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AI Race in China Heats Up 🇨🇳
In a recent development, Alibaba unveiled the third gen of its Qwen AI models, with multiple variants boasting different numbers of parameters. The big daddy, boasting a whopping 235 billion parameters, reportedly outperforms DeepSeek-R1 and OpenAI's o1 reasoning models, according to Alibaba, the bosses behind the Post. The sleek, efficient version, clocking in at 600 million parameters? Some speculate it could run on a smartphone!
Meanwhile, China's AI landscape is as buzzing as a beehive, with Alibaba squaring off against the likes of Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent, and DeepSeek. Here's a lowdown on each competitor:
- Baidu
- The new Qwen AI model from Alibaba, with its 235 billion parameters, has been reported to outperform DeepSeek-R1 and OpenAI's o1 reasoning models, potentially indicating a shift in the dominance within China's AI landscape.
- The 600 million parameters version of Alibaba's Qwen AI model, transforming AI technology into a potentially smartphone-compatible format, signifies a significant leap forward in accessibility and portability of artificial-intelligence-powered devices.
- DeepSeek, one of China's AI competitors, is now forced to reevaluate its position in the AI industry, given the recent advancements demonstrated by Alibaba's Qwen AI models, particularly the cost-effective, smartphone-compatible variant.
