22 h. ago A first scholarship for Arab students at Tsinghua University in China

A first scholarship for Arab students at Tsinghua University in China  Financial Afrik

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48 h. ago Nvidia taps two young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

US chip giant Nvidia has hired two prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts who hail from China, underscoring the rising global recognition of talent from the mainland and their key contributions to the field’s advancement. Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao, both alumni of China’s Tsinghua University, said on their respective social media accounts that they joined Nvidia, sharing photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of the company. Zhu, who received his bachelor’s degree...

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48 h. ago Nvidia taps 2 young Chinese AI experts to strengthen research

US chip giant Nvidia has hired two prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts who hail from China, underscoring the rising global recognition of talent from the mainland and their key contributions to the field’s advancement. Zhu Banghua and Jiao Jiantao, both alumni of China’s Tsinghua University, said on their respective social media accounts that they joined Nvidia, sharing photos of themselves with Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of the company. Zhu, who received his bachelor’s degree...

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2 d. ago Chinese sprinter gets leading gaokao marks, earning shot at top universities

A Chinese track and field sprinter has scored a staggering 462 in the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, earning her a place in the country’s top universities. Liu Xiajun, 19, took the gaokao for the second time earlier this month after her score last summer fell short of admission to the country’s best school, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Liu, who is from the city of Ziyang in southwest China’s Sichuan province, rejected an offer from the prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai in...

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6 d. ago AI poses ‘existential risk’ if out of control, Chinese computer scientist warns

Failing to address the risks posed by deceptive, out-of-control artificial intelligence (AI) could leave humans facing “existential risks”, a leading Chinese computer scientist and AI expert has warned. Andrew Yao Chi-chih, dean of Tsinghua University’s College of AI, told an on-campus forum on Monday that the industry had seen multiple instances of deceptive behaviour by large language models (LLMs). “Once large models become sufficiently intelligent, they will deceive people,” Yao said at the...

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7 d. ago Tsinghua University supplying talent to country's key sectors

Tsinghua University supplying talent to country's key sectors  China Daily

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8 d. ago China dad objects to daughter’s online service as she is ‘too pretty’ to live

A student of the elite Tsinghua University who shot to fame three years ago for donating her scholarship and also drew attention for her beauty has returned to the spotlight by appearing on social media. However, her father has struck a stern note of caution by saying live-streaming is not suitable for girls who are “too pretty”, Red Star News reported. Zhang Shenxinran was admitted by Tsinghua in 2022 with a top score from the national university entrance exam, which is also known as gaokao in...

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1 week ago How does Trump’s lack of trade deals strengthen Beijing’s hand?

The United States failed this week to reach a tariff deal with Japan, a key Pacific Rim ally, and has threatened to notify multiple countries of new duty rates on imports after talks with only one, the United Kingdom, have shown any results. Those developments, which made the US look weak in the short term, should prompt China to take a harder line with Washington on reaching a deal, analysts said. China, the world’s second-largest economy, was hit especially hard by US President Donald Trump on...

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