AI/artificial intelligence

China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for children

People walk past an office of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) in Beijing, China July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

AI-generated ‘Fruit Love Island’ takes TikTok by storm

The TikTok micro-series shows the exploits of bizarre animated characters parody reality TV tropes.

Microsoft readies US$10 billion AI investment plan in Japan

Microsoft made the announcement in a release that coincided with its President Brad Smith’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

AI may be useful, but you still need to save for retirement

The purpose of saving and investing is to hedge against an uncertain future

Forum: Introducing AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental risk

Meet Junior – the new AI employee and the most driven co-worker you’ll ever work with

China's Kuse AI is creating the kind of workplace that feels both inevitable and unsettling, offering a new type of colleague who is entirely virtual.

What’s real any more? AI warps truth of Middle East war

Meme-driven AI content that trivialises conflict as it spreads misinformation is increasingly crowding out reality on digital platforms.

AI companies shatter fund-raising records as boom accelerates

OpenAI raised US$122 billion and Anthropic raised US$30 billion as AI companies made up four of the five largest ever recorded deals.

Google faces demands to prohibit AI videos for kids on YouTube

More than 200 children’s specialists, advocacy groups and schools sent a letter to the chief executives of Google and YouTube.

Swiss finance minister sues over Grok’s sexist outburst

Swiss finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter specifically asked the prosecutor in her complaint to assess whether X also bears responsibility in the case.

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