The government-owned Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), which manages HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) of funds, plans to debut a conference for young emerging artificial intelligence (AI) scientists, as the city strives to become a bridge between China and the world amid growing Sino-US technology rivalry.
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HKIC on Wednesday said it was organising an International Young Scientist Forum on Artificial Intelligence as part of its push to facilitate interactions and knowledge-sharing between technology companies and local primary and secondary school pupils.
The event will be hosted with the support of the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence. Also known as the Zhiyuan Institute, the non-profit organisation promotes nationwide AI research collaboration and was visited by Chinese Premier Li Qiang last year.
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who unveiled his latest fiscal plan on the same day, said the forum sought to “promote research of AI technology and its development as an industry, including open-source technology, in particular, the design and application of the open‑source chip architecture RISC‑V”.
China has doubled down on RISC-V to cut reliance on foreign technologies, as the US tightens semiconductor-related export restrictions to curb AI advancement by its geopolitical rival.
HKIC is also set to launch an International Conference on Embodied AI Robot, which aims to bring together leading technology companies, academic institutions and investors to showcase research outcomes and potential application scenarios.
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