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    {
      "id": 20206,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3363725/global-leaders-must-wake-threat-unbridled-ai-adoption",
      "title": "Global leaders must wake up to threat of unbridled AI adoption",
      "summary": "To describe the uncontrolled adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) as a “mixed blessing” is a grotesque understatement. It is better termed a miscalculated risk that reflects the world’s present sad and potentially tragic lack of responsible leadership, in Western nations especially. On the one hand, we are assured AI will raise productivity and economic growth. It will be a particular blessing for developing countries, such as those in Asia, enabling them to leapfrog the centuries it took...",
      "authors": "Anthony Rowley",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-15T08:30:07.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/20206"
    },
    {
      "id": 19660,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3364034/how-chinas-young-managers-grappled-billion-yuan-mandates-ai-shocks-hit-portfolios",
      "title": "How China’s young managers grappled with billion-yuan mandates as AI shocks hit portfolios",
      "summary": "As Leopold Aschenbrenner’s US hedge fund saw assets wiped off by more than two-thirds in a single month, some of China’s new portfolio managers also felt the shock across the Pacific, learning bitter lessons early in their careers. The 50-day market turmoil, sparked by a global correction in artificial intelligence stocks in June, turned some of China’s rookie managers into an unwitting focal point. Even seasoned investors faced hard questions from clients as portfolios sagged. For Yuan Zeqiang,",
      "authors": "Judy Xue",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-15T01:00:10.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19660"
    },
    {
      "id": 19661,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364082/launch-deepseeks-harness-marks-its-strategic-pivot-towards-autonomous-agentic-ai",
      "title": "Launch of DeepSeek’s Harness marks its strategic pivot towards autonomous agentic AI",
      "summary": "Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek is venturing into a new battleground beyond large language models, launching a developer preview of its long-anticipated Harness – a software framework that helps developers turn AI models into autonomous agents. The release on Thursday marks a strategic pivot as DeepSeek moves to build foundational digital scaffolding for AI agents – systems capable of using AI models to operate external software, run code, and complete complex jobs on their...",
      "authors": "Minxiao Chang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy,agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T11:03:52.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19661"
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    {
      "id": 19662,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3364077/zhipu-launches-flagship-model-glm-53-china-seeks-mythos-level-edge-cyber-defence",
      "title": "Zhipu launches flagship model GLM-5.3 as China seeks Mythos-level edge in cyber defence",
      "summary": "Chinese artificial intelligence firm Zhipu, also known as Z.ai, has unveiled its flagship GLM-5.3 model, saying it beat Anthropic’s frontier Mythos 5 model in a key cybersecurity test, as China races to counter Western advances in AI defence. Beijing-based Zhipu said GLM-5.3 achieved a success rate of 84.5 per cent on CyberGym, a benchmark that measures whether models can identify and validate security flaws from source code. That was above Anthropic’s Mythos at 83.8 per cent and OpenAI’s...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen,Richard Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "military-security",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T11:03:30.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19662"
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    {
      "id": 19663,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3364053/chinas-richest-province-taps-alibaba-power-its-ai-and-chip-push",
      "title": "China’s richest province taps Alibaba to power its AI and chip push",
      "summary": "China’s richest province has deepened its partnership with technology giant Alibaba Group Holding, eyeing a broad digital upgrade spanning artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and smart public services. Under a strategic cooperation framework agreement signed on Thursday in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in southern China, the Hangzhou-based firm planned to increase its investments in computing power, AI models and digital services, according to a report by local state media...",
      "authors": "Coco Feng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T09:15:43.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19663"
    },
    {
      "id": 19664,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-war/article/3364024/smic-eyes-expansion-amid-ai-boom-zhu-rongji-dies-shein-nears-ipo",
      "title": "SMIC eyes expansion amid AI boom, Zhu Rongji dies, Shein nears IPO",
      "summary": "SMIC, China’s biggest contract chipmaker, is planning to boost capacity after beating earnings expectations amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Demand is “far exceeding our previous expectations”, so the company is adjusting expansion plans and may add more equipment at existing sites, chief executive officer Zhao Haijun said on an earnings call on Friday. He didn’t provide details. The chipmaker’s shares gained 4.8 per cent in Hong Kong trading after it more than tripled second-quarter.",
      "authors": "Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T09:00:30.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19664"
    },
    {
