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Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race

Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race

BEIJING - Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.

22 Mar 2023 1
AI arms race

AI arms race

Google begins public release of Bard chatbot, seeking users and feedback to gain ground on Microsoft in a fast-moving race to capitalise on AI technology.

21 Mar 2023 6

Chinese-led team claims physics breakthrough

A Chinese-led research team has generated powerful electron beams with unprecedented efficiency, a scientific breakthrough that could rewrite Albert Einstein's Nobel Prize winning theory, according to a new paper.

18 Mar 2023 9
Chinese-led team claims physics breakthrough
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AI, future of art?

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Charles Darwin rode Napoleon's horse into battle against a dragon and its army of video game characters? Well, you could spend years - even decades - on artistic and design training to create the tableau yourself … or you could circumvent all that by using one of the many AI art generators that have become the subject of much public discussion recently.

21 Mar 2023 4

Actor Sam Neill reveals cancer diagnosis

Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a new memoir that he was “possibly dying” from the illness diagnosed a year ago.

18 Mar 2023 1

German anti-war epic 'All Quiet on Western Front' claims Oscars glory

BERLIN: A wrenching German adaptation of the classic war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" clinched the Academy Award for best international feature on Sunday with its timely anti-militarist message.

13 Mar 2023
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Artists fight AI programs that copy their styles

LONDON: Artists outraged by artificial intelligence that copies in seconds the styles they have sacrificed years to develop are waging battle online and in court.

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Artists fight AI programs that copy their styles
25 Mar 2023

IT pioneer Gordon Moore dies at 94

SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose “Moore’s Law” predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died on Friday at the age of 94, the company announced.

25 Mar 2023 2
IT pioneer Gordon Moore dies at 94
24 Mar 2023

Kaspersky chief details key cyberthreats

Professional targeted attacks, including on industrial and critical infrastructure, are global cyberthreat trends, while the use of operational technology (OT) in Thailand needs to be more secure in this connected world, said Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive of global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

24 Mar 2023 1
Kaspersky chief details key cyberthreats
23 Mar 2023

Cybersecurity readiness falling short

Only 27% of organisations in Thailand have a "mature level of readiness" to defend against modern cybersecurity threats, according to Cisco's initial cybersecurity readiness index.

23 Mar 2023
22 Mar 2023

Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race

BEIJING - Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.

22 Mar 2023 1
Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race
21 Mar 2023

Google starts rolling out Bard chatbot

Google begins public release of Bard chatbot, seeking users and feedback to gain ground on Microsoft in a fast-moving race to capitalise on AI technology.

21 Mar 2023 6
AI arms race
21 Mar 2023

Ericsson predicts 5G reaching 50% of subscriptions by 2025

Fifth Generation (5G) subscriber numbers in Thailand are projected to reach 50% of total mobile subscriptions by 2025 thanks to monetisation models and more affordable smartphones, says Swedish networking and tech firm Ericsson.

21 Mar 2023 1
Ericsson predicts 5G reaching 50% of subscriptions by 2025
19 Mar 2023

How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet

SAN FRANCISCO: The rise of artificial general intelligence -- now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley -- will bring change that is "orders of magnitude" greater than anything the world has yet seen, observers say. But are we ready?

19 Mar 2023 6
How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet
18 Mar 2023

Chinese-led team claims physics breakthrough

A Chinese-led research team has generated powerful electron beams with unprecedented efficiency, a scientific breakthrough that could rewrite Albert Einstein's Nobel Prize winning theory, according to a new paper.

18 Mar 2023 9
Chinese-led team claims physics breakthrough
18 Mar 2023

New law to fight online criminals

A new Royal Decree on Cyber Crime Prevention and Suppression is now in effect, giving victims, banks, and the authorities more options in fighting online scams and other illegal online activities.

18 Mar 2023 1
New law to fight online criminals
MOST RECENT LIFE

AI, future of art?

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Charles Darwin rode Napoleon's horse into battle against a dragon and its army of video game characters? Well, you could spend years - even decades - on artistic and design training to create the tableau yourself … or you could circumvent all that by using one of the many AI art generators that have become the subject of much public discussion recently.

21 Mar 2023 4

Actor Sam Neill reveals cancer diagnosis

Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a new memoir that he was “possibly dying” from the illness diagnosed a year ago.

18 Mar 2023 1

German anti-war epic 'All Quiet on Western Front' claims Oscars glory

BERLIN: A wrenching German adaptation of the classic war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" clinched the Academy Award for best international feature on Sunday with its timely anti-militarist message.

13 Mar 2023