Baidu CEO Robin Li Yanhong touted strong user growth for its Ernie large language model (LLM) at the company’s annual conference where it debuted a pair of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses, as China’s largest internet search firm jostles for attention in a sea of competitors. Li said at the event on Tuesday that its … Read more
Chinese tech firms are scrambling to hire more artificial intelligence (AI) talent, especially anyone with a track record of success, amid a shortage of top AI brains in the country, according to local media reports and industry data. Moonshot AI, one of the country’s top AI start-ups, has recruited Tan Xu, the former principal research … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud unit is set to kick off its annual tech event this week, as China’s largest cloud service provider brings together large language model (LLM) start-ups to discuss the future of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Eddie Wu Yongming, chief executive of both Alibaba Group and its cloud unit, will deliver a keynote … Read more
Algorithm engineer Zhou Chang, who worked on the Tongyi Qianwen large language models (LLMs), has decided to leave Alibaba’s cloud computing unit after seven years at the firm, according to two people familiar with the matter. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Zhou’s departure was first reported on Wednesday by Chinese media 36Kr. The … Read more
The wave of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots allowed for public use in mainland China enables many users to create new content – including audio, code, images, simulations, videos and grammatically correct text – to entertain and help with everyday tasks. That demand has led to the local development of more than 200 large language models … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing unit on Monday launched a new advertising campaign in China featuring top executives from start-up Moonshot AI and online recruitment platform Zhilian Zhaopin, amid fierce competition in the local market. The ads – currently displayed at airports in Beijing and Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province – promoted the market … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding is giving developer access on DingTalk to six Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups to expand generative AI features on the workplace messaging platform, in its latest bid to gain an edge in the increasingly competitive market. The Hangzhou-based e-commerce and cloud computing giant, which has built its own AI model Tongyi Qianwen, … Read more
A number of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies are seeing greater demand for their social media applications in overseas markets, as adoption on the mainland has been slower by comparison. Shanghai-based MiniMax – a generative AI start-up that counts South China Morning Post owner Alibaba Group Holding as a major investor – has become a … Read more
“We diligently iterated the core technology of our models and improved its efficiency,” Zhipu AI chief executive Zhang Peng said at the event. “This is not just a simple price war. Through technological innovation, we lowered the cost and improved customer value.” This development reflects Zhipu AI’s confidence to go head-to-head against the major LLM … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding has invested around 200 million yuan (US$27.6 million) in artificial intelligence (AI) education start-up Zhejiang Jingzhunxue, as the Chinese e-commerce giant continues to bet heavily on the AI sector. Hangzhou-based Jingzhunxue said on Wednesday that it received backing from Alibaba to support the development and promotion of the start-up’s AI-powered education device, … Read more
