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ChatGPT maker OpenAI is planning to block access to technology
used to build AI products for entities in China and some other
countries, Chinese state-owned newspaper Securities Times
reported on Tuesday.
ChatGPT is not available in mainland China but many Chinese
startups have been able to access OpenAI's application
programming interface (API) platform and use it to build their
own applications, the Securities Times said.
It added that since late Monday, Chinese users of the platform
have received emails warning they are in a "region that OpenAI
does not currently support" and that additional measures to
block API traffic from some regions would be taken starting July
9.
In response, Baidu (9888.HK), China's leading AI developer, said
it would launch an "inclusive Program" offering new users free
migration to its Ernie platform.
For OpenAI users, Baidu will provide additional Ernie 3.5
flagship model tokens, matching the scale of their OpenAI usage,
Baidu's cloud unit said in a statement. Tokens are units of text
processed by AI models.
Alibaba Cloud also joined in, offering free tokens and migration
services for OpenAI API users through its AI platform. The
company's Qwen-plus model is priced significantly lower than
GPT-4, according to Alibaba.
Zhipu AI, another major player in China's AI sector, announced a
"Special Migration Program" for OpenAI API users.
"Our GLM model fully benchmarks against OpenAI's product
ecosystem," Zhipu AI said in a statement to developers seen by
Reuters. "With our entirely self-developed technology, we ensure
security and controllability."
Numerous Chinese companies have released chatbots powered by
their own AI models over the past year.
(Reporting by Eduardo Baptista and Yelin Mo; Editing by Edwina
Gibbs and Louise Heavens)
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