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China
Watch: Tiny robot ‘kidnaps’ a dozen larger robots in Shanghai
A tiny robot has gone viral on social media after allegedly “kidnapping” 12 larger robots from a robotics showroom in Shanghai. Surveillance...
Carl Samson
Entertainment
‘Pokemon Go’ players revealed to have been training game developer’s new AI model
“Pokemon Go” developer Niantic announced its new AI model on Nov. 12, created using data players have sent over the years. The large geospa...
Bryan Ke
Business
Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony AI seeks $4.5 billion valuation
Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony AI is seeking a $4.5 billion valuation as it targets up to $195 million in its U.S. initial public o...
China unveils world’s first AI-powered robot lifeguard
China has developed an AI-powered robot lifeguard designed to save people from drowning in rivers. Developed by scientists from the Hefei In...
Nvidia and SoftBank team to create Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer
Nvidia and SoftBank have partnered to launch Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer using Nvidia’s new Grace Blackwell platform. Announced d...
Ryan General
Nvidia surpasses Apple as world’s most valuable company for 2nd time this year
Nvidia has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company, closing Tuesday’s trading session with a market cap of $3.43 trillion compa...
Nvidia CEO: AI won’t take your job, but someone using AI might
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reassured the audience at the company’s October AI Summit in Mumbai last week that artificial intelligence (AI...
Watch: Robot races through China’s Gobi Desert while wearing sneakers
Chinese startup Robot Era’s Star1 humanoid robot recently raced through the Gobi Desert, showcasing its impressive capabilities. A new video...
Voice actors from ‘Dragon Ball,’ ‘Cowboy Bebop’ and others speak out against AI
A group of 26 prominent Japanese voice actors, including Ryusei Nakao (the voice of Frieza in “Dragon Ball”), Koichi Yamadera (Spike Spiegel...
Crime
Hong Kong police bust love scam that duped victims out of $46 million using deepfakes
Hong Kong police dismantled a cross-border fraud syndicate that allegedly used deepfake technology to swindle over $46 million from victims ...
Nvidia’s AI chip fuels $400 billion surge in five days
Nvidia’s market value soared by an astounding $400 billion in just five days, fueled by a 14% rally in its stock price since Wednesday...
‘Dragon Ball,’ ‘Gundam’ voices to be turned into Chinese, English by AI for voice assistance
Japanese talent agency Aoni Production has partnered with AI firm CoeFont to adapt voices of “Dragon Ball” and “Gundam” characters into Chin...
Film & TV
AI-generated ‘Princess Mononoke’ live-action trailer sparks backlash
An AI-generated trailer for a live-action version of the acclaimed 1997 Studio Ghibli anime “Princess Mononoke” has sparked backlash after g...
Home
‘World’s greatest living mathematician’ shares his thoughts on AI
Terence Tao, a University of California, Los Angeles, professor often dubbed the “world’s greatest living mathematician,” took t...
Awkwafina, other celebs to voice Meta AI chatbot: report
Awkwafina will reportedly lend her voice to Meta’s artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI. A source familiar with the matter told Reuter...
Resurfaced video shows creator of world’s 1st AI software engineer was math prodigy
A video of Scott Wu, the founder and CEO of Cognition Labs and creator of the AI software engineer Devin, showcasing his exceptional mathema...
Asian countries shine at inaugural international AI olympiad
Singapore, China and Vietnam won big at the inaugural International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) 2024, held in Burgas, Bulgari...
Awkwafina’s voice may soon power Meta’s AI assistant
Awkwafina’s distinctive voice could soon be integrated into various Meta platforms and products, as Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly ...
Health
Hong Kong researchers say they can now detect autism in toddlers within a week
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a fecal test kit that can potentially detect autism in toddlers with 94% a...
Go legend defeated by AI warns of the tech’s harmful impacts
Lee Se-dol, renowned for his 18 world championships in the strategic board game Go, voiced concerns about the negative impacts of artificial...
Young Jackie Chan created with help of AI for new film splits fans
Chinese netizens are baffled over the apparent de-aging of Jackie Chan in his new film “A Legend.” The 70-year-old action star a...
Education
Study finds anti-Asian racial bias in AI grading
A new study by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) has raised concerns about potential racial bias in AI essay grading systems. In the stu...
Interview: ‘Atlas’ star Simu Liu reflects on AI technology and his ‘terrifying’ turn as a robot villain
After most famously playing a Marvel superhero and a Ken doll, actor Simu Liu now takes on the role of an AI robot in Netflix’s latest sci-f...
Michelle De Pacina
Social Media
This Chinese woman has fallen for an AI chatbot and the internet is all for it
A Chinese woman living in California has fallen in love with Do Anything Now (DAN), a jailbroken mode of ChatGPT, showcasing their steamy an...
Culture
Filipina developer creates AI app to fight language extinction in the Philippines
A Filipina developer is promoting language appreciation and fighting language extinction with an artificial intelligence (AI) platform calle...
Art
Japanese companies tap AI start-up to translate 50,000 manga into English
Japanese companies are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the translation of Japanese manga into English, aiming for...
Seventeen releases first compilation album, drops ‘Maestro’ MV
K-pop group Seventeen released their first compilation album, filled with their greatest hits, and a new music video for its single on the s...
Watch: Viral video showcases ease of becoming someone else via AI technology
A viral video on Chinese social media showcases the power of AI-driven deepfake technology, demonstrating how easily individuals can be tran...
Top Vietnamese tech firm partners with Nvidia to open $200M AI factory
FPT, Vietnam’s top tech firm, has partnered with Nvidia to open a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory, aiming to help realize ...
‘Atlas’ trailer: Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu star in Netflix sci-fi thriller
Jennifer Lopez is forced to abandon her mistrust and ally herself with robots run by artificial intelligence (AI) in the trailer for Netflix...
Korean woman loses $50,000 after falling for fake Elon Musk
A Korean fan of Elon Musk was duped into transferring thousands of dollars to a scammer who pretended to be the billionaire using artificial...
Japan
OpenAI arrives in Asia with inaugural Tokyo office
OpenAI has opened an office in Japan, marking a significant step in its global expansion efforts. Key points: ...
Technology
Meta’s AI finally imagines an Asian man and a white woman together
After drawing criticism over the past week, Meta’s AI image generation tool is finally able to spawn images of an Asian man and a white woma...
Issues & Racism
Meta’s AI image generator can’t put an Asian man and a white woman together
Significant limitations in Meta’s AI-powered image generator have been exposed, particularly in its inability to produce images of an ...
Big Ocean, first hearing-impaired K-pop group, set for debut
South Korea is set to unveil its first-ever hearing-impaired K-pop group, Big Ocean, this month. Key points: ...
Study
AI beats humans in creative potential, study finds
A study has found that artificial intelligence — specifically ChatGPT-4 — surpasses humans in creative tasks, challenging the long-held noti...
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