SUMMARY
- Tencent set to unveil Hunyuan AI tailored for the business world.
- This move follows Baidu’s recent AI applications display, amidst a welcoming regulatory landscape.
- Tencent aims to mesh Hunyuan's prowess with existing products, enhancing user experience.
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In a notable move, Chinese technological powerhouse Tencent is gearing up to unveil its advanced AI system, “Hunyuan”, tailored for the business sector. This was revealed by Dowson Tong, the bigwig of the cloud and smart industries segment at Tencent, in an exclusive chat with CNBC, just prior to the anticipated summit.
This unveiling comes hot on the heels of Baidu's recent display of its own suite of AI applications, all in light of an increasingly friendly regulatory environment. Behind the scenes, Tencent has been putting its Hunyuan AI through its paces, applying it to both the advertising and fintech sectors. In addition to this, the tech mogul, known for its influence in the gaming and social media spaces, announced plans to roll out an AI-powered chatbot.
The company isn’t stopping at that. Tencent is harnessing Hunyuan’s potential to amplify its pre-existing products, specifically those in the video conferencing and social media spheres. For context, Tencent is the genius behind WeChat, a universally embraced messaging and payment application in China, and the highly regarded Tencent Meeting for video conferences.
Interestingly, in the recent past, companies like Baidu and others in China have gotten the nod to present their own AI-driven chatbots to the world. These chatbots, reminiscent of ChatGPT, boast of holding conversations that mirror human interactions. What makes it even more fascinating is that some, like Baidu’s 'Ernie bot', can morph text into visuals, all courtesy of special plugins. However, it's worth noting that China's populace doesn’t have access to OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Addressing the new Chinese regulations about generative AI that came into play in August, Tong acknowledged the infancy of this AI niche and its unforeseen societal implications. He stressed the need for establishing certain boundaries to ensure the technology remains foolproof and reliable. Tong's comments come in light of Beijing's latest regulatory approach, which seems more lenient towards AI, permitting its development as long as it remains unavailable to the masses.
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