From frontier models to data centres and power grids, China and the US are competing to shape the AI age. The Straits Times examines their rivalry, the heightened global stakes and what it means for our region.

Yao Xu, secretary-general of the Centre for Global AI Innovative Governance and associate professor, Fudan University, China: I am cautiously optimistic about AI’s broad direction. It could greatly expand scientific discovery, productivity and access to public services, but soci...

A staff member trains a robot at a textile workshop in Cixi, Zhejiang province, on Sept 3. XU YU/XINHUAThe BRICS is emerging as a significant force in development and governance of artificial intelligence globally, experts say, highlighting its crucial role in championing the Glo...

When Usman Ahmed first arrived in China in 2017, his ambitions were modest — to learn Mandarin, experience a new culture and broaden his horizons. Nine years later, the 32-year-old from Pakistan is pursuing a PhD focusing on AI at Yangzhou University in Jiangsu province. H...

INCE THE FOUNDING of the People’s Republic of China, the country has gradually developed a set of security concepts with Chinese characteristics through its involvement in international security affairs and global security governance.