Iflytek Unveils ChatGPT Rival Amid China Oversight
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Chinese voice-recognition company Iflytek Co. has entered the race to build a rival to OpenAI Inc.'s ChatGPT, with a live demonstration of its artificial intelligence model for educational and enterprise uses, even as Beijing signaled more oversight of the industry.Chairman Liu Qingfeng unveiled its SparkDesk at an event in the eastern city of Hefei, employing voice-recognition prompts to ask the chatbot in Chinese and English to assess student essays and compose hypothetical stories about Confucius' attendance at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The demonstration offered the audience a chance to pose queries. Liu said the aim was to exceed OpenAI's capabilities in Chinese and reach ChatGPT's standards in English. “The impact of this generative AI technology is no less important tha...