Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show
Mascots at this year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Jul 16, 2026 - held annually in Shanghai. 19 Jul 2026 05:23PM SHANGHAI: Tech firms are…
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Mascots at this year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) on Jul 16, 2026 - held annually in Shanghai. (Photo: CNA/Tan Wen Lin) 19 Jul 2026 05:23PM (Updated: 19 Jul 2026 05:25PM) SHANGHAI: Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence (AI) to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a simple voice command. But in five or 10 years time, we won’t be using apps on our phones “like we do today”, he predicted. “This will fundamentally change the digital economy and disrupt business models.” Source: AFP/ht. The move effectively disabled the phone’s AI agent, so ByteDance turned off the powerful tool in certain circumstances, including when payments were involved.
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Mascots at this year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) on Jul 16, 2026 - held annually in Shanghai. (Photo: CNA/Tan Wen Lin) 19 Jul 2026 05:23PM (Updated: 19 Jul 2026 05:25PM) SHANGHAI: Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence (AI) to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a simple voice command.
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But in five or 10 years time, we won’t be using apps on our phones “like we do today”, he predicted. “This will fundamentally change the digital economy and disrupt business models.” Source: AFP/ht
according to Channel News AsiaThe move effectively disabled the phone’s AI agent, so ByteDance turned off the powerful tool in certain circumstances, including when payments were involved.
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Mascots at this year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) on Jul 16, 2026 - held annually in Shanghai. (Photo: CNA/Tan Wen…
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