Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek said that China will soon have home-grown “next generation” chips for AI stacking, fanning speculation over breakthroughs China may have achieved. In a one-line note on its official WeChat account explaining the “UE8M0 FP8 scale” of its newly released model V3.1, the Hangzhou-based firm said that the model was particularly…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has posted an urgent job listing for product management and design roles, signaling a strategic pivot from pure research toward commercialization of its advanced language models. The company is seeking candidates in Beijing and Hangzhou to create the “next generation of intelligent product experience” centered on large language models.According to Business…
The United States and China are not only locked in a growing tariff war that could drag the world economy into a recession but also stuck in an increasingly fierce competition in the field of artificial intelligence. So far, the US is seen as the leader in AI technologies but that does not necessarily mean…
Graphic: Images: Google, AWS, Anthony Kwan, Lintao Zhang Despite rattling the AI industry earlier this year, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly not looking for investors just yet. DeepSeek’s founder Liang Wenfeng isn’t rushing to find investors who would interfere with his control and the company’s decisions, the Wall Street Journal (NWS) reported earlier this…
Beijing has launched a new initiative to train young students in artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen China’s technological leadership. Starting this academic year, primary and secondary schools in the city will conduct at least eight hours of AI classes annually. Students as young as six will learn to use…
The frenzy over China’s home-grown chatbot from DeepSeek has spread to the medical sector, inspiring more Chinese to turn to using the artificial intelligence (AI) model for diagnoses. But the shift has also triggered mixed feelings – especially over the possibility of AI’s involvement in medical decisions. “I am crushed!” ran the caption of the…
When Xi Jinping, China’s leader, made his entrance at a symposium with a group of top entrepreneurs this week, he seemed to be in good spirits. China has had a few good weeks. The artificial intelligence models by the start-up DeepSeek sent U.S. stocks tumbling and Western commentators screaming, “Sputnik moment.” Then an animated film…
Ren, the face of China’s resilience against US hostilities in technology, told Xi that concerns had eased over China’s lack of home-grown chips and operating systems – the “heart and soul” of modern technology – according to a report from the People’s Daily on Friday. “I firmly believe that a stronger China is rising at…
These include Zhengzhou, capital of the central province of Henan, where the city’s Communist Party chief An Wei urged senior city officials to “deeply study and master the use of AI models such as DeepSeek, and make full use of AI to support decision-making, analysis and problem-solving”, according to the city’s official newspaper. The local…
DeepSeek continues to face a ban. The latest country to announce restrictions on China’s AI chatbot Deep Seek is South Korea. The South Korean government has temporarily suspended new downloads of DeepSeek over concerns about its data collection practices. The suspension will remain in place until regulators confirm the app complies with South Korean personal…