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China, US face off over AI

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How AI and human rights have been dragged into the US-China tech war, threatening wider split

The US has fired its first salvo at China's AI tech champions by adding them to its trade blacklist on human rights grounds. Source: SCMP

A screen demonstrates facial-recognition technology at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. The conference runs through Aug. 31. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

A Chinese flag hangs near a Hikvision security camera outside of a shop in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology that the U.S. says is being used to repress China's Muslim minority groups. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

(190920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2019 shows face recognition technology-supported check-in facility at Daxing Airport Railway Station of the Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway in Beijing, capital of China. The Beijing section of the intercity railway linking Beijing with Xiongan New Area started test runs early September, and will be put into operation soon. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

The US move to blacklist China AI champions threatens to cleave global technology into rival US and China camps.


China’s reliance on US-origin platforms for deep learning raises questions about country’s AI push

Concerns around China’s relative weakness in basic AI infrastructure are growing, with some in the industry saying the country needs to create a popular machine learning framework or strengthen existing ones to protect against a doomsday scenario. Illustration: SCMP

A man talks with a doctor online in an AI-powered 24/7 medical treatment platform booth, run by Hong Kong-listed company, Ping An Good Doctor, in Wuzhen, Tongxiang city, east China's Zhejiang province, on Friday morning, during World Internet Conference, Nov. 08, 2018. 08NOV18 SCMP / Simon Song

Dependence on US frameworks for deep learning seen as significant gap in China’s AI ecosystem, potentially hampering efforts to close the AI tech gap with the US by 2030.


Beijing’s hopes for AI dominance may rest on how many US-educated Chinese want to return home

For those Chinese with long-term plans to stay in the US, a major obstacle lies in getting work visas, especially in the current trade war environment. Illustration: Perry Tse

(190707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Graduates throw their caps in the air as they pose for a group photo during the 2019 commencement ceremony of Tsinghua University held in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2019. Over 3,000 graduates attended the ceremony on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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China’s goal of becoming a top player in AI may be hampered by the preference of its best students to do their higher education in the US and stay on for valuable work experience


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China dreams of becoming an AI utopia, pushing beyond surveillance and into education and health care

Illustration: Perry Tse

--ONE TIME USE ONLY-- Diagnosis Artificial Intelligence systems on display during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, China, September 17, 2018. [28APRIL2019 FEATURE POST MAGAZINE] CREDIT: ZIGOR ALDAMA

An attendee looks at a CloudMinds Technology Inc. Cloud Pepper semi-humanoid robot at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. The conference runs through Aug. 31. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Surveillance cameras manufactured by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. are mounted on a post at a testing station near the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Hikvision, which is controlled by the Chinese government, is one of the leaders in the market for surveillance technology, with cameras that can produce sharp, full-color images in fog and near-total darkness. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

China has had success with private sector AI, but when it comes to social issues such as education, health care and agriculture, there is still some way to go to reach its goals.


An in-depth analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing China and the US as they square off over AI technology.


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China, US face off over AI

An in-depth analysis of the opportunities and challenges facing China and the US as they square off over AI technology.

How AI and human rights became embroiled in US-China tech war

The US move to blacklist China AI champions threatens to cleave global technology into rival US and China camps.

China’s AI toolkit is in US hands

Dependence on US frameworks for deep learning seen as significant gap in China’s AI ecosystem, potentially hampering efforts to close the AI tech gap with the US by 2030.

The dilemma facing US-educated Chinese AI engineers

China’s goal of becoming a top player in AI may be hampered by the preference of its best students to do their higher education in the US and stay on for valuable work experience

China dreams of becoming an AI utopia – here’s the reality

China has had success with private sector AI, but when it comes to social issues such as education, health care and agriculture, there is still some way to go to reach its goals.