[News] China’s search engine pioneer unveils open-source large language model to rival OpenAI

China's large language models are rapidly emerging as the country prepares to implement some of the world's most stringent AI regulations.

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Baichuan Intelligence: A Chinese startup that develops large language models (LLMs) and is led by Sogou founder Wang Xiaochuan. It has launched its next-generation LLM, Baichuan-13B, which has 13 billion parameters and is open-source and optimized for commercial use
China's LLM landscape: The country has several other LLM developers, such as Baidu, Zhipu.ai, and the OpenAI China Foundation. They face challenges from the upcoming regulations on generative AI, which may require a license and impose content restrictions.
Other tech news: The document also briefly mentions some other tech news from around the world, such as Apple's online store on WeChat, Foxconn's withdrawal from India's semiconductor policy, Amazon's TV show for startups in India, Flexport founder joining Founders Fund, and more.

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