Rise of Mandarin Chinese Language Models

The podcast delves into the rise of Mandarin Chinese language models like Tied developed by Taiwan. Chinese chatbots like Ernie, adhere to censorship rules, which Taiwan seeks to bypass by creating its own AI. Winston Shoe, a Taiwanese AI professor, highlights the importance of cultural understanding and explains the challenges of developing sophisticated language models with limited data. Businesses in Taiwan are already utilizing LLMs for customer service, aiming to maintain data privacy and strategic independence.