SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding (9988.HK) unveiled its generative AI model on Tuesday, a version of the technology that powers chatbot sensation ChatGPT, which it said will be integrated into all of its apps. Stated. Near future.
An AI large language model called Tongyi Qianwen drafted invitations, planned travel itineraries, and advised shoppers on the types of cosmetics to purchase at the filmed demonstrations.
Tongyi Qianwen will first be integrated into DingTalk, Alibaba’s workplace messaging app, which can be used to summarize meeting notes, compose emails, and draft business proposals. It also adds to his Tmall Genie, Alibaba’s voice assistant.
This technology “will revolutionize the way we produce, work and live,” CEO Daniel Zhang said during a livestreamed event.
AI models like Tongyi Qianwen are “a big picture for making AI more commonplace in the future,” he added.
The Chinese internet giant’s cloud arm, which plans to open up Tongyi Qianwen to clients to build their own customized large-scale language models, began registering Tongyi Qianwen on Friday. bottom.
Global interest in generative AI, which learns how to take action from historical data and create new content, has surged since the release of ChatGPT late last year by Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI. increase.
Many Chinese companies are revealing or hinting at AI models and chatbots.
Search giant Baidu Inc (9998.HK) launched the Ernie Bot chatbot earlier this year. The bot is currently open to trial users only.
On Monday, Chinese AI company SenseTime (0200.HK) unveiled a number of new AI products, including a chatbot called SenseChat.
Zhang said Alibaba and other companies working on AI models are at the “starting line” of the new phenomenon.
“It is a common desire of all of us to seize this opportunity,” he said.
Alibaba shares rose 1.5% in Hong Kong trading, while the broader market was flat. SenseTime’s stock initially surged, but he later fell 2.7%.
Reporting by Josh Horwitz.Editing by Brenda Goh and Edwina Gibbs
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