China’s ‘full stack’ AI ambitions on show at Alibaba’s Apsara conference

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China’s full artificial intelligence technology stack was on display at this year’s Apsara conference, the annual gathering of Alibaba Cloud users and developers held every September in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province.Downpours on Wednesday failed to keep crowds away following an opening speech by Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu Yongming, where he announced new AI infrastructure spending beyond the originally promised US$53 billion, sending the company’s shares to a four-year high.Crowds...