Tencent’s ChatGPT rival gets special task force of executives as it joins Baidu, Alibaba in AI gold rush
- The team behind Tencent’s HunyuanAide chatbot is led by Zhang Zhengyou, who heads the company’s AI Lab and Robotics X Lab
- Tencent is part of a Big Tech race to create a domestic alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has been effectively banned in China
The chatbot will be powered by Tencent’s AI model Hunyuan, which specialises in computer vision and natural language processing (NLP), 36kr reported.
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When asked about the project, Tencent reiterated a previous statement about the company plans to start working on ChatGPT-related technologies based on current AI models, including machine learning and NLP.
A slew of Chinese tech companies and universities have announced plans to develop or apply ChatGPT-style services to create China’s answer to the hit chatbot created by San Francisco-based start-up OpenAI.
Tencent has already been using its Hunyuan AI model in advertising, including making ad recommendations and producing tailor-made content for advertisers. The technology is able to help cut costs by creating videos based on text prompts, according to the company’s previous announcements.
Last year, Tencent also released Effidit, an AI-powered writing tool that can complete, correct, translate and polish text.