88pc of city’s workers now use generative AI
Staff reporter and agencies
Nearly 90 percent of Hong Kong workers use generative artificial intelligence at work, outperforming most other markets, a report from Microsoft and LinkedIn has found.
According to the report, 88 percent of knowledge workers in Hong Kong use generative AI at work, higher than the global 75 percent and an average rate of 83 percent in the Asia Pacific region.
The research is based on a survey of 31,000 people across 31 countries and regions, including Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its latest AI processors yesterday and detailed its plan to develop chips over the next two years in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia.
At the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, AMD chief executive Lisa Su introduced the MI325X accelerator, which is set to be available in the fourth quarter of this year.
The race to develop generative AI programs has led to a towering demand for the advanced chips used in data centers able to support these complex applications.
This came as British chip designer Arm Holdings expects 100 billion Arm devices worldwide will be ready by the end of next year, the company’s chief executive, Rene Haas said.
In other news, Microsoft plans to invest US$3.2 billion (HK$24.96 billion) in AI and cloud facilities in Sweden, its largest-ever infrastructure bet in the Nordic country drawing on the region’s rich supply of green energy.
