Hong Kong’s AI efforts connect China and rest of the world amid geopolitical tensions

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Hong Kong plays a major role in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry in terms of connecting mainland China and the rest of the world amid geopolitical headwinds, according to a senior executive at the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC).

“At the moment, we are artificially creating a barrier between the US and mainland China, and that will stifle the development of technology,” Lawrence Cheung Chi-chong, HKPC’s chief technology officer, said in an interview on the sidelines of an AI conference organised by the council on Tuesday.