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DeepSeek is Building a Data Centre in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China

DeepSeek is building a data centre in Ulanqab region of China.

DeepSeek, known for its low-cost open weight AI models is now building a data centre in Inner Mongolia region of China, claiming it to be the most cutting-edge infrastructure projects of the AI ​​era.

U.S. Adds Nine Nations to Pax Silica Sharpening AI and Rare-Earth Push Against China

Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg with partner-nation representatives at the Pax Silica Summit in Washington DC, where 35 nations endorsed the non-binding Declaration on AI Opportunity.

Pax Silica Swells to 35 Nations as Nine New Signatories Join AI Supply-Chain Pact aimed at reducing West’s dependency on China for rare earth elements and advanced technologies.

China to Host World Artificial Intelligence Conference in July

China to Host World Artificial Intelligence Conference in July

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) is one of the world’s leading AI events, bringing together top experts, scholars, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from around the globe to discuss the latest advances, innovative applications, and future trends in AI.

Society Needs to Adjust to AI Like It Did to Cars: Jensen Huang to AP

NVIDIA Chief Jensen says society needs to adjust to artificial intelligence like it did with cars.

Huang compared anxiety around AI to fear of cars among people in the old days.

China Invites Citizens to Report on AI Irregularities; Fake and Violent Content

China has invited citizens to report on AI applications irregularities including generation of fake, misleading and graphic content

China has invited citizens to report on AI applications irregularities including generation of fake, misleading and graphic content

China Court Rules AI Layoff Illegal, Backs Fired Worker

A representative image of a Chinese courtroom. The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court ruled that an AI tech company's decision to fire a quality assurance supervisor after replacing his role with AI was unlawful.

A Chinese court has ruled in favour of a quality assurance supervisor fired after AI took over his role, observing that automation cannot supersede human rights. The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court upheld an arbitration panel’s earlier decision, deeming the AI-related dismissal unlawful — the second such ruling in China after a similar case in Beijing.

NeurIPS Apologizes to China After Barring US-Sanctioned Institutes

NeurIPS Foundation has apologized to China after barring US sanctioned Chinese institutes from submission.

NeurIPS Foundation says the decision to prohibit certain US sanctioned institutes based in China from submissions was an internal mistake,.