SCMP Plus’ fireside chat about AI with Professor Alan Macfarlane

South China Morning Post - Nov 3, 2026

Alan Macfarlane, a British anthropologist, historian and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cambridge, known as “Grandpa Cute” in China, answered questions at an SCMP Plus exclusive in-person event in Hong Kong on October 26.

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