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China's humanoid robot makers derive much of their revenue from government-backed training centers that sell training data back to them, raising demand concerns (William Langley/Financial Times)

Companies are selling machines to government-backed centres that then sell training data back to robot makers.

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Microsoft AI CMO Andra Mallard leaves after just 6 months

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