Singapore releases AI ethics guide; China passes export control law

#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)

#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)

#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)

#Malaysia #R&D - Malaysia’s development of an AI park will be vital to cement its position as the leading South-East Asian nation in the field of AI as the country takes a step forward. Last year, G3 Global Bhd. signed an agreement with Chinese partners SenseTime Group Ltd and China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC) to set up Malaysia’s first AI park. (The Star)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#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)

#China #EU #US #Huaweiban - European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), a business group representing challenger telecoms operators in Europe warned on Friday against banning Chinese equipment vendors, saying that doing so for political reasons would force up costs and delay network upgrades. (Reuters)

#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)

#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)

Carrington Malin is a UAE-based entrepreneur, marketer and writer who focuses on emerging technologies.