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20 articles matching the search query.
Biden to bar new U.S. money going to some China tech firms
American investments should not help China develop AI, semiconductors, and quantum computing, Biden says, but Congressional Republicans say his executive order is soft.
August 10, 2023 Source: The China Project
AI is the future of the China-ASEAN tech partnership
While China usually exerts its influence in Southeast Asia through diplomatic and economic relations, high-tech cooperation — especially in the area of artificial intelligence — has been on the rise and might open a new chapter for the relationship.
July 27, 2023 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for July 13, 2023
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
July 13, 2023 Source: The China Project
China makes first ChatGPT-related arrest for fake news
A man from Gansu has been arrested after allegedly using ChatGPT to generate and spread a fake news story about a fatal train crash. The incident comes just weeks after Chinese lawmakers proposed a new legislation on generative AI with a focus on content regulation.
May 11, 2023 Source: The China Project
ChatGPT and China: How to think about Large Language Models and the generative AI race
China’s tech companies face significant challenges in developing AI, including domestic censorship and regulation, and American export controls on hardware. But the U.S. approach might end up making the Chinese companies stronger.
April 12, 2023 Source: The China Project
Biotech could be next for the U.S.-China breakup
The U.S. has begun boosting its own pharma capabilities to reduce dependence on China, and has sanctioned Chinese firms over bioethical concerns. A new Congressional commission may recommend further measures — but it would likely come back to bite American industry.
February 10, 2023 Source: The China Project
AI-generated images captivate Chinese internet users
AI-powered apps and programs that can turn photos into colorful, illustrated portraits have taken Chinese social media by storm.
December 8, 2022 Source: The China Project
The Chinese government wants a data trading market, but it may never happen
Beijing has announced plans for ‘data trading system 2.0,’ but so far, the only successful data merchants seem to be criminals.
October 11, 2022 Source: The China Project
The next frontier for mental health support: VR and AI-powered chatbots
Technology presents huge opportunities to change the face of mental health care. Virtual reality and artificial-intelligence-enabled chatbots are among the most promising innovations that many experts believe could potentially open new frontiers in psychotherapy.
June 16, 2022 Source: The China Project
The top 10 metaverse companies in China
The metaverse, a concept world of virtual and augmented reality, including games and remote working environments, is the hot new thing for China’s tech investors. Here are the top 10 companies in the space.
February 15, 2022 Source: The China Project
SenseTime postpones Hong Kong IPO after more U.S. sanctions
Chinese AI giant SenseTime postponed a planned $767 million IPO in Hong Kong after a U.S. Treasury Department blacklisting. It was the second round of U.S. sanctions placed on the company, after it was accused in 2019 of developing facial recognition software targeting Uyghurs.
December 13, 2021 Source: The China Project
Medical AI firms raise cash for Chinese health care revolution
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September 27, 2021 Source: The China Project
TikTok brain drain as head of AI lab leaves ByteDance?
The head of an artificial intelligence lab at the company behind TikTok has left the private sector in China to join the University of California at Santa Barbara.
August 4, 2021 Source: The China Project
U.S. Senate plans to spend hundreds of billions to counter China
China is America’s “greatest geopolitical and geoeconomic challenge” according to the Senate, which passed a bill to spend more than $250 billion to ensure that the U.S.A. stays on top. But will it work?
June 9, 2021 Source: The China Project
Laiye: The Chinese AI company that wants to rule the chatbot world
With an infusion of $50 million, Laiye has ambitious plans to become the dominant vendor of RPA software and customer service chatbots to global clients.
April 22, 2021 Source: The China Project
China’s invasive surveillance state is not yet a panopticon
The Chinese government possesses “the most agile, invasive, and omnipresent surveillance capabilities in the world,” a ChinaFile analysis of over 76,000 documents has found. But the systems are not yet all-seeing, nor are they fully integrated across the country.
October 30, 2020 Source: The China Project
Fear of a red tech planet — why the U.S. is suddenly afraid of Chinese innovation
Americans are as wrong in their overestimations of Chinese innovation today as they were in their underestimation just a few years ago.
October 13, 2020 Source: The China Project
U.S. puts new restrictions on Chinese companies with ties to Xinjiang
The U.S. Commerce Department says new restrictions on 33 Chinese companies with ties to Xinjiang, China’s military, and efforts to produce weapons of mass destruction will go into effect on Friday. The companies are based in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands.
June 4, 2020 Source: The China Project
iQiyi uses AI to improve video-creation efficiency, CTO says
iQiyi is China’s largest video-streaming site based on time spent on its platform. Viewers watched 4.395 billion hours of video in January, according to QuestMobile…
April 18, 2019 Source: The China Project