The Hong Kong government and a university have denied a claim made by a major private education chain that the tertiary institution had won the bidding process to operate the city’s third medical school, calling the statement groundless. They weighed in on Monday after Beacon College posted a clip to social media saying that “reliable…
One in three eczema patients in Hong Kong experienced workplace hostility, including exclusion or mockery by colleagues due to their condition, a survey by the Medical and Health Advancement Federation has found. The survey released on Sunday aimed to raise awareness of the physical and mental challenges faced by eczema patients, who accounted for 20…
One in three eczema patients in Hong Kong experienced workplace hostility, including exclusion or mockery by colleagues due to their condition, a survey by the Medical and Health Advancement Federation has found. The survey released on Sunday aimed to raise awareness of the physical and mental challenges faced by eczema patients, who accounted for 20…
Hong Kong should enact a “targeted law” to tackle the problem of AI-generated deepfake pornography instead of relying on legal tools designed to catch other mischief, the head of the city’s professional body for barristers has said. In an interview with the Post on Thursday, Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet, chairman of the Hong Kong Bar…
A taxi fleet has partnered with the University of Hong Kong for the launch of the city’s first artificial intelligence-powered cab dispatch system, which the operator has said improves efficiency, service quality and order acceptance rates. The “Smart Dispatch Decision System” processes large volumes of real-time data such as road traffic status, weather and battery…
The head of Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has said there is no immediate need to amend the law to specifically target the creation of AI-generated deepfake pornography, stressing that existing legislation is sufficient to handle offences. In her most detailed comments following a recent high-profile case at the University of Hong Kong, Ada Chung Lai-ling…
A 35-year-old woman accused of falsely claiming to have studied at a top US university to secure a Hong Kong study permit plans to plead not guilty, with her trial set to take place in December. A plea hearing for Xie Qing was scheduled for November 26 after her counsel told Sha Tin Court on…
A law student at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has expressed “deep remorse” for using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create pornographic images of female classmates and has voluntarily withdrawn from an overseas academic exchange programme, according to the institution. In a statement issued on Thursday, its second within five days in response to…
The growing use of artificial intelligence across different fields has created as many threats as benefits, raising questions over whether the technology should be more closely regulated. Even though the authorities in Hong Kong argue that online actions are generally covered by legislation enacted to address crimes in the physical world, there have been calls…
Hong Kong authorities have said that existing laws will be reviewed if necessary after a student at the city’s oldest university used AI to generate pornographic images of classmates and other women and received only a warning from the institution. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) said on Monday that it was also conducting a…