New research institute to ramp up efforts as Hong Kong pursues ‘AI for all’
Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute’s first meeting will be held as early as this month to formulate city’s AI road map
A new research institute in Hong Kong is set to ramp up efforts to develop “AI for all” as early as this month, mapping out a strategy to strengthen the government’s capabilities while ensuring all residents and sectors benefit from the technology, a senior official has said.
Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi Kit-ming said one of the priorities of the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute would be to integrate a locally developed large language model into a broader strategy.
“I hope the [institute’s] first meeting can start in April or May,” Choi told the South China Morning Post. “It will mainly focus on facilitating the full research and development [R&D] chain – moving from upstream academic research to midstream and downstream transformation into practical industrial applications.”
Authorities earlier appointed a 14-member board of directors to the institute, with Professor Harry Shum Heung-yeung as chairman and Hendrick Sin as his deputy.