World May 5, 2023
Are AI chatbots in courts putting justice at risk?
by Adam Smith, Anastasia Moloney and Avi Asher-Schapiro
Supporters saying the tech say it can streamline court processes while critics warn it runs the risk bias and injustice.
Business / Tech May 4, 2023
China's AI industry barely slowed by U.S. chip export rules
by Stephen Nellis, Josh Ye and Jane Lanhee Lee
The rules restricted shipments of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices chips that have become the global technology industry's standard for developing chatbots and other AI systems.
Commentary / World May 3, 2023
China’s DriveGPT is here. Time to play catch-up.
by Anjani Trivedi
Beijing’s regulations have put its autonomous-vehicle industry way ahead of competitors. Entry-level offerings won’t cut it any more.
Commentary / World May 3, 2023
The promise and peril of generative AI
by Diane Coyle
To ensure that artificial intelligence delivers widely shared benefits, we must heed the lessons of the last wave of digital innovation.
Commentary / World | To safeguard Taiwan May 3, 2023
How America should support Taiwan
by Chang-Tai Hsieh and Jason Hsu
If the U.S. wants to help safeguard Taiwan, it should stop undermining the island's dominance in the semiconductor industry.
Business / Tech May 2, 2023
What exactly are the dangers posed by AI?
by Cade Mtez
A recent letter calling for a moratorium on AI development blends real threats with speculation. But concern is growing among experts.
Business / Tech May 2, 2023
Samsung bans staff’s AI use after spotting ChatGPT data leak
by Mark Gurman
The company is concerned that data transmitted to such artificial intelligence platforms including Google Bard and Bing is stored on external servers, making it hard to retrieve and delete.
Commentary / World May 1, 2023
China may not need Western technology very much longer
by Justin Fox
The latest ranking of global spending on research and development has U.S. tech companies on top and Chinese rivals on the rise.
Commentary / World May 1, 2023
The sources of East Asia’s industrial prowess
by Keun Lee
The United States cannot ignore its own dependence on small Asian economies like South Korea and Taiwan for advanced technologies.
National May 1, 2023
Alibaba founder Jack Ma joins University of Tokyo as professor
by Min Jeong Lee
As a visiting professor, he will provide advice on research topics and conduct research, especially in sustainable agriculture, as well as give seminars about entrepreneurship.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 1, 2023
Fukuoka researcher eager to revive Japan-made semiconductors
The strengthening of research and development ability in Kyushu, once sarcastically called the “silicon island without a brain,” has been touted as a goal.
Business May 1, 2023
Tech to drive job changes for quarter of all workers over five years
by Bryce Baschuk
Global labor markets are poised for a new era of turbulence as technologies like artificial intelligence accelerate the decline of clerical work.