Alibaba, Tencent Race to Build ChatGPT Rivals – Nikkei

OpenAI and ChatGPT logos are seen in this illustration. Photo: Reuters

China’s tech giants are racing to build their own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, amid the global frenzy around ChatGPT, according to a report by Nikkei Asia.

The report said Alibaba and Tencent confirmed they were working towards creating AI-centred tools to rival ChatGPT. That followed a statement from Baidu earlier this week saying it will soon finish internal testing for a ChatGPT alternative called “Ernie Bot”.

E-commerce giant JD.com and mobile-games maker NetEase are also looking to incorporate ChatGPT-like features in their services, the report added.

Read the full story: Nikkei Asia

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Vishakha Saxena

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