May 23, 2024 11:39 AM IST
Chat Xi PT: The chatbot is trained on the political philosophy of the Xi Jinping- “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”.
China has introduced a new chatbot named ‘Chat Xi PT’- a large language model (LLM) which is trained on the political philosophy of the country’s president Xi Jinping- “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” and other official literature provided by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), it was reported.
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The new AI chatbot is being developed at a research center under CAC, Financial Times reported. “The expertise and authority of the corpus ensures the professionalism of the generated content,” CAC’s magazine said in a social media post.
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What you need to know about Chat Xi PT?
- Chat Xi PT aims to answer questions, create reports, summarize information and translate between Chinese and English.
- It will also focus on spreading Xi Jinping’s ideas on politics, economics, and culture which is part of a larger campaign in China. Read more: Highest paid CEO in Indian IT for FY24 is Thierry Delaporte. His salary is…
- This comes as China has introduced strict rules for generative AI which require providers to “embody core socialist values” and ensure that content does not “subvert state power.”
- Tech giants like Baidu and Alibaba have taken steps to ensure their AI models do not generate content that might be considered sensitive. Read more: PM Modi predicts record stock market rally on June 4: ‘Can say with confidence…’
- Chat Xi PT is used in a research setting but may be released for wider use later, Financial Times reported.
- The languages supported by Chat Xi PT include Chinese and English.
- The chatbot will ensure that responses are compliant with socialist values of China with the aim to prevent subversive content, it was reported.
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