Revolutionary AI Chatbots Unveiled by Prominent Chinese Tech Companies, Transforming Public Interactions
Chinese Tech Groups Baidu and ByteDance Launch AI Chatbots to the Public
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Introduction
Chinese technology groups Baidu and ByteDance launched their artificial intelligence chatbots to the public on Thursday after receiving regulatory approval from Beijing.
AI Start-ups Join the Public Launch
- A handful of AI start-ups also had their services greenlit for the public.
- This development is expected to help the companies improve their models and commercialize the technology.
- They are racing to deliver China's answer to Microsoft's OpenAI.
Baidu's Ernie Now Available to Everyone
Baidu's Ernie chatbot was previously only available to a limited pool of users for testing purposes.
From Thursday, everyone with a Chinese phone number can access the free chatbot.
Baidu has said that this move will remake its business and bolster advertising revenue.
ByteDance and Other Companies Launch Chatbots
- ByteDance launched its Doubao chatbot.
- Chinese surveillance group SenseTime and Meituan-backed AI start-up Zhipu also launched their chatbots.
- Shares in Baidu rose 2%, while SenseTime shares rose 3.3%.
Competition with US Companies
Beijing's approvals come as US groups such as Microsoft and Google continue to make strides in developing AI technology.
GPT-4, OpenAI's latest version of its popular chatbot, accepts images and text as inputs and allows users to ask questions about pictures.
"China is under pressure to make these models public. Every day they are not open to the public, they are losing out to the US companies," said Boris Van, tech analyst at Bernstein.
Regulatory Requirements in China
Beijing has required tech groups to seek approval before launching generative AI services to the public in order to control the content disseminated by the chatbots.
The Cyberspace Administration of China has previously stated that content "should embody core socialist values and must not contain any content that subverts state power, advocates the overthrow of the socialist system, incites splitting the country or undermines national unity".
United Arab Emirates Joins the Competition
The United Arab Emirates has also joined the rush to compete in the burgeoning AI chatbot field.
An AI group with links to Abu Dhabi's ruling family launched what it described as the world's highest-quality Arabic AI software.
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