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The Hong Kong Generative AI R&D Center (HKGAI), a joint-university collaborative venture, led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), announced today an array of its AI projects covering applications in various areas at InnoEx 2024. With funding from the HKSAR government’s InnoHK initiative, HKGAI has established eight projects on AI aimed at developing foundation models tailored for applications in various industries including legal, medical and creative fields in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (GBA).Backed by its independently developed model, HKGAI showcases for the first time ten generative AI services and applications at the InnoEx 2024 to allow expo-goers to experience firsthand: 

香港科技大學（港科大）與香港百年企業馮氏集團正式宣布達成戰略合作，未來將在港科大以及馮氏集團中國區總部——上海利豐廣場建立AI for Fashion聯合科技創新中心，共同推動人工智能技術在全球時尚産業的深入融合與創新。 馮氏集團旗下的跨國核心企業利豐，昨日聯同Vogue Business與弘毅投資，一同舉辦「時尚未來」可持續發展峰會。會上港科大首席副校長郭毅可教授與馮氏集團中國區總裁馮裕津正式簽署了戰略合作備忘錄。利豐於時尚產業的採購和供應鏈方面具有全球領導地位。 雙方將於上海利豐廣場這個匯聚時尚科技的據點，攜手建立AI for Fashion聯合科技創新中心，共同建設高質量的孵化器，搭建創新創業生態系統，爲雙方合作形成的初創企業和創新項目提供資金支持和指導。未來，該創新中心將與國際頂尖設計和藝術院校合作，共同開辦各項課程，培養具備創新思維和實踐能力的人才，創造出符合環境與社會責任最高標準的優質産品。 與此同時，上海「十四五」規劃提出構建「3+6」新型産業體系，指出要發揮人工智能産業的引領作用和大力發展時尚消費品産業集群。利豐廣場正是一座致力匯聚「人工智能+ 時尚」初創企業、創新人才以及投資者的未來時尚科技産業中心，而港科大則是擁有著世界領先研發技術及國際網絡的頂級學府。在是次合作中，雙方勢必充分發揮各自的優勢，共同爲上海和國家時尚消費品産業的高質量發展貢獻力量。  

Following the birth of “AI singers” and “AI weather presenters”, adding to the ever-expanding AI (Artificial Intelligence) family is the inaugural cohort of “AI Lecturers” created by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) through the utilization of AI-generative tools. 

An international research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has achieved a significant breakthrough by developing an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can help mitigate global ammonia (NH3) emission from agriculture.   Harnessing the power of machine learning, this groundbreaking study not only revealed that global NH3 emissions from cropland are lower than previously estimated, but also demonstrated how optimizing fertilizer management can effectively reduce emissions by approximately 38%, without compromising the overall use of nitrogen fertilizers. It provides valuable insights for policymakers worldwide to address the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals related to poverty eradication, food security, and sustainable agriculture.

President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Prof. Nancy IP was among the esteemed global leaders and personalities attending the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland to address some of the most substantive issues facing our world today. Prof. Ip added her unique perspective to vibrant discussions on healthy aging, climate change, the integral role of universities in fostering advancements in sustainability, and AI research and education.  

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Tsinghua University jointly launched the ‘International AI Cooperation and Governance Forum 2023’ today. The two-day forum brings together over 50 world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) experts, scholars, industry leaders, government representatives and international organization delegates to explore the opportunities and challenges brought by cutting-edge technologies such as generative AI, and discuss strategies for building a comprehensive global governance framework for the new technology.

It will take years or decades for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) to reach human-level AI. Robots will not take over the world. “Open source” is the only option. These are among the thought-provoking insights that Turing Prize Winner Prof. Yann LeCun, hailed by the media as one of the “Godfathers of AI,” has shared with AI experts, scholars, industry leaders from around the world and students at a symposium held recently in Hong Kong. Entitled AI NEW HORIZONS 2023: A Symposium with Scientific Leaders, the symposium was jointly hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians (GBAAA). In his keynote speech, Prof. LeCun envisioned objective-driven AI will help predict the future, and Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA) model will make a paradigm shift in predictive modeling, that JEPA could bring about a “new Renaissance.”

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage lately in the public eye. How AI is being incorporated to the advantage of our everyday life despite its rapid development, however, remains an elusive topic that deserves the attention of many scientists. While in theory, AI can replace, or even displace, human beings from their positions, the challenge remains on how different industries and institutions can take advantage of this technological advancement and not drown in it.