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…
Technological dominance was once synonymous with proprietary innovations. But recent history suggests differently: true disruption comes from making technology cheap, accessible and inescapable. China rejects the traditional high-cost, high-margin model of innovation. While foundational artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnological breakthroughs still largely originate in the United States, China excels at rapidly scaling up and optimising…
City governments across China have launched online services featuring DeepSeek while local officials studied the AI start-up, which has emerged as a challenger to US rivals such as OpenAI. Nanfang Daily, a Communist Party-affiliated newspaper in the southern province of Guangdong, reported on Sunday that senior officials in the city of Zhuhai had “watched reports…
WMDoll, one of China’s biggest sex doll makers, expects to record a 30 per cent jump in sales this year, as the company’s adoption of open-source generative artificial intelligence (AI) models helped improve the user experience of its products. Feedback received by WMDoll has been generally good after integrating large language models (LLMs) – the…
With Chinese start-up DeepSeek and its artificial intelligence (AI) model shaking up the global tech sector, China’s top diplomat appeared to seize the chance to promote the chatbot at the high-profile Munich Security Conference. Immediately after his address to the forum on Friday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi quoted some ancient Chinese sayings as he talked…
OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale and that any future bid would be disingenuous. The unsolicited approach is Musk’s latest attempt to block the startup he co-founded with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman – but…
China’s open-source A.I. model has sparked debate over its impact on U.S. tech dominance, raising questions about innovation, security and the future of AI competition. ObserverLabs China’s DeepSeek A.I. has ignited debate across the tech world. Some see it as a watershed moment for China’s A.I. ambitions, a challenge to U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence….
Sam Altman wants to use Elon Musk’s OpenAI takeover bid against him in court. Altman asked the judge in the tech bros’ yearlong court battle to look at the bid letter. Altman said it shows Musk is contradicting himself when he fights OpenAI’s efforts to go for-profit. Sam Altman, in a court filing late Wednesday,…
Elon Musk at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.Photo: Kenny Holston-Pool (Getty Images) In This Story After reaching more than $486 billion, Elon Musk’s net worth has dropped by almost $90 billion due to Tesla’s poor stock performance so far this year….
OpenAI is keen to collaborate with China, according to chief executive Sam Altman, in a 180-degree turn for the company nearly eight months after tightening measures that barred the mainland and other “unsupported countries and territories” from accessing ChatGPT and its other artificial intelligence (AI) services. “We’d like to work with China,” Altman told Sky…