NeurIPS, the ‘AI Olympics’, gets new hurdles in Canada with US-China tech competition

NeurIPS, the ‘AI Olympics’, gets new hurdles in Canada with US-China tech competition

An annual gathering of the world’s top minds in artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining wider attention as it emerges as the new battleground in the competition between the US and China, according to event attendees. The six-day Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, or NeurIPS, wrapped last week in Vancouver, Canada, and attracted more than … Read more

TikTok owner ByteDance wins outstanding research award at annual ‘Olympics of AI’

TikTok owner ByteDance wins outstanding research award at annual ‘Olympics of AI’

The AI paper, “Visual Autoregressive Modelling: Scalable Image Generation via Next-Scale Prediction”, examined a unique approach to generating images at a faster speed with better quality and scalability. The award is expected to be given at the conference in Vancouver, Canada, from December 10 to 15. It was one of the more than 50 research … Read more

China’s ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent seek fresh talent at ‘Olympics of AI’

China’s ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent seek fresh talent at ‘Olympics of AI’

At NeurIPS to be held in Vancouver, Canada, from December 10 to 15, TikTok parent ByteDance, Alibaba advertising unit Alimama and video-gaming giant Tencent are set to host various events on the sidelines of the conference, according to company notices. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. By 2030, demand in China for professionals skilled … Read more