Former Hugging Face executive Tiezhen Wang explains how China's open-source strategy is reshaping the AI race.
Workers around the world are not getting what they want from AI… Southeast Asians are among the most optimistic about AI, with 80% of Indonesians, 77% of Malaysians, and 79% of Thais agreeing. Critically, while over half the survey respondents said they trust their government to regulate AI responsibly, only 31% in the U.S. did — the lowest score in the study. …
… One male respondent said, “These large companies only think about profit, that is why there is a high chance they will automate most of their work, resulting in an unemployment crisis which will eventually increase competition in non-AI affected fields.” Across all 60 countries, only 9% trust natio… …
… The incident tarnished a historic moment, as South Africa was set to become the first African nation to adopt a policy establishing a formal ethics board to oversee AI outside the West. “The most plausible explanation is that AI-generated citations were included without proper verification,” Solly … …
… Cooperation requires trust between governments, and that remains scarce, she said. “The thing that we underestimate is that the cost of coordination is quite high and there’s a lot to overcome from a geopolitical or political economy perspective between countries, so there’s always the incentive fo…
… Investing in open AI frameworks is investing in digital public infrastructure because it yields benefits through lower costs, retained policy autonomy, and economy-wide productivity gains. …
… Please pay on Google Pay and then we will send the order,” a voice said on the other end. “Usually, I use my credit card with the delivery guy,” Vijay said. “Yes sir, but this is a big order. For these orders we have started a new prepayment policy,” the man on the phone said. …
… As AI agents become more integrated into the economy, companies and entities that deploy them will benefit disproportionately compared to those that cannot, Nick Srnicek, a senior lecturer in digital economy at King’s College London, told Rest of World . “We will see new inequalities of access, sca… …
… Sign up here to get it straight to your inbox. I’m sure my family in Mumbai is a lot like yours: three old smartphones sit unused in a hidden ziplock bag. …
… HolonIQ, a research firm that advises governments and investors on education sectors, noted in a February analysis that money is flowing toward AI tools and training platforms that help companies hire, cut costs, and teach workers new skills. …
… He pointed to automakers from South Korea, Japan, and Europe that are developing their own affordable EV models for the U.S. market. “I don’t believe that U.S. policy is necessarily cutting the U.S. auto industry off from the global automotive technology frontier,” Ezell said. “That doesn’t mean th… …