China's Moutai, Luckin launch alcohol-tinged latte to woo young Chinese consumers
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Kweichow Moutai and coffee brand Luckin Coffee on Monday launched in China
2023-09-04 15:18
Spain's August jobless rises 0.93% from July to 2.70 million
The number of people registering as jobless in Spain rose by 0.93% in August from a month earlier,
2023-09-04 15:18
Australia rescues sick researcher from Antarctica
The mission required a medical retrieval team, a massive icebreaker ship and two helicopters.
2023-09-04 14:59
Idris Elba gets candid on 'Today' about his career, says filming 'Luther' wasn't fun due to hectic schedule
'Luther' star Idris Elba appeared on 'Sunday Today' to discuss some of his iconic movies and TV shows with Willie Geist
2023-09-04 14:52
Take Five: A September to remember?
(Reuters) -As an awful August gives way to an uncertain September, investors hope this month will confirm that the seemingly
2023-09-04 14:51
Country Garden gets 'near-term reprieve' after bondholders agree to extend debt payment
Investors in embattled Chinese property giant Country Garden are breathing a collective sigh of relief Monday, after it reportedly won approval from creditors to extend a major bond payment to avoid default, in a development that analysts say will give the firm some badly needed respite.
2023-09-04 14:51
Bosch expects sales in core mobility division to grow 10% in 2023
FRANKFURT Bosch, the world's top automotive supplier, expects sales at its mobility business division to grow by 10%
2023-09-04 14:50
Renault CEO: China very competitive on electric vehicles, Europe needs to catch up
PARIS Renault's chief executive Luca de Meo said on Monday that China was 'very competitive' in terms of
2023-09-04 14:49
China’s ‘government-approved’ AI chatbot says Taiwan invasion is likely
A military takeover of Taiwan is likely, according to one of many Chinese government-approved artificial intelligencechatbots that seem to toe the ruling Communist Party’s official line. The island nation has been a self-governing democracy since its separation from the mainland following a civil war in 1949, but China has claimed it as part of its national territory. The chatbots have dubbed Taiwan an inseparable part of China. The Chinese government recently approved a number of AI chatbots for use in the country, including a bot named Ernie and developed by tech giant Baidu and TikTok owner ByteDance’s Doubao. When Bloomberg tested some of these AI services for how government oversight affected the accuracy of information provided by these chatbots, it found they appeared to be trained to follow the ruling Communist Party’s line. When asked whether Taiwan is a country, all the tested chatbots reportedly said the self-governed island was a part of China, and Baidu’s Ernie chatbot reportedly said a Chinese military takeover of Taiwan is likely. The Zhipu chatbot described China’s current economic situation, which experts said is at one of its weakest points in recent decades, to be “a mix of joys and sorrows”, reported Bloomberg. Another chatbot, SenseTime, reportedly described the economy as “very stable”. When asked to respond queries that may be deemed “sensitive content”, the Ernie bot was found to “change the subject”, while Zhipu would delete its response if it found it to be “controversial”, according to the report. Such generative AI tools are trained by analysing large quantities of data to respond to user queries with unique human-like replies. For instance, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has demonstrated a wide range of abilities, from summarising complex research, answering logical questions and also cracking business and medical school exams deemed crucial for students to pass. A number of Chinese companies have sought to build their own version of AI chatbots, prompting China’s cyberspace regulator to release ground rules for companies developing generative AI services. But prior to the launch of these chatbots, the Chinese government made several months-long efforts to regulate the generative AI industry. Some of the proposed rules have sought to ensure the content of Chinese AI systems reflect “socialist core values” and avoid information undermining “state power” or “national unity”. Baidu’s launch of Ernie for full public use on Thursday led to the company’s stock price rising by over 3 per cent following the announcement. Other AI firms such as Baichuan and Zhipu AI also launched their ChatGPT-like large language models on Thursday. The ruling Communist Party issued regulations on 15 August that required tech companies to carry out a security review of their chatbots, and obtain approvals before their products are publicly launched. It also requires companies providing such AI services to comply with government data requests, regulations which are currently absent in the US. Read More China's Baidu makes AI chatbot Ernie Bot publicly available Need to know about live-saving CPR? A new study says it's probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri AI can write better university assignments than students, report suggests India’s moon rover finds sulphur and several other elements near lunar south pole Russian cyber-attacks ‘relentless’ as threat of WW3 grows, expert warns How new bike technology could help cyclists tell drivers not to crash into them
2023-09-04 14:48
Help! Global search launched for Paul McCartney's missing violin bass
It's been billed as an attempt to solve one of Rock and Roll's great mysteries.
2023-09-04 14:45
Exclusive-Egypt buys nearly half a million tons of Russian wheat in private deal
By Sarah El Safty and Michael Hogan CAIRO Egypt's state grains buyer bought about a half a million
2023-09-04 14:27
German exports down in July
BERLIN German exports fell in July as global demand continues to falter, data from the federal statistics office
2023-09-04 14:25