      "id": 19665,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3363993/rich-chinese-embrace-domestic-high-end-evs-tech-and-driving-experience-eclipse-prestige",
      "title": "Rich Chinese embrace domestic high-end EVs as tech and driving experience eclipse prestige",
      "summary": "For Eric Huang, a Guangdong-based healthcare entrepreneur who owns a Lamborghini Aventador and a Tesla Model S Plaid, the appeal of Chinese premium electric vehicles (EVs) has grown as their technology has caught up with his expectations. “I hold electric cars to strict safety standards, so I used to stick to Tesla,” Huang said. But he added that domestic brands had now met his standards. His next purchase, he said, would be a six-seat premium electric minivan equivalent from a Chinese brand,...",
      "authors": "He Huifeng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T07:00:08.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19665"
    },
    {
      "id": 19427,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363966/chinese-doctor-stuns-maths-world-cracking-decades-old-problem-using-chatgpt",
      "title": "Chinese doctor stuns maths world by cracking decades-old problem using ChatGPT",
      "summary": "When Beijing-based neurosurgeon Jin Shanmu pulled up a chair at his computer, he was not looking to make mathematical history. He was simply trying to crack a problem related to brain ultrasounds. Instead, the self-taught maths enthusiast, with help from OpenAI’s latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) model, solved a two-decade-old mathematical puzzle that had frustrated experts around the world since 2004. Jin, a postdoctoral researcher and resident at the Peking Union Medical College...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T02:00:12.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19427"
    },
    {
      "id": 19428,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363895/deepseeks-updated-v4-pro-ai-model-struggles-benchmarks-shines-cybersecurity",
      "title": "DeepSeek’s updated V4 Pro AI model struggles on benchmarks, shines in cybersecurity",
      "summary": "Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has quietly released DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813, an updated version of its latest flagship model, leaving some developers underwhelmed by its overall capabilities and disappointed in its pricing – but impressing researchers in niche areas like cybersecurity. The stealth update to April’s preview version came with a brief statement on DeepSeek’s official website on Wednesday, noting that the model offered “significantly enhanced agent capabilities”, but",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-13T08:00:32.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19428"
    },
    {
      "id": 19009,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3363799/chinas-brain-chip-drive-accelerates-slew-state-backed-initiatives",
      "title": "China’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives",
      "summary": "For years, Elon Musk has dreamed of conquering a range of chronic health conditions by inserting computer chips into the human brain. But that vision could become reality fastest in China, where state authorities are launching a coordinated effort to accelerate the nascent industry’s development. The past few days have seen a string of initiatives related to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) announced in China, involving parties ranging from state insurance companies to investment banks and local",
      "authors": "Julie Zhang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-13T04:00:11.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19009"
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    {
      "id": 19010,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3363797/fund-backed-china-memory-giant-ymtc-invests-push-alternative-chipmaking-route",
      "title": "Fund backed by China memory giant YMTC invests in push for alternative chipmaking route",
      "summary": "A venture capital fund backed by Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC), China’s top producer of NAND flash memory, has taken a stake in domestic semiconductor manufacturer SOI Micro, adding a high-profile investor to the country’s push for an alternative chipmaking ecosystem. Led by a prominent figure in China’s semiconductor industry, SOI Micro is focused on developing fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) technology – a low-power chipmaking technology that offers a complementary route",
      "authors": "Howard Liu",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T13:00:07.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19010"
    },
    {
      "id": 19011,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363738/honors-new-robot-phone-looks-boost-global-appeal-its-nodding-camera",
      "title": "Honor’s new Robot Phone looks to boost global appeal with its nodding camera",
      "summary": "Chinese smartphone maker Honor has launched a handset with a motorised robotic camera that nods back at users, betting that its interactive hardware will spark growth in a cooling global market for the devices. The new Robot Phone, unveiled on Wednesday, features a three-axis mechanical gimbal with four degrees of motion, allowing for video stabilisation and interaction via nodding and tilting. Activated by a hand gesture, the gimbal camera unfurls from the back of the device – a mechanism that.",
      "authors": "Iris Deng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T11:30:11.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19011"
    },
    {
      "id": 19012,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363786/tencent-capex-jumps-176-ai-push-revenue-beats-estimates",
      "title": "Tencent capex jumps 176% on AI push as revenue beats estimates",
