Culture As A Key Driver For Innovation Across The World
HONG KONG—Hundreds of millions of newly connected consumers are giving Asian tech firms a leg up against Silicon Valley in key emerging technologies.
Wall Street Journal’s D.Live Asia conference
At The Wall Street Journal’s D.Live Asia conference on Friday, Asia’s top technology investors and companies outlined how information gleaned from a massive and growing smartphone user base has informed the continent’s pursuits in artificial intelligence, a type of machine learning that needs troves of consumer data to evolve.
“AI is the new electricity. Whatever industry you work in, I think AI will likely transform it.”
- Andrew Ng, Stanford University professor
A Tech World’s Obsession
Artificial intelligence, a field that includes voice-activated digital assistants, driverless cars and robotics, is one of the tech world’s current obsessions.
Sheer numbers and key indicators
Web users in Asia compared with the U.S. and Europe, combined with deeper knowledge of local markets.
