Jiang Ping

Chinese fashion student outsmarts AI teams to reach finals of Alibaba maths competition

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Chinese fashion student outsmarts AI teams to reach finals of Alibaba maths competition

A 17-year-old student majoring in fashion design, who is self-taught in maths, beat all the artificial intelligence (AI) teams to get into the finals of the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition, according to the final list issued by the organiser, Alibaba’s DAMO Academy. Just over 800 competitors with an average age of 22 qualified for the … Read more

Chinese scholar Jiang Ping, who helped lay legal foundation for market economy, dies at 93

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Chinese scholar Jiang Ping, who helped lay legal foundation for market economy, dies at 93

Jiang Ping, a prominent law scholar who helped build the legislative foundation for China’s market economy, died in Beijing on Tuesday. He was 93. Jiang was also known to many as the “conscience” of the legal profession in China and for his advocacy for the rule of law. Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province in 1930, … Read more