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China's iFLYTEK unveils AI model, vows to excel ChatGPT by October
Updated 17:33, 08-May-2023
Zhao Chenchen
Live demonstration of iFLYTEK's general AI model SparkDesk, May 6, 2023. /iFLYTEK
Live demonstration of iFLYTEK's general AI model SparkDesk, May 6, 2023. /iFLYTEK

Live demonstration of iFLYTEK's general AI model SparkDesk, May 6, 2023. /iFLYTEK

China's leading intelligent speech and artificial intelligence (AI) company iFLYTEK launched its generative language model on Saturday. With seven main functions of the model showcased at the launch ceremony, the company said it will keep updating it to a version better than the rival ChatGPT by October. 

In a launch event in east China's Anhui province, the company chairman Liu Qingfeng gave a live demonstration of is homegrown AI model SparkDesk, by asking the chatbot to assess a student's essay, write company emails, and compose hypothetical stories with voice input. 

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"We will continue to upgrade our model," Liu said. "We aim to exceed ChatGPT's capabilities in Chinese language by October 24, and will achieve a similar level to it in English."

Liu added that SparkDesk has already had better performance than ChatGPT in terms of text generation, knowledge-based question-answering, and mathematical ability when prompted in Chinese language. 

Apart from the above mentioned, a general AI model should be capable of performing tasks in seven areas including solving problems, logic deduction, coding, and multimodal understanding, according to Liu.

SpartDesk will provide service in multimodal input and output with its next version expected in August, the company said.

The emergence of artificial general intelligence will bring brand new opportunities for traditional work, "empowering every creative person to become an entrepreneur under the digital economy," Liu said.

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