BEIJING: Chinese artificial intelligence companies are moving swiftly to attract users of OpenAI's technology, following reports that the US firm plans to restrict access to its API in China and other countries.
ChatGPT is not available in mainland China but many Chinese startups have been able to access OpenAI's application programming interface platform and use it to build their own applications, the Securities Times said. In response, Baidu , China's leading AI developer, said it would launch an"inclusive Program" offering new users free migration to its Ernie platform.
Alibaba Cloud also joined in, offering free tokens and migration services for OpenAI API users through its AI platform. The company's Qwen-plus model is priced significantly lower than GPT-4, according to Alibaba.