Tencent has outlined its plan to enter the Artificial Intelligence race and launch an AI-powered Chatbot which can compete with ChatGPT. The company plans to embed the chatbot into its famous WeChat app. Apart from this, the company is also planning to incorporate some AI-based technologies into its flagship products like Weixin, Tencent Video, and QQ.
Tencent’s Chatbot is 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 gives Tencent an edge over its competitors in the Chinese market as it is the best AI model available for the Chinese language.
Tencent president Martin Lau Chi-ping said that the company wants to explore more of the Generative AI technology used by ChatGPT and similar apps. Tencent views this AI tech as a growth multiplier instead of a threat, as it can help to expand and enhance the social media and gaming operations of the company.
However, Lau said that Tencent is not in a rush to enter the AI race as it wants to do it better than others. He told reporters that when it came to AI-based apps, the company’s strategy was to try and do it right rather than do it in a rush. Additionally, he stated that their main focus was to ensure the foundation AI model being developed by the company is actually built correctly and on solid footing.
The company said that generative AI technology can be used to further improve the user experience. For instance, this technology can help developers build mini-programs faster and improve efficiency to achieve gaming innovation. When it comes to Artificial Intelligence, Tencent has big plans for its gaming and video streaming platforms but as of now wants to take things slowly.
What is Generative AI Technology?
Generative AI Technology is a type of Artificial intelligence that can generate or create new and unique content like text, images, videos, and more. Unlike traditional algorithms that are designed to identify, classify and recognize patterns and commands, Generative AI continuously learns from its database and generates new content that has not been programmed into its system. The most famous example of Generative AI technology is ChatGPT developed by US-based Open AI.
Chinese companies working with Generative AI Technology:
China is also entering the Generative AI race with multiple companies announcing their plans to roll out apps using this technology. Baidu, the AI tech company that runs China’s largest search engine, recently launched a chatbot called“Ernie Bot” for limited users. Alibaba’s DAMO Academy is in the internal testing stage of developing its own ChatGPT-style chatbot. E-commerce company JD is launching ChatJD, an AIGC platform. Fudan Univeristy of China has already rolled out MOSS Chatbot for public testing. Other tech giants like ByteDance, NetEase, and Huawei have also announced their plans to enter this race and are working on similar products.
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