torsdag 4. september 2025

Coding the future... in Chinese?

A Chinese vocational school in Tianjin is showcasing a vision for the future: a factory automation model powered by Huawei’s Ascend chips and programmed in Chinese characters. Forget Python, Java, or C — this system skips the Latin alphabet altogether. Nor is Nvidia involved. The China-centric demonstration was part of a state-organized tour around the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, a gathering of countries that are largely outside the U.S. orbit.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping held court in Tianjin this weekend on the sidelines of the largest-ever SCO summit, readouts of his meetings with more than a dozen visiting leaders underscored not only economic cooperation, but increased partnerships around tech and artificial intelligence.