Online retailer JD.com said it plans to integrate some of the technologies that underpin applications like ChatGPT, such as natural language processing, in its own services. Gaming giant NetEase said it is researching the incorporation of AI-generated content into its education unit. Chinese media reported on Thursday that ByteDance’s AI lab has launched certain research initiatives on technologies to support its virtual reality arm Pico. However, a person familiar with the matter at ByteDance told Nikkei that the report was false. “Making use of AI-generated content is a natural thing,” an unnamed executive from one of the leading listed Chinese tech companies told Nikkei. “Whenever there is a so-called next big thing, multiple companies will announce that they are in this area, but some companies may be just hyping with the catchword without any concrete product.”
“Another challenge is China’s heavy censorship of cyberspace, which will make AI-generated content difficult, too.”
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