COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's digital revolution is in full swing, with mobile phone penetration exceeding 150 percent and Internet usage skyrocketing to 52 percent, a state minister said on Jan 19.

The Australian government has announced its plan to regulate the use of high-risk artificial intelligence.

A Chinese research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology that addresses crucial challenges in accurately detecting animal social behavior

US-based open source solutions provider Red Hat has expressed confidence in the vibrant Chinese market, saying it is worthwhile to invest in the nation in the long term.

All-powerful robots and artificial intelligence have long been the subjects of science fiction. Now such technology means that fact is stranger than fiction.

Shanghai is determined to consolidate its leading position in intelligent manufacturing by building 70 new intelligent factories this year, and 200 new intelligent factories and 20 benchmark factories by the end of 2025, official sources said on Thursday.

In recent years, amid a sluggish global economy, an increasing number of African nations have recognized the digital economy as a pivotal driver for their development, and China, with close connections with Africa, naturally emerges as a crucial partner in propelling the continent's digital economy and realizing its modernization aspirations, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Zhang Xiangchen has said.

China's generative artificial intelligence market is poised to exceed 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) in terms of market scale this year, said CCID Consulting, a government think tank under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday.

As China is promoting industrial innovation with technological innovation, more high-quality, high-end, and technologically innovative industries are becoming the new magnet for foreign investment.

A good lesson for the West, which has been focusing on making short-term gains through financial speculation, is that negligence could lead to a financial crisis and to impoverished populations.

The China-proposed Global AI Governance Initiative, announced in October in Beijing at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, marks a significant stride forward in shaping the future of artificial intelligence development and governance on a global scale.

Scientists have developed a new model for sub-seasonal forecasts using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.