Alibaba unveils rival ChatGPT with Chinese and English capabilities

You’ll soon have another option to choose from in the burgeoning field of generative AI models. Alibaba Cloud on Monday unveiled Tongyi Qianwen, a ChatGPT-like AI product that has both Chinese and English capabilities that it plans to roll out to all of the Chinese e-commerce giant’s business apps in the near future.

The AI ​​model will also be offered to customers and developers, allowing them to create large custom language models to meet their individual needs, the company said in its statement.

“We are at a technological crossroads, driven by generative AI and cloud computing, and companies across industries have begun to embrace intelligence transformation to stay ahead of the curve,” CEO Daniel Zhang said in a statement.

Generative AI caught the public eye with the November launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chatbot based on a powerful AI engine capable of writing software, holding conversations and composing poetry. Microsoft uses ChatGPT’s technology base, GPT-4, to improve Bing search results, offer email writing tips, and help create presentations.

Since then, there has been a rush of Big Tech companies looking to capitalize on this breakthrough. Microsoft announced an expanded multi-billion dollar partnership with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT technology to its Bing search. Google, maker of the world’s most popular search engine, responded by revealing its ChatGPT rival, called Bard.

Yet, not all AI chatbots are built equal. CNET put these first generative AI models to the test, compare their answers to determine which is the most helpful. CNET’s Imad Khan found that ChatGPT performed best, producing more human-like responses than Bing and especially Bard.

Alibaba’s AI model will first be integrated with DingTalk, Alibaba’s workplace collaboration software, and Tmall Genie, a voice assistant smart speaker produced by Alibaba, the company said. .

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