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June 09 , 2017
  • The Wall Street Journal：The U.S. Is Ahead of China in AI Innovation—for Now
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "Andrew Ng, a Stanford University adjunct professor and former top AI scientist at Google and Tong Zhang, executive director of the AI Lab at Tencent Holdings, said the U.S. remains ahead of China in terms of AI innovation...'The hype issue is an issue,' said Mr. Ng, adding that the technology promises to transform many industries. But he said a common fear that AI could one day pose an existential threat 'is a little like worrying about overpopulation on the planet Mars.' Both executives have spent time working for both Chinese and U.S. tech companies, and they said China has leverage in some areas. 'The U.S. is very good at inventing basic technologies, basic innovations' in AI, such as neural networks, said Mr. Ng. 'The China ecosystem is very good at taking things to market.' Mr. Zhang said Chinese universities are working to improve the quality of scientific research in AI. 'There's a lot of Chinese companies as well as universities that are hoping to do more innovative research,' he said. 'I think it's happening but the U.S. on this particular aspect is leading.' The pair also said few professions are likely to be untouched by the rise of AI. One study, for example, from consulting firm Opimas LLC, said AI is likely to erase 230,000 jobs in capital markets by 2025. 'Almost anything that a typical human can do in less than one second of mental thought we can now automate in the future using AI,' Mr. Ng said."
  • Bloomberg：China Seen Loosening Screws on South Korea Over Missile Shield
    Bloomberg reports: "Economic tensions between China and South Korea show signs of easing as newly elected President Moon Jae-in reassesses the deployment of a U.S. missile-defense system. The stream of complaints from South Korean companies facing troubles doing business in China appears to be coming to a halt and low-cost carrier Jeju Air has received approval from China to double the number of its weekly flights to the city of Weihai, after months of silence. 'China seems to be sending conciliatory gestures as Korea's new government shows a change of stance on Thaad,' said Heo Yoon, a professor at Sogang University's graduate school of international studies in Seoul. 'China has been piling up non-tariff measures on Korean companies, but it looks like the pace has slowed.'...Officials cautioned against excessive optimism. The culture ministry and trade association said sharp declines in the number of complaints could be partly because Korean companies hit by Beijing's measures might simply have already finished filing them...Hopes for better ties are especially high in the tourism industry, which suffered heavily from China's ban on package trips from mid-March...'China never admitted it's retaliating against Korea, so any lifting of bans would come without official notice,' said Lee Moon-ki, a professor who teaches Chinese trade at Sejong University in Seoul. 'I don't think it will take that long for China to allow one or two package trips to Korea, which would be the start of the end of the ban.' "
  • Quartz：WeChat has a great new tool for fighting fake news, but there's one little problem: Beijing
    Quartz comments: "Today Chinese internet giant Tencent launched a new feature for its WeChat app designed to collect and debunk online rumors, which remain just as common in China as they are in other parts of the world...False information is indeed pervasive on China's internet, particularly when it comes to food. Thanks to incidents like the tainted milk scandal in 2008, there is a widespread fear of dangerous foods and distrust of safety regulators. Fake news plays to such anxieties. According to a report co-authored by WeChat last year, over 15% of the rumors that were widely read and reported on the app were related to food. Of course, fake news is a bit more complicated in China, where authorities can portray political dissent as spreading dangerous rumors...This conflation of fake news and political dissent shows up in the new mini program. In addition to media organizations focused on health and science, many of the sources listed as contributors to the rumor-debunking include state media outlets and municipal security bureaus. Some of the articles listed in the app address alleged abuses of power by local officials. It's difficult to know if these 'debunkings' can be trusted, or if they're lies themselves. Moreover, for all its technical innovations, WeChat can hardly be considered a platform for free speech. Conversations are regularly censored using keyword filtering, particularly in group chatrooms. But users don't have a choice—the definition of a 'rumor' is up to Beijing, and users looking to see fake news debunked will, at times, have to see real news debunked as well."
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