With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings and avoid losing out.
China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
China hit back Tuesday at a U.S. ban on the use of Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek’s products by federal civilian agencies and warned of retaliatory measures as the two AI powers race to develop the technology.
North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities
North Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance.
In turning to AI, Koreans may risk skipping crucial step—and person—in grieving process
In Indigenous Korean culture, when a person dies, they travel for 49 days through the Underworld.
Lawsuit highlights the pros and cons of AI
A lawsuit filed by a Bay Area man and his son who did not get into multiple universities is getting attention based on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to file the lawsuit.
Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case
A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorized use of an artificial intelligence clone of his trademark baritone.
A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem
As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China—superpowers that seem only to be more skeptical of each other’s AI strategy.
Taiwan charges 9 over illegal AI server exports to China, including Nvidia and Super Micro staff
Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States.
Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations
Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend.
South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand
South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said Monday they will invest a combined 800 trillion won ($518 billion) in building a new computer chipmaking hub in the country’s southwest region, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence -driven demand.