Artificial intelligence technologies continue to take the internet by storm. Once only seen in science fiction movies or used in advanced technology tasks, this technology is now at our fingertips. Anyone can use AI applications developed by companies like OpenAI and others. It’s worth admitting that many of them are doing quite impressive work.
This situation has brought about intense interest, with many companies and even entire countries seemingly preparing to compete in the field of artificial intelligence. Microsoft President Brad Smith recently assessed the situation, stating, “China will not fall behind in the AI race and is set to become a major ChatGPT competitor.” Here are the details…
Microsoft President Foresees AI Rivalry with China
Microsoft President Brad Smith recently stated in an interview that Chinese research institutions and companies, such as Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), are set to become major competitors to ChatGPT in the AI industry, and he believes China will not fall behind in the race for AI development.
Smith highlighted that the competition between AI leaders, including Microsoft’s partner OpenAI, Google, and BAAI, will be incredibly intense. In June 2021, BAAI released “Wu Dao 2.0,” an ultra-large-scale pre-trained model with 1.75 trillion parameters, surpassing Google’s Switch Transformer.
Generative AI technology, which powers ChatGPT, has raised concerns regarding job replacement, misinformation, and privacy issues. Smith explained that the solution is not to halt innovation but to strengthen the use and refinement of existing products. He also mentioned that AI is already being used to detect and intercept new cyberattacks in real-time and identify aggressive online influence campaigns and disinformation.
Currently, there are a few companies, such as Baidu, known to be developing chatbot competitors to ChatGPT. However, it’s too early to tell if any of them will become a serious contender. Nevertheless, we will continue to monitor the developments and keep you updated.
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