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The Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
UN agency pushes AI ethics standards as US-China tech rivalry deepens
A United Nations agency is rallying policymakers, non-government organisations and academics to support its ethics guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) at a time when the technology is rapidly changing the world. Unesco, the 194-member UN heritage agency that produced the world's first – and so far only – global AI ethics standards four years ago, hosted a forum in Bangkok this week to drive the adoption of its recommendations. However, there is a long way to go before the recommendations could be turned into a universal, actionable framework amid an intensifying AI race between the US and China, according to analysts. At the opening on Wednesday of the third Unesco Global Forum on the Ethics of AI, Unesco director general Audrey Azoulay called for collaboration among governments, businesses and civil society to come up with an international solution. 'That is what Unesco is working to provide – preparing the world for AI and preparing AI for the world, ensuring it serves the common good,' she said. The message comes as hopes are dimming for a global consensus on AI ethics. A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a bill in both chambers of Congress to ban the federal use of China-linked AI tools such as DeepSeek, in the latest sign of hostility in the tech rivalry between the world's two largest economies. Meanwhile, the world's largest AI companies, from US-based OpenAI and Google to China's DeepSeek, were absent from the forum, which attracted more than 1,000 participants and 35 government ministers, mainly from Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America. When asked how other countries would respond to the divisions in the AI world, Wisit Wisitsora-At, Permanent Secretary at the Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, said Thailand would not take sides in the US-China competition, adding that it would try to develop its own AI ecosystem. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who is facing political pressure at home over a leaked phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, delivered a speech in English, listing her country's AI development goals, including 90,000 AI professionals and over US$15 billion in spending for AI infrastructure. With the noticeable absence of American and Chinese government delegations at the three-day event – even though the US rejoined the group in 2023 after its withdrawal during the first Trump administration – the forum provided a stage for policymakers from the Asean region and 'global south' countries, from Malaysia and Indonesia to Zambia and Zimbabwe, to voice their ambitions, concerns and priorities in coping with AI. Irakli Khodeli, the head of ethics at Unesco's AI unit, said in an interview on Thursday that different countries had their own priorities for now, with some highlighting 'security' while others were aiming for 'access to AI'. A key aim of the gathering was to discuss the 'readiness assessment methodology', a tool to turn the UN body's AI ethics recommendations into policy actions. The assessment includes a questionnaire for governments, asking questions such as, 'Is there a specific consideration for the impact of AI on land and water use?'. More than 70 countries have taken part in the methodology. 'It is not a talk shop, it is a workshop for members to exchange notes,' Khodeli said of the event. At the gathering, some participants publicly outlined the challenges faced in applying ethics guardrails to AI development. Rachel Adams, founding CEO of the Global Centre on AI Governance, a non-profit organisation in South Africa, and author of The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality , said many civil society groups were having funding problems since US President Donald Trump shut down the United States Agency for International Development. During a panel discussion at the event, Zeng Yi, dean of the Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance and a professor with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said it was not difficult for countries to agree on terminologies such as transparency, but it was much harder to translate them into actual measures on the ground. Unesco sponsored the South China Morning Post's trip to the Bangkok event. - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Korea Herald
30-05-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
MDES and Huawei Cloud Announced Joint Initiative to Accelerate Thailand's Agenda to Become the AI Hub in ASEAN
BANGKOK, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei Cloud, in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) of Thailand, held the Huawei Cloud Summit Thailand 2025. At the summit, the two parties jointly launched an initiative to accelerate Thailand's agenda to become the AI hub in ASEAN. MDES shared the progress of their "Cloud First" strategy over the past year for building an inclusive, sustainable, and opportunity-filled Thailand where the public and private sectors are accelerating cloud and AI adoption. In alignment with this policy, Huawei Cloud deepens collaboration with local customers and partners to accelerate intelligent transformation through technological innovation, industry applications, thriving ecosystem, and talent cultivation. Seizing AI Opportunities to Accelerate Thailand's AI Hub Agenda Professor Wisit Wisitsora-At, Permanent Secretary of MDES, stated: "Thailand is committed to becoming the AI hub in ASEAN. With our 'Cloud First' policy, AI