 billion acquisition deal collapsed, Windsurf’s founders and top researchers joined Google DeepMind under a non-exclusive licensing agreement. What remained was sold to another company. Windsurf, as an independent innovator, ceased to exist. This is how many AI start-ups today…