DeepSeek has not only boosted China’s confidence in its quest for leadership in the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry, but also rapidly transformed the domestic AI model landscape into a solar system, where the start-up becomes the sun around which a number of major planets revolve. A year ago, China’s large language model (LLM) sector…
Mar 24, 2025 08:58 PM IST ChatGPT is unavailable to thousands of users following a significant outage at OpenAI. ChatGPT is unavailable to thousands of users following a significant outage at OpenAI. Chat GPT is the one of the most used AI app(Photo: Adobe Illustrator) Users are encountering trouble using the ChatGPT and Sora apps,…
More than 400 Hollywood celebrities, including Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo and Paul McCartney, have submitted an open letter to the President Donald Trump administration opposing efforts by OpenAI and Google to weaken copyright protections for AI training.The letter, sent to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy this weekend, directly challenges recent proposals…
Did you know Chinese checkers is not a game that originated in China? It is a German game. But this piece is not about Chinese checkers. Instead, it is about the game which the US and China seem to be playing in the arena of generative AI, a technology that is set to reshape the…
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…
As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance intensifies, OpenAI on Thursday warned the US government that American companies will be left far behind if they are restricted citing copyright violations while Chinese developers enjoy unlimited access to copyrighted data. This discrepancy could give China an edge in the AI race, warns OpenAI. “If…
The Federal Trade Commission is proceeding with a sweeping antitrust investigation of Microsoft that was initiated during the final days of the Biden administration, indicating that President Trump‘s newly appointed FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson will maintain scrutiny of major technology companies.FTC staff have been actively working on the investigation in recent weeks, meeting with companies…
The Elon Musk/Sam Altman rivalry could soon extend beyond the confines of artificial intelligence (AI). That’s because World — Altman’s other, non-OpenAI startup — is reportedly working on a super app that would eventually compete with Musk’s X, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (March 7). Writing about the company’s efforts, WSJ’s Christopher Mims…
Hong Kong’s financial sector is well positioned to benefit from the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), China’s opening up and wealth creation in the region, the chairman of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) said on Monday. Hong Kong’s markets will play a big role in helping companies raise funds, while the liberalisation of…
Amid the flurry of measures announced in the budget by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po it was good to see the pledge to transform Hong Kong into a hub for international exchange and cooperation for artificial intelligence (AI). The plan to leverage technology to create a new economic driver would come with HK$1 billion (US$128.6…