Artificial intelligence firm claims advances in sight

Kai-Fu Lee, founder and CEO of artificial intelligence startup 01.AI and former president of Google China. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Serial technology entrepreneur Kai-Fu Lee said on Monday that the next generation of large models from his artificial intelligence startup 01.AI is expected to challenge the performance of GPT-5 of the US-based, Microsoft-backed Open-AI. Lee also … Continue reading Artificial intelligence firm claims advances in sight

AI expert’s large model beats OpenAI’s GPT-4

Renowned artificial intelligence expert Kai-Fu Lee. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Renowned artificial intelligence expert Kai-Fu Lee, who is also founder of AI venture 01.AI, said on Monday that the company’s latest generation of large model has surpassed GPT-4 of the United States’OpenAI. According to Lee, the company’s Yi-Large large model has surpassed GPT-4 in reasoning and … Continue reading AI expert’s large model beats OpenAI’s GPT-4

Alibaba Cloud unveil latest version of LLM

Alibaba Cloud unveiled the latest version of its large language model, Tongyi Qianwen 2.5. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing unit of Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has unveiled the latest version of its large language model, Tongyi Qianwen 2.5, saying its capabilities have surpassed those of US company OpenAI’s … Continue reading Alibaba Cloud unveil latest version of LLM

Tencent unveils smart mobility system for automakers

Dowson Tong, Tencent’s senior executive vice-president and CEO of Tencent’s cloud and smart industries group. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings launched its large model for vehicles on Wednesday. The company said it has offered its autonomous driving cloud solutions to companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, Nvidia and Nio. Tencent, which reiterated … Continue reading Tencent unveils smart mobility system for automakers

AI blueprint driving ambitious revenue surge for BlueFocus

The BlueFocus’ logo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China’s leading marketing technology company BlueFocus released its annual report for 2023 on Sunday, revealing its AI-driven revenue reached 108 million yuan ($14.9 million), which is projected to increase by 500 million to 1 billion yuan in 2024 and bring extraordinary growth. The company achieved an operating revenue … Continue reading AI blueprint driving ambitious revenue surge for BlueFocus

Huawei’s Pura 70 smartphones go on sale

Huawei’s logo. [Photo/VCG] Huawei Technologies Co officially kicked off the sales of its much-anticipated Pura 70 series on Thursday morning, which is widely seen as the key to further reviving its smartphones business in China Pura 70 series is widely expected to generate enthusiasm among consumers in China, and may see a sales boom similar … Continue reading Huawei’s Pura 70 smartphones go on sale

Ernie Bot helps Baidu double down on AI push

Attendees learn about Baidu’s products at the Create 2024 Baidu AI Developer Conference held on Tuesday in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. PHOTO/CHINA DAILY Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc said on Tuesday its large language model and ChatGPT-like chatbot Ernie Bot has garnered more than 200 million users since its debut in March 2023. The company said … Continue reading Ernie Bot helps Baidu double down on AI push

Tesla pulls a U-turn on affordable vehicle plans

Tesla showcases its models at the Beijing auto show in 2020. [LI FUSHENG/CHINA DAILY] Tesla has canceled its long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into a mass-market automaker, according to three sources familiar with the matter and company messages. The automaker will continue developing self-driving robotaxis on the … Continue reading Tesla pulls a U-turn on affordable vehicle plans

All eyes on Xiaomi car to see if it can trump rivals

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun introduces the SU7 in Beijing on March 28. [Photo/Agencies] No model has ever garnered more attention in China than the Xiaomi SU7, which was launched on Thursday night in Beijing. It may sound unbelievable but the launch event attracted more than 40 million views on Xiaomi Auto’s Weibo alone. Even guessing … Continue reading All eyes on Xiaomi car to see if it can trump rivals