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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Chinese schools go to extremes to stop students cheating on notorious exam
The gaokao was sat by more than 13 million students in China this year and authorities used facial recognition, metal detectors, drones and phone signal blockers to ensure no one cheated Millions of students in China who sat the country's highly competitive university entrance exam were this year faced with some of the most extreme anti-cheating methods yet. More than 13 million students sat the national two-day exam, known as gaokao, earlier this month. It is the world 's largest academic test and determines whether students can secure a place at university. The record number of people sitting this year's exam experienced a slight change, however, with facial recognition technology, metal detectors, drones and phone signal blockers all regularly used in schools as the Chinese government clamped down on cheating. The methods also involved the use of AI firms, with some of the country's major AI platforms freezing specific functions during test hours. This meant, for example, that if a student tried to upload a picture of an exam question, they were met with a message telling them that the feature was not available, Mail Online reports. One tech giant, Tencent, told those trying to use the platform during exam hours: "Dear user, to ensure the fairness of gaokao, this function is unavailable during gaokao hours. Tencent Yuanbao wishes gaokao sitters all success in the exams." Chinese AI model DeepSeek took up similar measures. When asked if photo recognition was suspended because of the exam, the chat-bot answered: "Yes. Deepseek Chat could temporarily suspend photo recognition for test question search during gaokao and other important exams." The firm added that this was to "ensure fairness in the college entrance examination" with bosses confirming the functions would "return to normal after gaokao". According to China Daily, exam rooms in Benxi, Liaoning were monitored by a real-time intelligent surveillance system that "automatically flags irregular behaviour". This can be anything from whispers to frequent glances between students, the report said. It comes after Chinese authorities announced students would need to pass stricter entry checks before being let into exam rooms. Students were screened for devices such as phones and smartwatches, with security gates at every exam site capable of detecting small metal objects which may be used to cheat. Candidates also underwent facial recognition, fingerprinting or iris scans to prevent people from impersonating those meant to be taking the exams. Identity checks were conducted multiple times before, during and after the tests. "Cheating technologies are evolving every year, so this year's entry screening process is stricter than ever," said Liu Yang, principal of Benxi Senior High School. "At the school gates, students are reminded not to carry prohibited devices, and lockers are provided for safe storage. On exam days, dedicated staff also inspect key areas such as walls, restrooms and bins to prevent any form of external information transmission." Since 2016, anyone caught cheating in an exam in China can be sent to prison. Cheaters face up to seven years in jail and be banned from taking other national education exams for three years.
Al Bawaba
07-05-2025
- Health
- Al Bawaba
China opens first AI-operated hospital
Published May 7th, 2025 - 11:18 GMT ALBAWABA – China has unveiled its first artificial intelligence (AI)-operated hospital, Agent Hospital. Designed to treat a wide range of patients entirely within a virtual environment with AI doctors, nurses, and patients. World's first AI-operated hospital unveiled in China China has opened Agent Hospital, the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) hospital, where patients will be treated by virtual, AI-generated doctors."The concept of an AI hospital town, where virtual patients are treated by AI doctors, holds immense significance for both medical professionals and the general public. The AI hospital aims to train doctor agents through a simulated environment so that it can autonomously evolve and improve its ability to treat disease," stated the Beijing-based Global Times. The hospital's doctors, nurses, and patients are all controlled by AI agents and large language models (LLMs). Notably, AI doctors can treat approximately 1,000 patients in just a few days—far surpassing the capacity of human doctors. Agent Hospital, China's first AI hospital is designed to treat a wide range of patients entirely within a virtual environment with AI doctors, nurses, and patients. (Shutterstock) "AI hospital town can simulate and predict various medical scenarios, such as the spread, development and control of infectious diseases in a region," stated Liu Yang, Research team leader of the Agent Hospital. Liu added that AI virtual doctors not only treat patients but also have the capacity to teach, train, and supervise medical students. Moreover, students can practice on AI-generated patients, allowing them to gain experience without posing any risk to real human patients. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
L'Orient-Le Jour
02-05-2025
- Science
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Three astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 mission return to Earth
