Z by HP Boost slices up GPUs to speed up AI workloads

Z by HP Boost slices up GPUs to speed up AI workloads

HP is trying to make AI development, training, and deployment easier with Z by HP Boost. Instead of deploying several expensive workstations, or trying to share one full workstation across a team, Z by HP Boost gives direct, instant access to the GPU resources of a workstation. We haven’t heard a ton of details about … Read more

Hello, Jarvis? China’s new AI app stirs dreams of Tony Stark’s assistant becoming reality

Hello, Jarvis? China’s new AI app stirs dreams of Tony Stark’s assistant becoming reality

The fictional Jarvis – an acronym that stands for “Just a Rather Very Intelligent System” – is a sophisticated AI assistant that made its debut in the 2008 film Iron Man, in which it manages and operates the internal systems of Stark’s laboratory, home and superhero armours. Ant Group, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group … Read more

New AI supply chain standard brings together Ant, Tencent, Baidu and Microsoft, Google, Meta

New AI supply chain standard brings together Ant, Tencent, Baidu and Microsoft, Google, Meta

The companies unveiled their “Large Language Model Security Requirements for Supply Chain” on Friday with the World Digital Technology Academy (WDTA), during a side event at the Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai. This new standard, which covers the entire life cycle of LLMs, is part of the WDTA’s broader AI Safety, Trust, and … Read more

Fintech giant Ant Group spins out AI service into a personal assistant app in China

Fintech giant Ant Group spins out AI service into a personal assistant app in China

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the operator of one of China’s largest payment services, Alipay, has launched a stand-alone artificial intelligence (AI) app that works as a virtual assistant in its latest effort to turn large language models (LLM) into consumer services. Ant launched its chatbot app Zhixiaobao on Thursday, with a name meant to … Read more

Huawei’s cloud services unit sees Asia-Pacific as a vast market for AI products

Huawei’s cloud services unit sees Asia-Pacific as a vast market for AI products

Huawei is already working with weather forecasters in Thailand to adopt Pangu LLM, while also collaborating with various industries such as finance to improve efficiency and reduce costs, according to Shi. 04:12 How Huawei’s use of 5G and AI is transforming China’s coal mining industry How Huawei’s use of 5G and AI is transforming China’s … Read more

AILET 2025 registration window opens, here’s direct link to apply | Competitive Exams

AILET 2025 registration window opens, here’s direct link to apply | Competitive Exams

The All India Law Entrance Test (AILET 2025) conducted by the National Law University, Delhi, for admission to five-year BA LLB (Hons), LLM, and PhD programs is now open for candidates to apply. Interested candidates who wish to apply for AILET 2025 can visit the official website at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. There will be negative marking in … Read more

China’s AI competition deepens as SenseTime, Alibaba claim progress at AI show

China’s AI competition deepens as SenseTime, Alibaba claim progress at AI show

Chinese large language model (LLM) developers from SenseTime and Alibaba Group Holding have rushed to declare fresh progress in developing their artificial intelligence (AI) technology at the country’s largest annual industry conference, in sign of deepening competition in the country’s largely closed-off market. At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Chinese AI champion … Read more

Exclusive | SenseTime CEO says generative AI will help the firm turn a profit within two years

Exclusive | SenseTime CEO says generative AI will help the firm turn a profit within two years

SenseTime, one of China’s artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers, is aiming for profitability within the next two years as revenue from its generative AI business tripled last year, and is expected to become the company’s new profit engine, according to CEO and co-founder Xu Li. Hong Kong-listed SenseTime reported revenue of 1.184 billion yuan (US$163.4 million) … Read more

China rolls out large language model based on Xi Jinping Thought

China rolls out large language model based on Xi Jinping Thought

China’s top internet regulator has rolled out a large language model (LLM) based on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s political philosophy, a closed AI system that it says is “secure and reliable”. The machine learning language model was launched by the China Cyberspace Research Institute, which operates under the Cyberspace Administration of China, the national regulator. … Read more

Alibaba says its Tongyi Qianwen AI models are used by over 90,000 corporate clients in China

Alibaba says its Tongyi Qianwen AI models are used by over 90,000 corporate clients in China

Alibaba Group Holding said its self-developed large language models (LLMs) have been adopted by more than 90,000 corporate clients, as the Chinese tech giant competes against rivals to draw users to its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. Tongyi Qianwen, the company’s LLM series known also as Qwen, is used in industries ranging from consumer electronics … Read more