      "summary": "Tencent Holdings nearly tripled its capital spending in the second quarter to supercharge its AI push, as accelerating investments in computing power and models helped drive better-than-expected revenue. Revenue for the quarter ending in June reached 204.8 billion yuan (US$30.4 billion), up 11 per cent year on year from 184.5 billion yuan, the Chinese tech giant reported on Wednesday. The figure beat average analyst estimates of 202.8 billion yuan compiled by Bloomberg. Adjusted net income...",
      "authors": "Iris Deng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T09:26:53.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19012"
    },
    {
      "id": 19013,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3363762/chinese-ai-start-modelbest-kicks-pre-ipo-tutoring-process-mainland-listing",
      "title": "Chinese AI start-up ModelBest, partner to Samsung and Huawei, launches pre-IPO process",
      "summary": "Chinese AI start-up ModelBest has kicked off its pre-initial public offering (IPO) tutoring process for a listing in mainland China, capitalising on growing demand for compact artificial intelligence models that run locally on devices like smartphones and laptops, and in cars. The four-year-old company also appears to be banking on its small-model strategy to overcome China’s acute shortage of advanced American computing chips by training lightweight systems optimised for domestic...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T07:26:50.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19013"
    },
    {
      "id": 18635,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363713/why-does-sk-hynix-want-sell-its-chip-facility-southwest-china",
      "title": "Why does SK Hynix want to sell its chip facility in southwest China?",
      "summary": "South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix’s potential deal to offload a packaging plant in southwest China is part of a strategic pivot towards higher-margin artificial intelligence (AI) memory products, according to analysts. But a sale might not be straightforward, as the memory chip giant would need to navigate valuation hurdles and a volatile chip cycle, they cautioned. SK Hynix said on Monday it was “looking into various solutions to enhance the competitiveness of its packaging business”, after...",
      "authors": "Ann Cao,Howard Liu",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T02:00:29.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18635"
    },
    {
      "id": 18636,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/tech-trends/article/3363659/unitree-ipo-deluge-masks-humanoid-robots-limitations",
      "title": "Unitree IPO deluge masks humanoid robots’ limitations",
      "summary": "Unitree Robotics’ Shanghai initial public offering (IPO) was more than 5,500 times oversubscribed by retail investors as optimism about fast stock gains and Chinese robot demand outweighed concerns about a US import ban. The 6.1 billion yuan (US$900 million) share sale drew 9.8 million orders from individual investors, the robot maker said in a statement on Monday. Just 0.018 per cent of orders will be fulfilled, even after the Hangzhou-based company boosted the number of retail shares by half..",
      "authors": "Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11T09:05:41.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18636"
    },
    {
      "id": 18637,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363638/meta-challenge-chinas-open-weight-ai-dominance-amid-us-regulatory-fears",
      "title": "Meta to challenge China’s open-weight AI dominance amid US regulatory fears",
      "summary": "China’s dominance in open-weight artificial intelligence faces a fresh challenge from Meta Platforms, whose renewed push into open-source models could lure away American customers anxious about looming regulatory restrictions in Washington, analysts say. The US tech giant on Monday launched Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight model light enough to run locally on personal computers, while also announcing plans to release the weights of its latest flagship Muse Spark 1.2 model. In a..",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11T07:30:39.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18637"
    },
    {
      "id": 18234,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363570/unitree-ipo-frenzy-leaves-chinese-retail-investors-1-5500-odds",
      "title": "Unitree IPO frenzy leaves Chinese retail investors with 1-in-5,500 odds",
      "summary": "While Unitree Robotics’ early backers are poised for a windfall in one of China’s most closely watched technology initial public offerings (IPOs), retail investors are scrambling for a tiny chance of securing shares. Nearly 9.8 million accounts competed in the Hangzhou-based robot maker’s online subscription process on Monday, fighting for just 9.7 million shares, its filings in the evening showed. The final online allocation rate was just 0.018 per cent – roughly one winning lot for every 5,500",
      "authors": "Wency Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11T01:00:09.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18234"
    },
    {
      "id": 18235,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3363577/nvidia-team-wall-street-us500-billion-package-ai-infrastructure-projects",
      "title": "Nvidia to team with Wall Street on US$500 billion package for AI infrastructure projects",
      "summary": "A group of US investment giants are partnering with Nvidia on US$500 billion in funding for AI infrastructure projects, the Financial Times reported. Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs and KKR are among the firms in talks with Nvidia on a deal to invest in the AI buildout, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified sources. The deal may be announced as soon as Monday, the Times said. The named firms.",
      "authors": "Bloomberg",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-10T18:18:48.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18235"
