The People’s Republic of China recently published a “position paper” detailing the nation’s views on military AI regulation. Having thoroughly perused it, we’ve come to the following conclusion: it’s gibberish. Up front:The first thing you want to know when a global superpower releases official government documentation detailing its views on the use of artificial intelligence for military applications is whether the signatory intends to developlethal autonomous weapons systems(LAWS). China’s position paper makes absolutely no mention of restricting the use of machines capable of choosing and firing on targets autonomously....

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your online ticket now! China’s researchers are looking into the problem of building a giant spaceship to advance the nation’s scientific, military, and economic endeavors. And by giant, we’re talking GIANT. According toLive Science, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) is proposing a craft that would be nearly a mile long....

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your online ticket now! China is developing a Mars helicopter — and it looks extremely similar to NASA’s Ingenuity. A prototype of the “Mars surface cruise drone” was unveiled on Wednesdayby China’s National Space Science Center(CNNSC). The announcement was spotted by SpaceNews’ Andrew Jones, who described the chopper as “more Familiarity than Ingenuity....

China’s state-runanti-monopoly bureauhas tightened its regulations on big tech players, as shown by its recent move against the country’s largest e-commerce company,Alibaba Group. Alibaba washit witha record antitrust fine of 18.2 billion yuan (more than A$3.6 billion) over the weekend for supposedly abusing its market dominance. The company, which operates the digital payment platform Alipay and offers bank loans to entrepreneurs, issued apublic apology: Alibaba accepts the penalty with sincerity and will ensure its compliance with determination....

Chinese microblogging giant Sina has launched a real-time, social video service,Kandian. Meaning ‘watch a little’, the service is currently in closed Beta but has already been compared to Justin.tv. The company has shown, once again, that is has developed beyond the tag of ‘China’s Twitter-clone’, as viewed by the west, which was so liberally applied in the past. It has diversified its content way beyond microblogging, although its Weibo (Twitter-like) service is at the core of every one of its services....