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Battle of Chinese and Taiwanese Chatbots and a Balloon Battle Between the Koreas
May 29, 2024
Taiwan develops an AI chatbot to compete with China for national security reasons. North and South Korea engage in a balloon battle, escalating tensions with garbage-filled balloons. The podcast discusses the impact of political and cultural factors on AI development and the provocative actions taken by North Korea in the border conflict.
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- Taiwan develops AI chatbot to compete with China, focusing on data privacy and strategic independence.
- North Korea escalates tension with South Korea through trash-filled balloons, highlighting geopolitical tensions.
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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.
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