    },
    {
      "id": 18236,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363549/enterprise-ai-costs-hit-2026-low-driven-price-wars-chinese-open-source-models-research",
      "title": "Enterprise AI costs hit 2026 low driven by price wars, Chinese open-source models: research",
      "summary": "The cost for businesses to run AI models has fallen to a yearly low, according to research by investment bank Jefferies, driven by a heated global price war and a surge in adoption of low-cost Chinese open-source tools, such as those from DeepSeek. Average inference prices – measured per million tokens, or chunks of data handled by a model – ranged between US$1.16 and US$1.18 from August 6 to 8. That marked the lowest level recorded this year, Jefferies said on Monday, citing data from US...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-10T13:30:06.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18236"
    },
    {
      "id": 18237,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3363437/us-does-its-robotics-industry-no-favours-fencing-it-china",
      "title": "US does its robotics industry no favours by fencing it off from China",
      "summary": "Concession speeches follow a formula: the vocabulary of defiance, thanks to the faithful, a promise that the fight goes on. Last month, Brendan Carr, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), essentially delivered one on behalf of American robotics. Acting on findings from a White House task force, Carr added new foreign-made humanoid robots, quadrupeds and power inverters to the agency’s Covered List, denying them the authorisation nearly every electronic device requires to be",
      "authors": "Thomas O. Falk",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-10T12:30:06.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18237"
    },
    {
      "id": 18238,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363544/agibot-overtakes-unitree-top-global-humanoid-robot-vendor-first-half-amid-ipo-push",
      "title": "AgiBot overtakes Unitree as top global humanoid robot vendor in first half amid IPO push",
      "summary": "China’s AgiBot has surpassed its domestic rival Unitree Robotics to become the world’s largest humanoid robot vendor in the first half of 2026, according to new research, as both industry heavyweights prepare for public listings amid a physical AI boom. Shanghai-based Agibot captured 44 per cent of the global market after shipping roughly 8,400 humanoid robots from January to June, San Francisco-based research firm Smart Analytics Global (SAG) said in a report published on Sunday. AgiBot’s...",
      "authors": "Richard Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-10T11:30:09.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18238"
    },
    {
      "id": 17895,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363381/chinas-ai-models-spooked-wall-street-they-may-turbocharge-industry-growth",
      "title": "China’s AI models spooked Wall Street. But they may turbocharge industry growth",
      "summary": "Breakthroughs in cheap Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models have spooked US investors, but analysts argue plummeting model costs will benefit the AI industry in the long run by supercharging global demand for AI systems. Companies across the AI industry have slashed prices in recent weeks, with large-language model (LLM) inference prices per million tokens falling from above US$2 at the start of June to just US$1.2 this week, according to research firm Silicon Data’s LLM Token...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-09T09:00:06.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17895"
    },
    {
      "id": 17634,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363318/china-faces-new-ai-bottleneck-it-runs-out-chinese-language-training-data",
      "title": "China faces new AI bottleneck as it runs out of Chinese-language training data",
      "summary": "China’s high-stakes race to build next-generation artificial intelligence models is entering a critical new phase, where a less visible yet far more existential threat is coming into view: a severe shortage of high-quality training data. While the US chokehold on advanced computing chips has dominated headlines, Chinese AI experts increasingly warn that running out of quality data could prove to be the next major bottleneck to the nation’s tech ambitions – and one that hardware workarounds...",
      "authors": "Ben Jiang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "safety-alignment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-08T02:00:23.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17634"
    },
    {
      "id": 17635,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363271/chinas-kimi-k3-ai-model-escapes-isolated-sandbox-during-security-test-researchers",
      "title": "China’s Kimi K3 AI model escapes isolated sandbox during security test: researchers",
      "summary": "China’s top open-weight AI model Kimi K3 broke out of its isolated test environment during a cybersecurity evaluation, according to US security researchers, following similar high-profile incidents involving closed frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic that highlight the growing challenge of constraining AI behaviour. Kimi K3, released last month by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, escaped from a supposedly isolated sandbox environment, accessed the open internet and found solutions on the...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-07T08:00:06.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17635"
    },
    {
      "id": 17294,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363251/backed-deepseek-unitree-ipo-tests-investor-appetite-chinas-ai-robotics-boom",
      "title": "Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree IPO tests investor appetite for China’s AI robotics boom",
