Good morning, Here’s your Monday edition of Asia AI News! Exoskeletons turn car factory workers into
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October 19 · Issue #319 · View online |
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Good morning, Here’s your Monday edition of Asia AI News! Exoskeletons turn car factory workers into human robots; Singapore Computer Society releases AI ethics guide; Japan’s fisheries taps AI for fish selection; and China passes export control law protecting tech. Scroll down for these stories and more. Have a great week ahead! /Carrington
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AI unicorn Megvii announces plan to expand footprint in smart logistics
#China #startups - Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Megvii announced on Thursday its latest strategy of tapping the smart logistics segment, as the company seeks to explore wider applications of AI technology. (China Daily)
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Exoskeleton suits turn car factory workers into human robots
#Japan #exoskeletons - High-tech exoskeletons are being explored by firms including Hyundai Motor Co., Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. ULS Robotics is developing three exoskeletons that workers can wear to hold and lift heavy equipment. One is for the upper body, another goes around the waist and the third focuses on the lower limbs. (Bloomberg)
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Singapore releases AI ethics, governance reference guide
#Singapore #AIpolicy - Singapore Computer Society launches reference document to guide businesses in the development of artificial intelligence ethics and governance as well as future training and certification of professionals. (ZDNet)
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AI park will help Malaysia take the lead in digital future
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Singapore's AI-driven clinical trial platforms provide customized solutions
#Singapore #clinicaltrials- AI is now powering a dynamic new range of customised, single patient trials that are proving to be more effective than traditional, templated clinical treatments. The trials led by the Singapore’s Institute for Digital Medicine at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) are helping to improve patient outcomes through rapid and economical solutions. (Biospectrum Asia)
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China’s AI agenda advances
#China #AIrace - Are China’s ambitions to “lead the world” in AI by 2030 credible? China’s rapid emergence as an AI powerhouse is often hyped and sensationalized, variously provoking alarm and enthusiasm that can sometimes overshadow the reality of real progress. (The Diplomat)
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Japanese seafood industry taps AI for fish selection
#Japan #fisheries - Japanese fish industries are starting to use AI to select high-quality fish at markets and find good fishing grounds, areas where they have traditionally relied largely on experience and intuition. (Japan Times)
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China lawmakers pass export control law protecting tech
#China #US #exportlist - China passed a new law to restrict sensitive exports to protect national security, helping Beijing gain reciprocity against U.S. as tech tensions mount.The country’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, adopted the measure on Saturday that applies to all companies in China, including foreign-invested ones. (Bloomberg)
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Beijing counters U.S. restrictions with new law to curb sensitive exports
#China #US #exportlist - China’s national legislature passed a new law controlling the export of sensitive goods, services and technologies on Saturday in the latest move to counter escalating restrictions on Chinese technology companies by the United States. The new law will make it more difficult for US and Chinese tech companies to do business in each other’s countries. (SCMP)
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Artificial intelligence Cold War on the horizon
#China #US #coldwar - Tensions over how to accelerate AI are driven by the prospect of a tech cold war between the U.S. and China, amid improving Chinese innovation and access to both capital and top foreign researchers. “They’ve learned by studying our playbook,” said Elsa B. Kania of the Center for a New American Security. (POLITICO)
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Europe telecoms lobby group 'denounces' bans on Chinese vendors
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Lessons from a no-win US-China trade war
#China #US #tradewar - Ever since Donald Trump was named US President, the heat on the US-China trade was on. On June 15, 2018, Trump stated that “The United States can no longer tolerate losing our technology and intellectual property through unfair economic practices.“ (The Hindu Business Line)
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Canada will continue to stand up against Chinese human rights abuses, PM Trudeau says
#Canada #China #diplomacy - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said he will continue to stand up against China’s “coercive diplomacy” and human rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang after being rebuked by Beijing for similar comments earlier this week. (Reuters)
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About Carrington Malin
Carrington Malin is a UAE-based entrepreneur, marketer and writer who focuses on emerging technologies.
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