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Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI

Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans are ousted from their jobs by machines.

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The machines are coming: China's role in the future of artificial intelligence

After a year of breakthroughs, experts believe they are on the brink of revolutionising our daily lives through artificial intelligence – and Asia can play a leading role in this brave new world

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Acting President Hwang calls for efforts to plug loophole in AI quarantine operations

​Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday called on quarantine officials to strive harder to plug any loophole in their operations to contain avian influenza (AI) that has devastated chicken farms across the country since last month.

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Acting president orders punishment against those neglecting anti-AI measures

​Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday ordered stern punishment against those neglecting quarantine regulations to contain avian influenza (AI) that has ravaged chicken farms across the country since mid-November.

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Samsung to launch AI digital assistant service for Galaxy S8

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone, seeking to rebound from the Galaxy Note 7's collapse and differentiate its devices.

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Samsung to launch AI assistant service for Galaxy S8

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone, seeking to rebound from the Galaxy Note 7's collapse and differentiate its devices.

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China overtakes US in artificial intelligence research

Humanity may still be years if not decades away from producing sentient artificial intelligence. But with the rise of machine-learning services in our smartphones and other devices, one type of narrow, specialised AI has become all the rage. And the research on this branch of AI is only accelerating.

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Apple hires Carnegie Mellon AI academic in push into machine learning

Apple hired a prominent artificial intelligence researcher from Carnegie Mellon University as it seeks to regain lost ground against competitors such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon.com in machine learning.

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Baidu to share artificial intelligence platforms for public use

China's Baidu decided Thursday to make its artificial intelligence (AI) system's core capabilities and underlying technology available to program developers, start-up entrepreneurs and traditional companies to help develop AI for the public good.

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Artificial intelligence accelerator to promote Asian AI start-ups on world stage

​A new artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator founded by a Hong Kong-born venture capitalist wants to bring Asia’s best AI start-ups to the global stage.

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Japan's electronics firms blaze a trail for AI management consultants

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to enhance the natural kind under plans by Japanese electronics giants to develop AI tools to support corporate management.

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After AlphaGo's achievement, do humans need to fear artificial intelligence?

Google's computer program AlphaGo stunned the world this week by defeating a top professional player at Go, a board game that has trillions of possible moves and often requires players' intuition.

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AI may not overcome human intelligence, experts

​The victory of AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence (AI) software, over the world's top go player Lee Sedol during Wednesday's game has caused heated debate and grave concern over whether AI will triumph over human brains and eventually conquer the world.

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China expects greater AI support

Though only in the first of the five-game match, the victory is heartening news for those lobbying for greater government support for AI technology at the "two sessions," China's most important annual political event.

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Avian flu reported in S. Korea among migratory birds

The presence of avian influenza (AI) virus was confirmed among migratory birds, which were found dead last week in South Korea