Plus: BAAI's new model pushes next-token prediction even further
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Scout is ETO's discovery tool for Chinese-language news and commentary on technology issues. See the latest editors’ picks, browse the feed by topic, or sign up for customized e-mail alerts at https://scout.eto.tech.- Chinese researchers developed "Large-Scale Social Simulator 1.0," an AI platform simulating interaction among artificial agents at massive scale. (S&T Daily, 10/25/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3909
- Cao Jianlin, leader of a notable Chinese chip industry association, shares wide-ranging views on chip geopolitics, citing foreign export controls as a major driver of growth and questioning the political foundations of the controls. (EEFocus, 10/22/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3940
- Chinese space execs share views on the potential of AI-integrated satellites, exploring topics including satellite autonomy, energy consumption, and commercial application. (36kr, 10/22/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3936
- The Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence launched Emu3, an impressive multimodal model based on only on next-token prediction. (S&T Daily, 10/21/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3890
- As China's semiconductor industry struggles with oversupply, technological bottlenecks, and a glut of job-seekers, many domestic chip design companies are shifting towards industrial production in a search for stability. (EEFocus, 10/21/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3937
- Chinese companies are producing newly competitive, cost-effective surgical robots with help from supportive government policy, strategic substitution or international sourcing of key components, and widespread 5G. (36kr, 10/19/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3914
- A short history of Chinese-developed operating systems explores how national security concerns and technical barriers have shaped their development. (EEFocus, 10/17/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3930
- China's Ministry of State Security warns that foreign firms' autonomous driving research activities in China could be a cover for espionage, as several major Chinese and foreign companies deny involvement in an alleged plot. (EE Times China, 10/17/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3868
- Many Chinese kids wear smartwatches; parents share thoughts on their benefits, but raise concerns about children's safety, privacy, and social behavior. (S&T Daily, 10/10/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3857
- An in-depth review of ten initiatives taken by Shenzhen's city government over the past decade to cultivate biotech R&D, industrial technology transfer, and student talent. (Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10/08/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3920
- A detailed overview of the "brain-inspired intelligence" sector in China's Greater Bay Area (including technologies such as neuromorphic computing and BCI), identifies challenges to growth, such as reliance on foreign suppliers and scarce talent, and proposes solutions. (Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10/08/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3931
- Interviews with job seekers, livestreamers, gamers, social media users and others highlight the growing presence of AI in all types of digital interactions in China - and growing frustration as human connections erode. (36kr, 10/07/24) https://scout.eto.tech?id=3897