      "summary": "The long-awaited initial public offering of Unitree Robotics, which values the Hangzhou-based firm at 60.99 billion yuan (US$9 billion), is set to serve as a valuation benchmark for China’s booming embodied-AI sector, buoyed by retail investor excitement and high-profile AI backers like DeepSeek. Widely billed as “mainland China’s first humanoid stock”, Unitree has priced its IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market at 150.8 yuan per share, according to a filing released Thursday evening. The firm will...",
      "authors": "Wency Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-07T04:23:35.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17294"
    },
    {
      "id": 17295,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/evolving-world-agentic-ai/article/3363132/ai-scale-must-be-built-both-trust-and-innovation",
      "title": "AI at scale must be built on both trust and innovation",
      "summary": "[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 in Shanghai, one message stood out above all others: artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a technology conversation, it is now a governance conversation. Discussions increasingly centred on AI governance, safety, sovereignty and accountability, reflecting the reality that the future of AI depends not only on innovation but also on trust. For the past..",
      "authors": "Advertising partner,Nixon Chau",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation,transparency",
      "published_at": "2026-08-07T04:00:08.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17295"
    },
    {
      "id": 17296,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363197/coded-glamour-and-glory-ai-make-arm-steals-show-hong-kong-hackathon",
      "title": "Coded for glamour and glory, AI make-up arm steals the show in Hong Kong hackathon",
      "summary": "Imagine a woman sitting at her vanity as a robotic arm reaches across the table, picks up her lipstick, and applies it to her lips while running through her morning schedule. Meet Iron Bestie, a personalised make-up assistant that just snatched top honours at what organisers billed as Hong Kong’s first physical artificial intelligence hackathon, beating more than 160 global competitors in an intense 48-hour hardware-meets-software sprint this week. Powered by vision-language models and voice...",
      "authors": "Richard Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-06T13:30:08.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17296"
    },
    {
      "id": 17297,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3363190/chinas-mlcc-supply-chain-expanding-rapidly-amid-surge-global-ai-demand",
      "title": "China’s MLCC supply chain expanding rapidly amid surge in global AI demand",
      "summary": "China’s upstream supply chain for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) – tiny components dubbed “the rice of electronics” – is racing to expand capacity, as an artificial intelligence-driven boom triggers a surge in global orders. Shandong Sinocera Functional Materials, a major supplier of dielectric powder to MLCC manufacturers, told investors in a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing on Wednesday that it was actively pushing to expand capacity for AI servers and vehicles, with parts of its new...",
      "authors": "Iris Deng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-06T11:30:08.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17297"
    },
    {
      "id": 17298,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3363177/china-launches-probe-us-cybersecurity-firm-palo-alto-networks",
      "title": "China launches probe into Palo Alto Networks as US trade tensions intensify",
      "summary": "Beijing has launched a cybersecurity review into products sold in China by US technology firm Palo Alto Networks, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced on Thursday. The administration said the probe was being conducted to “ensure the secure and stable operation of critical information infrastructure, prevent cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, and safeguard national security”. Palo Alto Networks is a leading US cybersecurity and cloud computing provider, whose solutions are used.",
      "authors": "Ji Siqi,Ann Cao,Ben Jiang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "military-security",
      "published_at": "2026-08-06T09:21:20.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17298"
    },
    {
      "id": 16890,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3363062/disputes-over-ai-robotics-trade-mount-ahead-planned-xi-trump-summit-us",
      "title": "Disputes over AI, robotics, trade mount ahead of planned Xi-Trump summit in US",
      "summary": "In the months leading up to President Xi Jinping’s planned September visit to Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump, a series of smaller trade and technology rifts has emerged between the world’s two largest economies. From tensions over Chinese artificial intelligence models and new US restrictions on advanced robotics, to optical modules and an expanded forced labour blacklist, this piece breaks down the latest developments shaping US-China economic ties. 1. AI models under...",
      "authors": "Sylvia Ma",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy,agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T13:00:13.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16890"
    },
    {
      "id": 16891,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363059/chinas-ai-revenue-projected-reach-us13b-breakthroughs-adoption-goldman-sachs",
      "title": "China’s AI revenue projected to reach US$13b on breakthroughs, adoption: Goldman Sachs",
