Tencent Joins Rush Into AI to Keep Lead in Social Media, Gaming

China’s largest internet companies are investing billions in AI research, hoping to shed a reputation for being fast imitators and break new ground in a blossoming field. With AI set to transform everything from mobile apps to cars, companies like Tencent and Baidu Inc. want to pioneer ways to build smarter software and products. Ma, Tencent’s billionaire founder and chairman, has warned that companies that fail to create technology will lose out in future.

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