The Chinese tech giant introduced a new language model that is ten times faster than ChatGPT-4 in performance. The publication came just three weeks after the country’s government lifted restrictions on the launch of chatbots with artificial intelligence.
The Chinese company Alibaba presented the Qwen-VL language model, capable of processing up to 10 times more information than ChatGPT-4. Previously, the development of chatbots in China was strictly limited, but on June 15, 2023, the government announced certain relaxations in this area. As a result, Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, TikTok and ByteDance received permission to create language models on August 15.
Qwen-VL is capable of processing visual queries and producing meaningful answers based on data obtained from images. One of the uses of the neural network proposed by the developers is to help foreigners in China. In particular, you can upload an image of a hospital map in Chinese to the chatbot and ask where the emergency room is located. In the example given by Alibaba, Qwen-VL successfully explains how to get to the desired branch.
Despite the advanced technological base, the out-of-the-box chatbot has a number of built-in limitations. For example, Qwen-VL does not know how to create images with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as disseminate any information that directly or indirectly condemns him. Additionally, Alibaba is required by law to remove any objectionable content found on the chatbot.
The chatbot can reportedly accept requests in both Chinese and English. However, at the moment nothing is known about the release of versions for other countries.
Author:
Grigori Shcheglov
Source: RB
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