strategy, infrastructure investment, and a thriving ecosystem, Thailand is transitioning from a technology user to a competency builder, allowing Thailand's own innovations to benefit the world." Professor Wisit Wisitsora-At acknowledged Huawei Cloud's continuous efforts in promoting innovation and digital transformation. Sunny Shang, President of Huawei Cloud Asia Pacific, emphasized: "In the AI era, intelligence brings us immense opportunities. In Thailand, Huawei Cloud is not only a technology provider but also a co-builder of the digital ecosystem. We will work with local customers and partners to accelerate Thailand's intelligent transformation through four key initiatives: deep local engagement, technology leadership, experience sharing, and ecosystem co-building." After seven years of deep local engagement, Huawei Cloud has served more than 1,000 customers and developed more than 500 partners in Thailand. Mainstream local carriers, more than 80% of top financial institutions, and over 60% of top retailers in Thailand have chosen Huawei Cloud. Forging an AI-Native Cloud to Embrace Intelligence William Dong, President of Huawei Cloud Marketing, unveiled four solutions at the summit, which focus on a strong AI foundation, intelligent application development, intelligent data management, and all-scenario cloud deployment. He emphasized that AI has become the most influential general-purpose technology in the industry. Huawei Cloud is actively embracing AI and has made a full transition from "Cloud-Native" to "AI-Native" in two aspects: "Cloud for AI" and "AI for Cloud". "Cloud for AI" accelerates the implementation of AI strategies by systematically innovating the technology stack and building the best cloud platform. "AI for Cloud" means reshaping Huawei Cloud services with AI to make them intelligent. Strong AI foundation: Huawei Cloud AI Cloud Service enables model training jobs to run uninterrupted for up to 40 days, among other large-scale training needs. More than 160 mainstream foundation models are available for use and are now employed by over 1,000 AI enterprises. For scenario-specific demands, Pangu models provide tailored solutions and support, already proven viable in scenarios such as railway track inspection, steel blast furnace temperature prediction, and weather forecast. Intelligent application development: CodeArts, Huawei Cloud's software development pipeline, delivers intelligence in code generation, review, and testing, improving the end-to-end R&D efficiency by 30%. The Flexus LLM solution provides three capabilities: Dify HA edition, local knowledge base construction, and scenario-specific application development, facilitating small and medium-sized enterprises to develop AI applications in one stop. Intelligent data management: DataArts, Huawei Cloud's data governance pipeline, has been fully upgraded to serve as an AI-oriented, knowledge-centric data foundation. GaussDB, the distributed cloud database, outperforms the industry benchmark twice with its transparent multi-write technology across multiple nodes. Its high availability slashes impact on service with fast fault recovery. All-scenario cloud deployment: Huawei Cloud Stack provides a hybrid cloud for large AI models, allowing enterprises to build their own models in one stop. CloudDC, the solution for migrating data centers to the cloud, provides deterministic operations, cloud data center, and full-stack AI for different needs. The event gave a vivid demonstration of how AI unlocks possibilities in lives and production, where a humanoid robot completed complex tasks in collaboration with a human wearing an intelligent bionic hand. Cloud and AI technologies not only boost production efficiency but also bring a positive impact on human life, natural environment, and sustainable development. Aka Dai, Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing, illustrated Huawei's "Cloud for Good" initiative with the company's success stories in accelerating Thailand's digital journey. For example, the paperless solution jointly developed by Huawei Cloud and Codium is expected to reduce paper consumption by 18 to 25 million pages annually for over 200 government departments and 300 enterprises, equivalent to saving 2,000 to 3,000 trees and reducing carbon emissions by 30 to 50 tons. Now, Huawei Cloud is strengthening local partnerships in nature conservation, smart agriculture, inclusive finance, energy conservation, emission reduction, and talent cultivation, all for supercharging Thailand's digital transformation. At the summit, Huawei Cloud and Chulalongkorn University jointly launched the "Cloud and AI Pioneer Initiative", which aims to cultivate 30,000 talented people in the cloud and AI fields through diversified measures such as developing cloud and AI courses, organizing developer competitions, and implementing developer programs. By the end of 2025, Huawei Cloud is projected to cultivate more than 20,000 cloud and AI developers in Thailand, an effort for building a thriving local talent ecosystem.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MDES and Huawei Cloud Announced Joint Initiative to Accelerate Thailand's Agenda to Become the AI Hub in ASEAN
