Tencent has unveiled its plan to develop a ChatGPT-like bot called ‘HunyuanAide’.  The chatbot will use the Tencent Hunyuan AI model which has the capacity for natural language processing, multimodal content understanding, computer vision, content creation, and more. 

Hunyuan AI model recently won the top position in the CLUE (Chinese Language Understanding Evaluation) classification list which makes it one of the most advanced AI in terms of human language understanding. Hunyuan AI gives Tencent an edge over its competitors in the Chinese market as it is the best AI model available for the Chinese language. 

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Tencent has roped in some of the best scientists to develop its own advanced AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT. Zhang Zhengyou, head of Tencent AI Lab and Robotics X Lab will also head this inter-departmental project. The team will have members from multiple departments like data processing, video games, strategy and planning, Tencent cloud, and more. 

ChatGPT which was launched in November 2022 has started an unprecedented AI race across the world. The Chatbot which is the fastest-growing app in human history has already shaken up stock markets across the globe including China. 

ChatGPT in China:

ChatGPT is officially banned in China. The government has banned ChatGPT and related services stating national security concerns but has promised to support indigenous apps similar to ChatGPT.Tech giants like Alibaba and Baidu have promised to launch their own version of the Chatbot in the country and Tencent is the latest company to join this Artificial Intelligence race. 

Alibaba announced that its research institute Damo academy is already testing its own version of a ChatGPT-like service. Baidu is all set to launch Ernie Bot this month, which will compete with ChatGPT.  Last week Fudan university launched its own version of a ChatGPT-style bot named MOSS for public testing. Chinese internet technology company NetEase Inc and the e-commerce platform JD.com have also announced their plans to create ChatGPT rivals.

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