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after spending six months in the national Tiangong space station ("Heavenly Palace"), according to a state media outlet, marking another step in China's assertion into space power. The capsule carrying the trio, including Wang Haoze, the third Chinese woman in space, landed shortly after 1 p.m. (0500 GMT) in Inner Mongolia (north of China), the Xinhua news agency reported. This marks the end of the Shenzhou-19 mission. China had postponed the crew's return, initially scheduled for Tuesday, due to poor weather conditions on the ground. The country has invested billions of euros in its space program to catch up with the U.S. and Russia. It hopes to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030 and build a lunar base. The three astronauts of Shenzhou-19 had been working in the space station since October. They conducted numerous experiments, contributed to Tiangong's maintenance, and set a new record for the longest spacewalk in history (over nine hours). Among the three astronauts of Shenzhou-19 was 35-year-old Wang Haoze. The only Chinese aerospace engineer at the time of the mission launch, she became the third Chinese woman to reach space - after Liu Yang (2012) and Wang Yaping (2013). The crew was led by Cai Xuzhe, 48, an experienced astronaut who had already participated in Shenzhou-14. They were accompanied by Song Lingdong, a 34-year-old former air force pilot, who was on his first space flight. Three new astronauts took off last week to Tiangong, marking the start of the Shenzhou-20 mission. They cohabited for a few days with their Shenzhou-19 colleagues.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chinese Convertible Bonds Entice Investors Extending AI Bets
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese investors' zeal for artificial intelligence-related assets fanned by DeepSeek has spread to convertible bonds, sending a benchmark index to its highest in more than two years. Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Housing Crisis Progressive Portland Plots a Comeback Por qué Barcelona compró el edificio que simboliza su crisis inmobiliaria A Filmmaker's Surreal Journey Into His Own Private Winnipeg How to Build a Neurodiverse City The CSI Convertible Bond Index has risen 3.3% this year, hitting its highest since August 2022 on Tuesday and tracking gains in the stock benchmark gauge. Shanghai Runda Medical Technology Co. and Thalys Medical Technology Group, two of the companies expected to benefit from AI integration, have seen their convertibles soar more than 22% and 16%, respectively, this year. The gains add to the rally convertible bonds have seen since Beijing announced a slew of stimulus measures for economic growth in September. While CBs' lukewarm start to the year portended a stall in the rally, Chinese startup DeepSeek's potential ignited a tech frenzy in late January and changed the landscape on AI bets in China. 'China convertible bonds are still lucrative even with a rebound in recent months,' Liu Yang, a fund manager at HSBC Jintrust Fund Management Co. said, citing 'reasonable' pricing, low government bond yields and AI's impact on the economy that will be sustained. More anticipated government policy support that may spur a recovery will also propel them higher, he said. A rosier outlook for convertible bonds has rendered something of a haven for fixed-income investors scouring for decent returns in a market with historically low sovereign yields and tepid growth. Mitigated Risk The auspicious start to the year follows a string of messy developments for CBs in 2024, including the first-ever default in the onshore debt market and payment warnings. The CSI CB index hit a three-year low in September, while the years-long property crisis in China also loomed over the broader credit market. But Beijing's stimulus blitz in mid-September that helped revive the stock market also jumpstarted convertibles' rebound that has largely kept up. The CSI CB index ended 2024 about 6% higher, thanks to a rally late in the year. Some convertibles with riskier ratings also may be looking more attractive given the pool of options for high-yield chasers is narrowing in China. Two issuers rated junk last year — D&O Home Collection Group Co. and Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co. — have seen their bonds nearly double from midyear months in 2024. 'China high yield space has shrunk materially in the past few years,' said Christopher Li, head of Asia credit trading desk analysts at BNP Paribas. A limited supply of new issues could also help sustain the CB market momentum, Lv Pin, chief fixed income analyst at Topsperity Securities Co., said. Issuance slumped to 38.4 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) in 2024, the lowest in eight years, as authorities began cracking down on who's qualified to issue such debt. 'Credit risk, which triggered a previous selloff across the board, has been mitigated gradually,' Lv said. The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk's Texas Gigafactory The Unicorn Boom Is Over, and Startups Are Getting Desperate Japan Perfected 7-Eleven. Why Can't the US Get It Right? The NBA Has Fallen Into an Efficiency Trap How Silicon Valley Swung From Obama to Trump ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