      "summary": "Rising cost efficiency and rapidly advancing capabilities from players like DeepSeek and MiniMax have prompted Goldman Sachs to raise its run-rate revenue forecast for China’s artificial intelligence model market by 30 per cent to US$13 billion. In a research note published on Monday, the US investment bank boosted its year-end annualised recurring revenue (ARR) projection for mainland Chinese AI models from US$10 billion, citing aggressive price cuts, technical breakthroughs and accelerating...",
      "authors": "Richard Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T10:30:19.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16891"
    },
    {
      "id": 16892,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363026/chinas-moonshot-ai-aims-us50b-round-year-end-hong-kong-ipo-targeted-sources",
      "title": "China’s Moonshot AI aims for US$50b round as year-end Hong Kong IPO targeted: sources",
      "summary": "Chinese unicorn Moonshot AI has started and is expected to close its latest financing round by the end of this month, as it dismantles its offshore structure to pave the way for a potential Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) as early as the end of the year, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The company was expected to raise capital at a valuation of up to US$50 billion in this latest round, one of the sources said. The South China Morning Post, citing sources, reported last",
      "authors": "Ben Jiang,Coco Feng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T07:24:12.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16892"
    },
    {
      "id": 16893,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3363028/chinas-x-square-robot-submits-confidential-filing-hong-kong-ipo-sources-say",
      "title": "China’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO, sources say",
      "summary": "Chinese start-up X Square Robot has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to two sources familiar with the matter, joining a growing wave of domestic robot makers flocking to capital markets, despite new US trade restrictions. The Shenzhen-based firm has tapped Huatai Securities and Morgan Stanley as sponsors for the prospective float, one of the sources said. Besides X Square, AgiBot and Galbot have also filed confidentially for Hong Kong IPOs, the...",
      "authors": "Coco Feng,Ben Jiang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T07:22:03.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16893"
    },
    {
      "id": 16506,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3362991/tencent-ramps-overseas-ai-push-wider-rollout-flagship-hy3-model",
      "title": "Tencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider rollout of flagship Hy3 model",
      "summary": "Tencent Holdings is ramping up its overseas push for its flagship artificial intelligence (AI) model Hy3, joining a wave of Chinese technology rivals and rising labs taking aim at the world’s leading players. On Wednesday, the Shenzhen-based technology giant rolled out Hy3 to global developers, enterprises and users through its workplace agentic tool WorkBuddy, creation studio Tencent Design Miora and model platform TokenHub. On WorkBuddy, Hy3 would be available free of charge to users worldwide",
      "authors": "Iris Deng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T02:58:48.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16506"
    },
    {
      "id": 16507,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362960/top-huawei-chip-scientist-opens-strategy-blind-arrogance-and-his-war-hero-mindset",
      "title": "Top Huawei chip scientist opens up on strategy, ‘blind arrogance’ and his war-hero mindset",
      "summary": "When Liao Heng joined Huawei Technologies’ chip-design unit in 2016, he was sceptical about whether China could ever build world-class semiconductors. A former child prodigy who entered Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University in 1987 at age 14 before moving to Princeton University for postdoctoral research, Liao had spent over a decade in the United States watching what he described as a “long sunset” for American chip start-ups. Working abroad, he noted, often bred a “blind arrogance” that...",
      "authors": "Ann Cao",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "children-education",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T14:29:31.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16507"
    },
    {
      "id": 16508,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3362786/us-and-china-compete-over-ai-middle-powers-can-craft-third-path",
      "title": "As US and China compete over AI, middle powers can craft a third path",
      "summary": "The global AI race is becoming a contest over the international order. In June, the US convened the second summit under the 24-economy Pax Silica around secure supply chains, AI infrastructure and trusted technology partnerships. In July, all 193 UN member states met in Geneva for the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Days later, 29 countries signed the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) in Shanghai. Together, these developments...",
      "authors": "Hao Nan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation,jobs-economy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T12:30:06.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16508"
    },
    {
      "id": 16509,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3362951/chinas-minimax-curbs-overseas-access-new-ai-video-model-over-copyright-disputes",
      "title": "China’s MiniMax curbs overseas access to new AI video model over copyright disputes",
      "summary": "Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax has open-sourced its new H3 video model but imposed licensing conditions on users in major overseas markets including the US and European Union, underscoring the copyright challenges in generative video AI. After the Shanghai-based company released the model’s weights to developers on Monday, users found that the licence restricted free access in the US, EU, UK and South Korea. The weights – the underlying parameters that encode its intelligence –.",
