Chinese technology giant Alibaba has announced plans to roll out its own artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT-style product called Tongyi Qianwen. The AI chatbot, which is capable of working in both English and Chinese, will first be added to DingTalk, Alibaba’s workplace messaging app. Additionally, the company plans to integrate Tongyi Qianwen into Tmall Genie, which is similar to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant smart speaker. Interest in generative AI has skyrocketed since the release of ChatGPT by Microsoft-backed OpenAI in November. China’s cyberspace regulator has also released draft measures for managing generative AI.