BANGKOK, May 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei Cloud, in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) of Thailand, held the Huawei Cloud Summit Thailand 2025. At the summit, the two parties jointly launched an initiative to accelerate Thailand's agenda to become the AI hub in ASEAN. MDES shared the progress of their "Cloud First" strategy over the past year for building an inclusive, sustainable, and opportunity-filled Thailand where the public and private sectors are accelerating cloud and AI adoption. In alignment with this policy, Huawei Cloud deepens collaboration with local customers and partners to accelerate intelligent transformation through technological innovation, industry applications, thriving ecosystem, and talent cultivation. Seizing AI Opportunities to Accelerate Thailand's AI Hub Agenda Professor Wisit Wisitsora-At, Permanent Secretary of MDES, stated: "Thailand is committed to becoming the AI hub in ASEAN. With our 'Cloud First' policy, AI strategy, infrastructure investment, and a thriving ecosystem, Thailand is transitioning from a technology user to a competency builder, allowing Thailand's own innovations to benefit the world." Professor Wisit Wisitsora-At acknowledged Huawei Cloud's continuous efforts in promoting innovation and digital transformation. Sunny Shang, President of Huawei Cloud Asia Pacific, emphasized: "In the AI era, intelligence brings us immense opportunities. In Thailand, Huawei Cloud is not only a technology provider but also a co-builder of the digital ecosystem. We will work with local customers and partners to accelerate Thailand's intelligent transformation through four key initiatives: deep local engagement, technology leadership, experience sharing, and ecosystem co-building." After seven years of deep local engagement, Huawei Cloud has served more than 1,000 customers and developed more than 500 partners in Thailand. Mainstream local carriers, more than 80% of top financial institutions, and over 60% of top retailers in Thailand have chosen Huawei Cloud. Forging an AI-Native Cloud to Embrace Intelligence William Dong, President of Huawei Cloud Marketing, unveiled four solutions at the summit, which focus on a strong AI foundation, intelligent application development, intelligent data management, and all-scenario cloud deployment. He emphasized that AI has become the most influential general-purpose technology in the industry. Huawei Cloud is actively embracing AI and has made a full transition from "Cloud-Native" to "AI-Native" in two aspects: "Cloud for AI" and "AI for Cloud". "Cloud for AI" accelerates the implementation of AI strategies by systematically innovating the technology stack and building the best cloud platform. "AI for Cloud" means reshaping Huawei Cloud services with AI to make them intelligent. Strong AI foundation: Huawei Cloud AI Cloud Service enables model training jobs to run uninterrupted for up to 40 days, among other large-scale training needs. More than 160 mainstream foundation models are available for use and are now employed by over 1,000 AI enterprises. For scenario-specific demands, Pangu models provide tailored solutions and support, already proven viable in scenarios such as railway track inspection, steel blast furnace temperature prediction, and weather forecast. Intelligent application development: CodeArts, Huawei Cloud's software development pipeline, delivers intelligence in code generation, review, and testing, improving the end-to-end R&D efficiency by 30%. The Flexus LLM solution provides three capabilities: Dify HA edition, local knowledge base construction, and scenario-specific application development, facilitating small and medium-sized enterprises to develop AI applications in one stop. Intelligent data management: DataArts, Huawei Cloud's data governance pipeline, has been fully upgraded to serve as an AI-oriented, knowledge-centric data foundation. GaussDB, the distributed cloud database, outperforms the industry benchmark twice with its transparent multi-write technology across multiple nodes. Its high availability slashes impact on service with fast fault recovery. All-scenario cloud deployment: Huawei Cloud Stack provides a hybrid cloud for large AI models, allowing enterprises to build their own models in one stop. CloudDC, the solution for migrating data centers to the cloud, provides deterministic operations, cloud data center, and full-stack AI for different needs. The event gave a vivid demonstration of how AI unlocks possibilities in lives and production, where a humanoid robot completed complex tasks in collaboration with a human wearing an intelligent bionic hand. Tech for Good: Innovation for Sustainable Development Cloud and AI technologies not only boost production efficiency but also bring a positive impact on human life, natural environment, and sustainable development. Aka Dai, Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing, illustrated Huawei's "Cloud for Good" initiative with the company's success stories in accelerating Thailand's digital journey. For example, the paperless solution jointly developed by Huawei Cloud and Codium is expected to reduce paper consumption by 18 to 25 million pages annually for over 200 government departments and 300 enterprises, equivalent to saving 2,000 to 3,000 trees and reducing carbon emissions by 30 to 50 tons. Now, Huawei Cloud is strengthening local partnerships in nature conservation, smart agriculture, inclusive finance, energy conservation, emission reduction, and talent cultivation, all for supercharging Thailand's digital transformation. At the summit, Huawei Cloud and Chulalongkorn University jointly launched the "Cloud and AI Pioneer Initiative", which aims to cultivate 30,000 talented people in the cloud and AI fields through diversified measures such as developing cloud and AI courses, organizing developer competitions, and implementing developer programs. By the end of 2025, Huawei Cloud is projected to cultivate more than 20,000 cloud and AI developers in Thailand, an effort for building a thriving local talent ecosystem. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Huawei Cloud Thailand
