Baidu and Zhipu AI’s large language models top Chinese generative AI rankings, but OpenAI, Anthropic remain ahead in overall performance

Baidu’s Ernie Bot 4.0 and start-up Zhipu AI’s GLM-4 rank top among Chinese large language models (LLMs), but their foreign rivals still lead in overall capabilities, according to a new test by Tsinghua University in Beijing. The SuperBench assessment report examined 14 representative LLMs – the technology underpinning generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots – and … Read more

China’s 4 new ‘AI tigers’ – Baichuan, Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI and MiniMax – emerge as investor favourites

A group of artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups are emerging as China’s best hopes for reaching the frontier of ChatGPT-like technology, as they draw increasing attention from users and investors. Among them, Baichuan is the latest to complete a new round of fundraising. While the start-up told the Post on Thursday that there had been some … Read more

Boris Johnson’s youngest brother Max on Hong Kong, Covid frustrations, and a special trip with dad

It was nice to be with my friends all the time. Oxford was a lovely place to grow up in. I wasn’t in the top set, but I was in the one below that. I was quite clever, vaguely sporty and very competitive. Max Johnson (left) with Boris Johnson (second left) and other family members, … Read more

Tencent’s new AI video-generation tool brings static images to life in collaboration with Tsinghua and HKUST

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings has introduced an image-to-video artificial intelligence (AI) model in collaboration with academic partners on Friday, a release that comes amid the rising fervour around content-generating tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora. The image-animation tool called Follow-Your-Click, released on Microsoft’s open-source code website GitHub, allows users to click on certain parts … Read more