HONG KONG – For Greater Bay Area sport fans, this December is absolutely packed with action! Fresh off the excitement of 15th National Games, another showstopper is on the way to an electrifying finish during the weekend: the World Table Tennis Finals!
The highly anticipated tournament, which kicked off at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Wednesday, runs through Sunday, featuring only the world’s highest-ranked players. They are competing for a prize pool of $1.3 million.
With rising stars such as Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong, alongside top-ranked women’s champions, such as Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu in the city, people of Hong Kong are witnessing world-class table tennis at its finest.
Maiden AI art festival
The inaugural Hong Kong AI Art Festival will kick off on Dec 19 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, featuring works related to AI by more than 30 artists from over 10 countries and regions, alongside 100 robots supplied by over 30 robotics firms.
Through an AI art exhibition, a robot carnival, and more than 40 related events, the three-day festival aims to show how AI can empower artistic creation and integrate itself into everyday life. An AI science popularization event, open to school students and the public, will highlight the latest developments in this field through workshops and lectures.
Exhibiting artists include Xu Bing, best known for his text-based works; Canada’s Bill Vorn, recognized for combing robotics and motion control with artistic expression; and French artist Patrick Tresset, renowned for creating performative installations built on computational systems and AI.
AI plus Robotics
Apart from answering questions on mobile apps, what else can AI and robots capable of? Expect some answers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry Conference, which is going to be held in Guangzhou.
Known as XAIR Conference, the “X” symbolizes the limitless possibilities of the technology-industry integration, while the “AIR” stands for “Artificial Intelligence” and “Robotics”.
The conference will bring together experts from industry, academia, and application fields to share practical cases of new technologies and discuss future development trends.
Several parallel forums will focus on topics such as “AIR+Manufacturing”, “AIR+Transportation”, and “AIR+Digital Culture”, exploring how AI and robotics can drive transformative changes across various industries. A robot stage will host robot bands and dance performances, allowing the audience to experience the charm and appeal of AI and Robotics technologies up close.
