Large language models Tag

05 Apr Chinese firms lag behind US peers in AI development ‘by two years’, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says

Posted at 11:30h in Asia

“China is somewhat behind, obviously,” Tsai said, citing how ChatGPT creator OpenAI has leapfrogged the rest of the tech industry in AI innovation, in a podcast interview published on Wednesday with Nicolai Tangen, chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management – the branch of Norway’s...

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21 Mar Chinese Big Tech firms from Tencent to Kuaishou tout advancing generative AI models in race to catch up

Posted at 23:01h in Asia

The KwaiYii LLM from Kuaishou, a top Chinese short-video platform operator, has “significantly surpassed GPT-3.5 in overall performance … and is approaching the levels of GPT-4 in certain metrics”, said Cheng Yixiao, company founder and CEO, during its post-earnings call on Wednesday. 01:45Chinese AI-generated cartoon series...

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07 Mar Chinese venture capitalist Allen Zhu steers clear of mainland tech firms’ AI large language model frenzy

Posted at 13:30h in Asia

“I believe in applications and those that can commercialise immediately,” said Zhu, who indicated that he did not invest in any LLM-focused company on the mainland last year.Sample code for an artificial intelligence large language model. Photo: ShutterstockLi pointed out that there were too many...

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26 Feb China’s Honor bets on AI smartphones for global growth ahead of an expected market rebound

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Chinese smartphone maker Honor, a spin-off from Huawei Technologies, is counting on artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionise how users interact with its smartphones and help it gain more ground amid intensifying global competition.Honor CEO George Zhao Ming laid out the company’s new AI strategy at...

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19 Feb Chinese smartphone vendors from Meizu to Oppo step up AI integration in their devices amid expected industry recovery in 2024

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“Meizu will build an ecosystem to fully open its AI devices to leading global LLM providers, including OpenAI, to jointly promote AI innovation and development,” the company said.An Oppo internal letter released on February 18, 2024, said the impact of artificial intelligence on its industry...

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30 Jan AI, cross-border e-commerce are bright spots for Chinese internet firms in 2024, UBS says

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Chinese internet firms can look to chase growth through international markets and artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, according to UBS.China’s e-commerce platforms, facing intense domestic competition with new rivals and short-video app operators, are ramping up overseas expansion, Kenneth Fong, head of China internet research...

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29 Jan China approves 14 large language models and enterprise applications, as Beijing favours wider AI adoption across industries

Posted at 10:04h in Asia

A total of 14 LLMs and enterprise applications were recently given the green light by authorities for commercial use, according to local media reports and company announcements including those from smartphone giant Xiaomi, AI specialist Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co and Beijing-based tech...

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15 Jan Alibaba, TikTok woo US with AI and live-streaming e-commerce at CES trade show, setting the tone for 2024

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“With advances in AI, we are ushering in the next generation of sourcing and empowering small businesses to succeed with our Smart Assistant at their side,” Chris Lu, general manager at Alibaba.com North America, said in a statement last week.The Alibaba.com booth features the e-commerce...

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09 Jan China to persist with AI development efforts in 2024, despite setbacks from rigid US semiconductor restrictions, UBS analysts say

Posted at 14:30h in Asia

China is expected to “work within those constraints and try to make progress” by tapping into domestic AI accelerator programmes and being more economical in using computing resources, said Nicolas Gaudois, head of Asia-Pacific technology research at UBS, during a webinar hosted by the...

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