China Future Tech webinar | How China’s open-source movement changed the landscape of AI

#1695179: China Future Tech webinar | How China’s open-source movement changed the landscape of AI

Description:	A fundamental shift challenging Silicon Valley’s dominance is under way, driven by Chinese tech titans such as DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent. This collaborative open-source AI revolution presents unprecedented opportunities with direct impacts on businesses, the global economy, the technological landscape and workforce dynamics. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The South China Morning Post is proud to host an exclusive webinar to explore how this dynamic shift is transforming the landscape. Submit your questions for our panel to answer during the webinar. Our expert panellists will dive into pressing questions such as: Is China’s open-source movement a direct response to US tech restrictions? How do Chinese models stack up against Western ones? What is the role of government backing? What are the business implications? Are there concerns about data security? The live-streamed webinar will be available to all logged-in SCMP readers. Our speakers will also engage in a Q&A session. Questions from SCMP Plus subscribers will be prioritised. Upgrade your standard SCMP subscription or start your free SCMP Plus trial today. About the panel: Ben Jiang, SCMP tech reporter: Ben is a Beijing-based technology reporter for the Post focusing on emerging start-ups. He has previously covered Chinese tech for publications including KrAsia and TechNode. Danielle E. Popov, SCMP reporter: Danielle is a technology reporter, having joined the team after completing the year-long Graduate Trainee programme in 2025. Zhou Xin, SCMP tech editor (moderator): Zhou Xin is tech editor of the Post, following stints as political economy editor and deputy China editor. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing.
More info:	https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/ai/article/3319609/china-future-tech-webinar-how-chinas-open-source-movement-changed-landscape-ai

Description:

A fundamental shift challenging Silicon Valley’s dominance is under way, driven by Chinese tech titans such as DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent. This collaborative open-source AI revolution presents unprecedented opportunities with direct impacts on businesses, the global economy, the technological landscape and workforce dynamics. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.

The South China Morning Post is proud to host an exclusive webinar to explore how this dynamic shift is transforming the landscape. Submit your questions for our panel to answer during the webinar.
Our expert panellists will dive into pressing questions such as:

Is China’s open-source movement a direct response to US tech restrictions?

How do Chinese models stack up against Western ones?

What is the role of government backing?

What are the business implications?

Are there concerns about data security?

The live-streamed webinar will be available to all logged-in SCMP readers. Our speakers will also engage in a Q&A session.

Questions from SCMP Plus subscribers will be prioritised. Upgrade your standard SCMP subscription or start your free SCMP Plus trial today.

About the panel:

Ben Jiang, SCMP tech reporter: Ben is a Beijing-based technology reporter for the Post focusing on emerging start-ups. He has previously covered Chinese tech for publications including KrAsia and TechNode.

Danielle E. Popov, SCMP reporter: Danielle is a technology reporter, having joined the team after completing the year-long Graduate Trainee programme in 2025.

Zhou Xin, SCMP tech editor (moderator): Zhou Xin is tech editor of the Post, following stints as political economy editor and deputy China editor. He has previously worked for Reuters and Bloomberg in Beijing.

More info:

https://www.scmp.com/news/china-future-tech/ai/article/3319609/china-future-tech-webinar-how-chinas-open-source-movement-changed-landscape-ai

Date added	July 31, 2025, 2 a.m.
Source	SCMP
Subjects	AI/ML - Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / GenAI / Artificial General Intelligence - AGI - Various News China PodCasts / Webcast / Webinar / eSummit / Virtual Event etc.
Venue	Aug. 7, 2025, midnight - Aug. 7, 2025, midnight