      "authors": "Minxiao Chang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "copyright-ip",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T12:00:12.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16509"
    },
    {
      "id": 16510,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3362923/has-chinese-physical-ai-start-manipulated-global-ranking-beat-nvidia",
      "title": "Has a Chinese physical AI start-up manipulated a global ranking to beat Nvidia?",
      "summary": "A Chinese physical AI start-up’s brief claim to global dominance in robotics has run into controversy, underscoring the intense US-China competition to develop next-generation artificial intelligence and the challenges of evaluating autonomous systems. In June, Spirit AI, a Hangzhou, Zhejiang province-based firm founded in 2024, briefly overtook United States tech giant Nvidia to take the top spot on RoboArena – a global benchmark for physical AI – with its new Spirit v1.6 model, launched at the",
      "authors": "Coco Feng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T10:30:06.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16510"
    },
    {
      "id": 16511,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3362898/spacex-report-share-unlock-may-sway-hong-kong-mainland-china-stocks-ai-trade-recovers",
      "title": "SpaceX report, share unlock may sway Hong Kong, mainland China stocks as AI trade recovers",
      "summary": "SpaceX’s first earnings report since its listing, together with the coming supply of a large chunk of shares available for public trading, will test the strength of the artificial intelligence trade’s recovery, which has driven the S&P 500 within striking distance of its record high and helped Hong Kong equities outperform. The first set of results from SpaceX as a publicly traded company will be under close scrutiny, with Elon Musk’s commercial aerospace unit viewed as a gauge of investors’...",
      "authors": "Zhang Shidong",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T10:00:13.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16511"
    },
    {
      "id": 16069,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3362801/ai-talent-war-tech-giants-court-researchers-years-ahead-graduation",
      "title": "The AI talent war: tech giants court researchers years ahead of graduation",
      "summary": "Doctoral researcher Hu Qi still has about two years left in his programme at the University of Hong Kong, but headhunters are already reaching out to pitch specific jobs and ask when he will graduate. Hu, who specialises in artificial intelligence agent security, is currently interning at a Chinese tech giant where his team leaders regularly ask about his post-graduation plans, urging him to sign on full-time the moment he finishes his degree. His experience reflects a growing sense of urgency..",
      "authors": "Coco Feng",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy,agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T14:00:24.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16069"
    },
    {
      "id": 16070,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362822/ant-groups-embodied-ai-arm-robbyant-kicks-external-funding",
      "title": "Ant Group’s embodied AI arm Robbyant kicks off external funding",
      "summary": "Robbyant, the embodied artificial intelligence division of Ant Group, has begun seeking external funding, becoming the fourth unit of the fintech giant to step up capital-raising efforts. The unit said it was in talks with investors on Monday. As Ant Group’s “core initiative in embodied intelligence”, a Robbyant spokesperson said it would remain focused on developing a general-purpose “robot brain”, investing in technologies designed specifically for embodied AI and accelerating commercial...",
      "authors": "Wency Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T12:30:20.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16070"
    },
    {
      "id": 16071,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3362817/chinese-biotech-giant-wuxi-apptec-sees-first-half-earnings-surge-amid-us-scrutiny",
      "title": "Chinese biotech giant WuXi AppTec sees first-half earnings surge amid US scrutiny",
      "summary": "WuXi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, posted net income that smashed market expectations in the first half of the year amid strong demand tied to weight-loss and diabetes drugs, as well as gains in its US business. Interim net profit attributable to the owners of the Shanghai-based drug contractor advanced 33.7 per cent to 11.08 billion yuan (US$1.64 billion) from a year earlier, surpassing a Bloomberg mean consensus estimate – drawn from a pool of 25 analysts",
      "authors": "Julie Zhang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare,biotech",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T12:30:14.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16071"
    },
    {
      "id": 16072,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3362825/china-tightens-chip-design-protection-and-clarifies-rights-spur-innovation",
      "title": "China tightens chip-design protection and clarifies rights to spur innovation",
      "summary": "China has revised regulations on the protection of chip design, a critical move to push for tech self-sufficiency amid US export controls. Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate the revised rules on the protection of layout designs of integrated circuits, Xinhua reported on Monday. The new rules will take effect on October 15. The revision clarified financial penalties for infringement as well as licensing, transfer and co-ownership rights, aiming to accelerate the...",
