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China eyes at least 50 sets of AI standards by 2026, from chips to applications and safety
China is seeking to establish least 50 sets of artificial intelligence (AI) standards by 2026, according to a new draft policy from Beijing, as the mainland pushes to close the gap with the United States in developing this technology. The proposed standards will include those that pertain to the training of large language models (LLMs) - the technology underpinning generative AI services like ChatGPT - as well as safety, governance, industrial applications, software, computing systems, data cent
- South China Morning Post
Amazon faces uphill battle against Temu and Shein as it woos Chinese merchants, analysts say
Amazon.com's plan to launch a discount shopping section would appeal to mainland Chinese suppliers with pricing flexibility, but competing with Temu and Shein in selling low-priced merchandise will not be easy, according to analysts. The US e-commerce giant told Chinese merchants in an invite-only meeting on Wednesday that this new online budget marketplace will feature non-branded fashion items, household goods and daily necessities, which will ship directly to consumers from warehouses on the
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China may miss booming global market for high-bandwidth memory chips, BofA analyst says
Surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips - used in data centres for artificial intelligence (AI) projects - is heating up the global semiconductor industry, but mainland China's supply chain is not ready to reap the benefits of this booming market segment, according to a Bank of America (BofA) analyst. "Memory chips are experiencing a significant impact from the rise of AI, with the main driver currently being the demand for HBM in data centres, but not yet from smartphones," Simon W
