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South China Morning Post
10-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Developer Sino Group donates HK$200 million to support Hong Kong's AI development
Property giant Sino Group's charity foundation has donated HK$200 million (US$25.8 million) to the government in support of Hong Kong's artificial intelligence development, with a focus on developing a mobile version of a localised chatbot based on DeepSeek's model that will be rolled out to residents in the coming months. Advertisement The sum was given by the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Sino Group, founded by the late Ng, to the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) under the government's InnoHK. The deal marked a major donation by the private sector to the government's push on AI development in the city, in line with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po budget address last month. 'This donation will support the HKGAI's establishment of a service platform to provide the public with a model developed in the city, HKChat, the first service of its kind in the industry based on a localised DeepSeek model,' Chan said on Monday. HKChat is an AI chatbot built on the HKGAI V1 model, a ChatGPT-style AI tool powered by DeepSeek's data learning model, which supports English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and is currently under trial by government departments. Advertisement When given prompts, HKChat can provide answers or generate responses in real-time to questions related to the government, the law, film box office, or travel itinerary planning.
South China Morning Post
25-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong government using local ChatGPT-style AI tool powered by DeepSeek
More than 70 Hong Kong government departments have started using a locally developed ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence (AI) tool powered by DeepSeek's data learning model, the city's innovation chief has said. Advertisement The new tool, named 'HKGAI V1', is expected to be made available to the industry and the public soon and is capable of delivering instant responses to user queries through a chatbot interface. Users can input commands to access information or generate specific content such as travel itineraries, meeting notes, music and videos. The tool was developed by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) under the government's InnoHK innovation programme. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on Tuesday that the launch of DeepSeek earlier this year took the world by storm, prompting the centre's research team to integrate the Hangzhou-based AI start-up's data learning model with HKGAI V1's processing capabilities. The system is capable of delivering instant responses to user queries through a chatbot interface. Photo: May Tse 'As of now, I can tell you that more than 70 government departments have commenced trials and are aiding in training the model, showcasing the government's strong support for this initiative,' Sun said at a global launching ceremony for the tool at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
South China Morning Post
25-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong government adopts ChatGPT-style tool powered by DeepSeek
More than 70 Hong Kong government departments have started using the beta version of a locally developed ChatGPT-style tool powered by DeepSeek's data learning model, the city's innovation chief has said. Advertisement The new tool, named 'HKGAI V1' and developed by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) under the government's InnoHK innovation programme, is expected to be made available to the industry and the public soon. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on Tuesday the launch of DeepSeek earlier this year took the world by storm, prompting the centre's research team to integrate the Hangzhou-based AI start-up's data learning model with the processing capabilities of the 'HKGAI V1' model. 'It fully embodies the values of 'one country, two systems' in Hong Kong, leading to the successful launch of 'HKGAI V1',' the minister said, as the tool debuted at a global launching ceremony at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). 'From the centre's inception to the official release of Hong Kong's self-developed large language model, this journey from inception to creation inscribes a wonderful innovation legend beneath Lion Rock. Advertisement 'As of now, I can tell you that more than 70 government departments have commenced trials and are aiding in training the model, showcasing the government's strong support for this initiative.' The 'HKGAI V1' system, the world's first model developed based on the DeepSeek full-parameter fine-tuning research model, is capable of delivering instant responses to user queries through a chatbot interface.
