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Baidu's ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has over 100 million users, says CTO

Baidu's ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has reached over 100 million users, the chief technology officer of the Chinese internet giant said on Thursday. Baidu's ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has reached over 100 million users, the chief technology officer of the Chinese internet giant said on Thursday. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All…

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Samsung’s AI Fridge, Baidu’s Ernie Bot crosses 100 mn users, more

Even as we inch towards the new year, artificial intelligence developments are not slowing down. Today, December 28, a report revealed that Samsung can unveil a Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. The AI fridge will pack features like checking the items inside using a camera and suggesting recipes based on them. In other news, Baidu's ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot has surpassed the 100 million user mark. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer…

Best AI chatbots of 2023: From ChatGPT, Google Bard to Bing AI, check them all out

What a year it has been for artificial intelligence! The spark created by OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022 transformed into a blazing fire as a number of tech firms started an AI race to launch their own chatbots. Google, Microsoft, Snap, Meta, and a number of new-age startups brought out their own large language models (LLMs) and in turn, generative AI chatbots. We saw the ChatGPT 3.5 version get its knowledge base upgraded to 2022, while chatbots like Google Bard and Bing AI operate with real-time knowledge of the internet.…

nvidia: Nvidia delays launch of new China-focused AI chip

Nvidia has told customers in China it is delaying the launch of a new artificial intelligence chip it designed to comply with U.S. export rules until the first quarter of next year, two sources familiar with the matter said.The delayed chip is the H20, the most powerful of three China-focused chips Nvidia has developed to comply with fresh U.S. export restrictions, the sources said, and could complicate its efforts to preserve market share in China against local rivals like Huawei.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value…

This Chinese map app wants to be a super app for everything outdoors

Amap, for example, is one of the most widely used map and navigation apps in China today. But when I open it on my phone, I can see over 30 functions that you wouldn’t find on Western-equivalent apps. Some of them still feel integral to the map experience, like recording when you last filled your car with gas, calling for roadside assistance, or comparing the prices of ride-hailing services. Others are pretty far removed: the app lets me check the purchase price of cars and contact a dealership, set up exercise goals…

US lawmakers raise concerns over Chinese self-driving testing data collection, ET Auto

The letters said in the 12 months ended November 2022 that Chinese AV companies test drove more than 450,000 miles in California.A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers raised alarm about Chinese companies collecting and handling sensitive data while testing autonomous vehicles in the United States, according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday.The lawmakers, including House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers and China select

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Microsoft Copilots get new features, AI inspired word of 2023, more

Today, November 15, was an important day in the artificial intelligence space. Microsoft hosted its event dubbed Microsoft Ignite, where it made a range of AI-related announcements. One of the major highlights from the event was that copilots, the company's AI tools, have received new capabilities. They will now be able to do more tasks across the Microsoft 365 suite. In other news, Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year is inspired by AI and it gives a familiar word a new meaning. This and more in today's AI roundup.…

Microsoft and Baidu Global team up for enhanced ad targeting

Baidu Global is teaming up with Microsoft Advertising to improve the accuracy of its ad targeting capabilities. The company is set to utilize Microsoft Advertising’s Chat Ads API to offer users of its mobile keyboard, Baidu Global Keyboard, more relevant and engaging sponsored content suggestions.Microsoft has confirmed the partnership will officially begin in early 2024 in the U.S, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Why we care. The collaboration will enable Baidu Global Keyboard to serve more relevant ads

Alibaba takes on OpenAI with Tongyi Wanxiang, its new AI image generator

Alibaba has introduced an AI image generator, Tongyi Wanxiang, currently in beta form and only available to enterprise customers. This move is part of the company's efforts to expand its offerings in the rapidly growing AI industry.At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday, the Tongyi Wanxiang image generator was unveiled. Its name means "truth from tens of thousands of pictures.”Tongyi Wanxiang image generator will be in competition with OpenAI's DALL-E and MidJourney, both of which are…

China isn’t waiting to set down rules on generative AI

Last week, I went on the CBC News podcast “Nothing Is Foreign” to talk about the draft regulation—and what it means for the Chinese government to take such quick action on a still-very-new technology.  As I said in the podcast, I see the draft regulation as a mixture of sensible restrictions on AI risks and a continuation of China’s strong government tradition of aggressive intervention in the tech industry. Many of the clauses in the draft regulation are principles that AI critics are advocating for in the West: data…