For those that haven’t heard; we are hosting the second Tortoise AI Network meeting at 14:30 tomorrow — asking “What does China want from it’s AI policy?” chaired by myself and Alexi Mostrous; with invited experts Rana Mitter and Azeem Azhar. We’ll be looking at data from The Global AI Index; and questioning how much we really know about AI in Asia. Apply to join us by becoming a network member. You can find more details on membership here https://www.tortoisemedia.com/intelligence/ai/network/

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