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“ChinAI #236: The LLM Implementation Gap” by Jeffrey Ding

Sep 11, 2023

Exploring the challenges Chinese businesses face in implementing large language models, Baidu's Chanfan platform offers solutions. Insights on China's tech landscape include a reality TV show for programmers and job opportunities in international security.

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Baidu's Chanfan platform simplifies LLM adoption for businesses by providing access to 42 mainstream LLMs and enhancing their performance for specific tasks.

Baidu strategically integrates LLM services with cloud offerings to support AI-native applications, positioning itself as a strong player in the large model era.

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LLM Implementation Gap in Chinese Companies

Many Chinese businesses struggle to adopt large language models (LLMs) due to the overwhelming number of available models and the high labor costs associated with evaluating and comparing them. Corporate customers have become more discerning in selecting LLMs, considering factors like model performance, development efficiency, and usage costs. The gap between domestic LLMs and industry needs is addressed by Baidu's Chanfan platform, which provides access to 42 mainstream LLMs and enhances their performance for application-specific tasks while ensuring content security to comply with China's censorship requirements.

Introduction

2min

Addressing the Large Model Implementation Gap with Baidu's Chanfan Platform

3min

Insights on China's Tech Scene and Job Opportunity

2min

Subtitle: Baidu's plan to bridge the implementation gap in large models.

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Feature Translation: Who can get Chinese companies to use large models first

Context: Earlier this month, the Chinese government approved large language models (LLMs) from eight labs to be released to the general public. The most impressive and popular was Baidu’s Ernie Bot, which responded to more than 33 million questions within 24 hours of its release. This week, however, we focus on business-end users of large models. The central motivating question [...]

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First published:
September 11th, 2023

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-236-the-llm-implementation

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