Tongyi Qianwen, A recent release from Alibaba Group is an artificial intelligence large language model called “Synonymous Thousand Questions,” which is comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Microsoft’s Bing AI or Google’s Bard AI. It is based on Alibaba’s independently developed pre-training model framework “Synonymous,” which can combine several artificial intelligence models and tailor them to specific tasks. Alibaba Cloud Customers will be able to create their own unique large language models using Tongyi Qianwen AI.
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How to access Tongyi Qianwen
Access of Tongyi Qianwen is limited, only enterprise customers who can sign up for testing on Alibaba’s cloud platform can access Tongyi Qianwen. Alibaba has already integrated its Artificial Intelligence service with
- DingTalk – workplace messaging app
- Tmall Genie – Alibaba’s ecommerce voice assistant.
Eventually, users will be able to access Tongyi Qianwen across various Alibaba apps, ranging from search to navigation services. Stay tuned for further updates on how to access Tongyi Qianwen as Alibaba continues to roll out its integration plans.
Advantages of Tongyi Qianwen vs other AI tools
- Increased productivity: Like all other Tongyi Qianwen can help with a variety of tasks which includes creating meeting notes, writing emails, and business proposals, which can save a lot of time and effort.
- Multilingual: Tongyi Qianwen is multilingual and can handle both Chinese and English.
- Enhanced user experience: Tongyi Qianwen is made to improve user experience across enterprise communication, e-commerce, search, and navigation.
- Simplified communication: Like Bing Ai or Chat GPT Tongyi Qianwen can generate professional content from simple prompts.
- Integration with the Alibaba ecosystem: Tongyi Qianwen will be available within vast ecosystem of tech companies operated by Alibaba.
Tongyi Qianwen vs ChatGPT
Tongyi Qianwen and ChatGPT are both powerful language models that possess the ability to understand multiple languages. However, there are notable differences between these two AI technologies.
- Focus Area: Tongyi Qianwen is primarily focused on tasks related to business communication. On the other hand, ChatGPT is being utilized to improve normal users experience in Bing search results, provide email writing suggestions, and much more.
- Capabilities and Features: Depending on the specific implementation and intended use cases, they both will have vast differences. We will be able to find more about Tongyi Qianwen once we try them.
| Criteria | Tongyi Qianwen | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Language model architecture | Rule-based | Neural network-based |
| Source of knowledge | Predefined rules and templates | Trained on a large corpus of text |
| Natural language processing | Limited to predefined rules and templates | Capable of generating natural language responses |
| Personalization | Limited ability to personalize responses | Can personalize responses based on previous interactions |
| Learning and improvement | Limited ability to learn and improve over time | Can continuously learn and improve through its training data |
| Domain-specific knowledge | Limited to predefined knowledge in a specific domain | Can generate responses on a wide range of topics |
| Multilingual support | Limited support for multiple languages | Can support multiple languages |
| Availability | Limited availability, typically only for specific use cases | Widely available for use in various applications |
| Response time | Can provide quick responses | Response time may vary depending on the complexity of the task and system load |
| Cost | Typically requires a license or subscription | Free to use for non-commercial purposes through OpenAI’s API |
| Use cases | Limited to specific use cases, such as customer support or FAQs | Can be used for a wide range of applications, such as chatbots, language translation, and content generation |
Tongyi Qianwen Applications
Tongyi Qianwen chatbot has several applications, right now only enterprise level of usage is allowed:
- Prepare emails and business proposals, summarize meetings.
- Plan meetings and business trips.
- Create shopping suggestions and generate order details for TMall users
- Provides recommendations based on budget, preferences and type
How to use Tongyi Qianwen AI
All you have to do is speak or input your prompt, and the AI model will produce a response for you. For instance, if you need to write an invitation letter for a business meeting, you can give Tongyi Qianwen the essential information, such as the meeting’s date, time, venue, and agenda, and the AI will compose an amazing invitation on your behalf.
- DingTalk – You can use this Artificial Intelligence tool to create notes, write emails, etc
- Tmall Genie – You can use the AI as a voice assistant.
- Apply for Tongyi Qianwen AI – Currently limited to enterprises in China
- Alibaba Cloud – Intelligent Robot – This tool from Alibaba Cloud may include Tongyi Qianwen in near future.
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