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Oct 23

🦾ERNIE 4.0 vs GPT-4, Tightened AI Chip Restrictions, Alibaba Tencent Fund AI Startup, and China’s Global AI Governance Initiative

Weekly China AI News from October 16 to October 22 — 🫶Hello Readers, welcome to this week’s issue where I dive into Baidu’s newest foundation model, ERNIE 4.0. In policy news, the Biden administration has clamped down further on AI chip exports to China. Meanwhile, Alibaba and Tencent, usually competitors, have joined forces to invest in the same AI startups. …

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🦾ERNIE 4.0
🦾ERNIE 4.0
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Aug 30

🙅🏻‍♂️Beijing City Bans AI-Generated Prescription; What Big Tech Earnings Say About AI; Rise of AI in China’s Small Cities

Weekly China AI News from August 21 to August 27 — Dear readers, in this issue, I will discuss the Beijing city’s new draft regulation that bans AI-generated prescriptions in telemedicine. Chinese tech giants have reported their latest quarterly financial results, and let’s recap what they say about AI. Young Chinese people in lower-tier cities actively adopt LLMs like ChatGPT and…

China

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🙅🏻‍♂️Beijing City Bans AI-Generated Prescription; What Big Tech Earnings Say About AI; Rise of AI…
🙅🏻‍♂️Beijing City Bans AI-Generated Prescription; What Big Tech Earnings Say About AI; Rise of AI…
China

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Aug 9

👯‍♀️Alibaba, Baidu Expand Open-Source LLMs; AI App Generates Barbie-Style Avatars; Apple Removes LLM Apps from China App Store; Human Challenges AI through Robot Proxy

Dear readers, I’ve been writing this newsletter for over a year now. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on how I can improve the content to optimize your reading experience. In this issue, I covered how Alibaba and Baidu are expanding support for open-source large language models (LLMs). Meet an…

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👯‍♀️Alibaba, Baidu Expand Open-Source LLMs; AI App Generates Barbie-Style Avatars; Apple Removes…
👯‍♀️Alibaba, Baidu Expand Open-Source LLMs; AI App Generates Barbie-Style Avatars; Apple Removes…
China

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Jul 31

👯‍♀️Alibaba Cloud Supports Llama 2; Escape Room Game with ‘ChatGPT’ Girlfriend; Free AI Copilot for All Apps; China’s Compute Grows 30% in 23H1

Weekly China AI News from July 24 to July 30 — Dear readers, this week I’ll discuss: Alibaba Cloud announced the availability of Llama 2 on ModelScope. What does that mean to Chinese open-source LLMs? Meet a quirky game that features a ChatGPT-powered “girlfriend” that blocks gamers from leaving the room. A team of Tsinghua University undergraduates released a free AI…

China

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👯‍♀️Alibaba Cloud Supports Llama 2; Escape Room Game with ‘ChatGPT’ Girlfriend; Free AI Copilot…
👯‍♀️Alibaba Cloud Supports Llama 2; Escape Room Game with ‘ChatGPT’ Girlfriend; Free AI Copilot…
China

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Jul 26

🤳🏻Will RetNet Replace Transformer? ChatGLM Creator Now Worth $500M; Alibaba-Backed Startup Launches Lensa-Like AI Avatar App

Weekly China AI News from July 17 to July 23 — Dear readers, this week I’ll discuss: An innovative neural network architecture called Retentive Networks that could replace Transformers as the backbone of large language models. Chinese startup Zhipu AI behind the ChatGLM chatbot reportedly received an investment from Meituan. An AI avatar app that can generate stylized portraits from your…

China

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🤳🏻Will RetNet Replace Transformer?
🤳🏻Will RetNet Replace Transformer?
China

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Jul 18

💯 Friendlier China’s Regulation on Generative AI; Intel Launches AI Chip in China to Challenge NVIDIA; Meet 100 Chinese LLMs

Weekly China AI News from July 10 to July 16 — Dear readers, this week we dive into China’s new Interim Measures regulating generative AI services. We’ll also look at Intel’s launch of its Gaudi 2 AI accelerators in China, as the AI chip race heats up. …

China

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💯 Friendlier China’s Regulation on Generative AI; Intel Launches AI Chip in China to Challenge…
💯 Friendlier China’s Regulation on Generative AI; Intel Launches AI Chip in China to Challenge…
China

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Jul 11

💨 Baidu, Alibaba Intensify AI Battles; Huawei AI Forecasts Weather 10,000 Times Faster; AI Converts Dreams into Images

Weekly China AI News from July 3 to July 9 — Dear readers, I have returned to the States after a four-week journey in China. I finally reunited with my family, friends, and colleagues after a three-year separation due to Covid. So what happened while I was away for the past two weeks? …

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💨 Baidu, Alibaba Intensify AI Battles; Huawei AI Forecasts Weather 10,000 Times Faster; AI…
💨 Baidu, Alibaba Intensify AI Battles; Huawei AI Forecasts Weather 10,000 Times Faster; AI…
China

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Jul 11

💰ByteDance Invests $1B in GPUs & Tests AI Bot; How AI Content is Poisoning Chinese Internet; Highlights from Altman, Hinton, and LeCun at BAAI Event

Weekly China AI News from June 11 to June 18 — Dear readers, my apologies for the missed issues over the past two weeks. I recently returned to China for the first time in three years and have been spending quality time with my family, friends, and colleagues! Shanghai and Beijing are soooo hot! This week’s issue is packed with great…

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💰ByteDance Invests $1B in GPUs & Tests AI Bot; How AI Content is Poisoning Chinese Internet…
💰ByteDance Invests $1B in GPUs & Tests AI Bot; How AI Content is Poisoning Chinese Internet…

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May 29

🥸 AI Scam Robs Man of Millions; Baidu Previews ERNIE-Powered Search; Chinese Evaluation of Foundation Models

Weekly China AI News from May 22 to May 28 — In this week’s issue, I’ll delve into a recent AI scam case that takes 4.3 million yuan out of a man’s pocket in ten minutes. Mandopop singer Stephanie Sun first reacts to her surprising AI-induced viral resurgence. What happens when Baidu Search merges with LLM? …

China

8 min read

🥸 AI Scam Robs Man of Millions; Baidu Previews ERNIE-Powered Search; Chinese Evaluation of…
🥸 AI Scam Robs Man of Millions; Baidu Previews ERNIE-Powered Search; Chinese Evaluation of…
China

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May 23

🐧 China’s Capital Proposes AGI Measures; Midjourney Enters Chinese Market; Tsinghua University Open Sources Multimodal VisualGLM-6B

Weekly China AI News from May 15 to May 21 — Dear readers, in this week’s issue, I will discuss a new draft measure by Beijing authorities aimed at promoting the growth of AGI. Midjouney is teaming up with Tencent’s QQ to capitalize on the Chinese market. …

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🐧 China’s Capital Proposes AGI Measures; Midjourney Enters Chinese Market; Tsinghua University…
🐧 China’s Capital Proposes AGI Measures; Midjourney Enters Chinese Market; Tsinghua University…
China

7 min read

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