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China says chatbots must toe the party line

Five months after ChatGPT set off an investment frenzy over artificial intelligence, Beijing is moving to rein in China’s chatbots, a show of the government’s resolve to keep tight regulatory control over technology that could define an era.

Bangkok Post

China releases new AI rules as tech giant Alibaba unveils ChatGPT rival

Alibaba working on ChatGPT rival Tongyi Qianwen, which it plans to integrate across its services

The Independent UK

SenseTime, Alibaba announce China ChatGPT competitors

SenseTime and Alibaba both announced new A.I. services in an effort to catch up to OpenAI's offerings.

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Baidu Sues Apple, App Developers over Fake Ernie Bot Apps

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against "relevant" app developers and Apple Inc over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple's app store. The company's artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China's closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.…

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt doesn’t support a 6-month A.I. pause ‘because it will simply benefit China’

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt thinks competitors could gain an edge during a pause in A.I. development like the one that Elon Musk has called for.

Fortune

China’s tech old guard make way for young blood in AI, crypto era

Beijing is seeking to assure tech sector that crackdown has passed amid questions about direction of regulatory policy.

Al Jazeera

3 Companies Leading the Charge to the Driverless Car Future

In 1962, the Jetsons gave the world the idea that we would all have flying cars very soon. 61 years later, flying cars are still not a reality. However, a fully driverless vehicle IS a reality and may be the norm for everyone in just a few years. Here are…

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China’s Baidu cancels showcase for ChatGPT rival Ernie

Beijing-based search engine giant changes showcase to closed-door event for firms, citing ‘strong demand’.

Al Jazeera

AI chatbots with Chinese characteristics: why Baidu's ChatGPT rival may never measure up

On March 16, Baidu unveiled China’s latest rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT – ERNIE Bot (short for “Enhanced Representation through kNowledge IntEgration”). The “multi-modal” AI-powered chatbot can generate text, images, audio and video from a text prompt.

The Conversation

GPT-4, Bard are here. But GPU shortages, hallucinations remain issues

It's been an eventful week for A.I. But getting generative A.I. to work for business is still going to be a challenge.

Fortune

Investors didn’t think much of the debut of Baidu’s ChatGPT competitor: Shares are down almost 10%

Baidu’s CEO and cofounder said the company was launching an imperfect model “because the market demands it.”

Fortune

Baidu unveils 'Ernie' AI, but can it compete with Western AI rivals?

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced its own generative AI chatbot, known as Ernie Bot, in a press conference that aimed to put the firm on a competitive footing with OpenAI and Microsoft. Ernie Bot is a large language model (LLM) that has been in development at Baidu for some…

IT Pro

Chinese ChatGPT rival from search engine firm Baidu fails to impress

Shares plummet after Ernie Bot AI chatbot software falls short of expectations at unveiling in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Baidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up

Chinese search giant Baidu has unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its rival to the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT in a pre-recorded video presentation that appeared to disappoint investors

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

China’s Baidu unveils ChatGPT rival Ernie

Investors give cool response to pre-recorded event showing off AI chatbot’s capabilities.

Foreign Policy

What the ChatGPT Moment Means for U.S.-China Tech Competition

The rise of American-made chatbots has kicked off a flurry of Chinese activity.

Al Jazeera

China wants AI to rival ChatGPT. Censorship makes that tricky

Chinese firms including Baidu and Alibaba are racing to roll out versions of the chatbots taking tech world by storm.

The Guardian - UK

‘Political propaganda’: China clamps down on access to ChatGPT

Leading tech firms reportedly ordered to remove workarounds allowing access to US-based service

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The Independent UK

Baidu to implement ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot chatbot from March

Baidu Inc., one of China’s biggest search and artificial intelligence firms, says it plans to implement its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie into its search services from March

The News Lens

Will Chinese Advanced AI Chatbots Survive China’s Online Censorship?

China’s first chatbot was suspended service shortly after its launch. Users mocked that the service could not pass the censorship test.

The Conversation

Bard, Bing and Baidu: how big tech's AI race will transform search – and all of computing

Today, if you want to find a good moving company, you might ask your favourite search engine – Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo perhaps – for some advice.

Evening Standard

The battle of the chatbots: What will be the next ChatGPT?

A new wave of conversational chatbots could revolutionise the way we search the web

Fortune

'Every Googler' to test ChatGPT competitor: CEO Pichai

OpenAI's A.I. program is disrupting internet search as both Google and Baidu announced ChatGPT competitors on Monday.

Bangkok Post

China's Baidu 'developing AI chatbot'

Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday said it was developing an AI-powered chatbot, as tech giants rush to match the success of ChatGPT, a hugely popular language app that has sparked a gold rush in artificial intelligence technology.

Bangkok Post

Covid surge spooks Beijing residents, disrupts government

Covid infections are surging in Beijing, disrupting official government work and keeping people at home after authorities made an about-turn in their strict policy of managing virus cases.

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