The largest artificial intelligence supercomputing center in Hong Kong will officially enter service on the 9th, providing computing power support to local universities, research and development institutions, enterprises, etc., and assisting in the construction of the Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Center. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, attended the opening ceremony held at Cyberport on the same day and said that artificial intelligence is a key technology for developing new quality productivity and has enormous potential. In the face of this wave of technology, Hong Kong needs to keep pace with the times, actively layout, and seize the opportunity for the development of artificial intelligence. The Supercomputing Center not only provides advanced computing capabilities to promote industrial development, but also serves as a cradle for cultivating talents related to artificial intelligence, injecting new impetus into the high-quality development of Hong Kong's economy. Chen Ximing, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cyberport, introduced that the first phase of the artificial intelligence supercomputing center facilities will provide computing power of 1300 PFLOPS (floating point operations of 130 quadrillion times per second), and gradually increase to the level of 3000 PFLOPS next year to meet the urgent demand for computing power in the technology industry. The Cyberport will use the supercomputing center as the core engine to build an artificial intelligence ecosystem, gather innovative resources from mainland and overseas talents, and promote industrial development. The SAR government launched a HKD 3 billion "Artificial Intelligence Funding Scheme" in October this year, providing financial support to local universities, research and development institutions, and key enterprises to help them make good use of the computing power resources of supercomputing centers and achieve more scientific breakthroughs. At present, the program has received over 10 applications from local universities, startups, and research and development institutions. On that day, the Cyberport Artificial Intelligence Laboratory was simultaneously launched to showcase artificial intelligence application solutions and promote cooperation among enterprises. Wang Liwei, founder of Weitu AI, one of the first Hong Kong startups to enter the laboratory, told Xinhua News Agency that the SAR government's support measures for innovative technology have attracted many returnee scientists to start businesses in Hong Kong. Against this backdrop, the company was established at the beginning of this year, and its multimodal large model products have been developed by users in over 100 countries and regions. We hope to seize the opportunities brought by the development of artificial intelligence in Hong Kong, make good use of Hong Kong's international advantages, establish ourselves locally, and go global Wang Liwei said. (New Society)