      "authors": "Ann Cao",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation,copyright-ip",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T12:18:43.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16072"
    },
    {
      "id": 16073,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3362792/chinas-deepseek-beefs-agentic-ai-harness-tests-v4-model-jolts-silicon-valley",
      "title": "China’s DeepSeek beefs up agentic AI with ‘harness’ tests as V4 model jolts Silicon Valley",
      "summary": "Chinese AI company DeepSeek is inviting open-source developers to test its upcoming “harness” – software designed to turn large language models (LLMs) into AI agents – accelerating a push into agentic tech as DeepSeek’s latest V4 Flash model sends another cost-efficiency shock wave through Silicon Valley. The Hangzhou-based firm was looking for open-source project developers to join beta testing for DeepSeek Harness, according to a social media post on Saturday by Cui Tianyi, who leads the...",
      "authors": "Xinmei Shen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T11:00:07.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16073"
    },
    {
      "id": 16074,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/tech/big-tech/article/3362783/will-ai-healthcare-be-chinas-new-global-growth-engine",
      "title": "Will AI healthcare be China’s new global growth engine?",
      "summary": "Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed healthcare for hundreds of millions of people in China. AI-powered apps help them manage their health and seek care, while others help doctors better diagnose and treat their patients. AI analysis of routine scans detects cancers and other conditions physicians might have missed. Personalised cancer vaccines built on AI analysis will soon begin rolling off production lines in China. The country’s leading tech companies have poured resources into...",
      "authors": "Ben Jiang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T08:12:53.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16074"
    },
    {
      "id": 16075,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362761/chinas-tech-giants-race-put-ai-delivery-riders-heads",
      "title": "China’s tech giants race to put AI on delivery riders’ heads",
      "summary": "Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched a smart helmet for food couriers with features enabled by artificial intelligence technology, following similar roll-outs by rivals Alibaba Group Holding and Meituan as they seek to improve rider safety and boost delivery efficiency. The helmet integrates an AI-driven voice assistant with a camera that can “see” the surrounding environment, JD.com’s food delivery unit announced on Monday. The company said the device was designed to minimise...",
      "authors": "Ben Jiang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T07:00:09.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16075"
    },
    {
      "id": 15753,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3362557/first-impressions-count-chinese-buyers-open-their-homes-ubtechs-consumer-humanoids",
      "title": "First impressions count as Chinese buyers open their homes to UBTech’s consumer humanoids",
      "summary": "When 39-year-old Beijing investor Song shelled out 159,800 yuan (US$23,680) for a companion robot, he knew it would not be cooking meals or scrubbing floors. For him, becoming one of China’s first owners of a consumer humanoid was more about embracing the cutting edge. “The happiest part is often the waiting,” Song said of his decision to buy the female version of the U1 Pro, made by Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics. For years, humanoid robots have been confined to factory floors and structured...",
      "authors": "Minxiao Chang",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-02T06:00:17.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15753"
    },
    {
      "id": 15628,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3362548/what-visit-chinas-ai-labs-reveals-about-battle-global-soft-power",
      "title": "What a visit to China’s AI labs reveals about the battle for global soft power",
      "summary": "Inside the exhibition hall of a Shanghai-based artificial intelligence research institute, an ink-wash map covered an entire wall, immediately drawing your attention. It was a cartography of AI: chipmakers were rendered as mountains on islands and algorithms as jagged mountain ranges, while questions of privacy, fairness and machine consciousness drifted at the edges like uncharted islands. Foreign guests and I leaned in, tracing the brushstrokes. “Why is Huawei’s chip placed right at the...",
      "authors": "Wency Chen",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness,privacy-surveillance",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01T10:30:07.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15628"
    },
    {
      "id": 15549,
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3362574/how-sell-flashy-ai-focused-us-hedge-fund-wake-call-chinese-investors",
      "title": "How sell-off at flashy AI-focused US hedge fund is a wake-up call for Chinese investors",
      "summary": "Chinese tech investors are hearing warning bells after volatility in US tech stocks forced a fast-rising Wall Street hedge fund to clear its stock portfolio at a steep discount within a few days. “Don’t use leverage! Don’t use leverage! Don’t use leverage!” Shanghai-based public-markets analyst Harry Shen repeated to the South China Morning Post in an interview on Friday. Another warning came from Shanghai-based mainland Chinese stock market veteran Michael Zhang: “Don’t trade with borrowed...",
      "authors": "Coco Feng,Wency Chen,Ann Cao",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T14:30:09.000Z",
      "source": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15549"
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}