Microsoft-invested (MSFT. US) OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT has breathed major new life into artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots across the world, prompting Chinese tech giants like Baidu (BIDU. US; 9888.HK) and Alibaba (BABA. US; 9988.HK) to jump on the bandwagon with their own offerings. That turned up the pressure to follow suit on SenseTime Group Inc. (0020.HK), which bills itself as a pure AI company.
SenseTime didn’t disappoint, officially introducing its SenseNova AI architecture on April 10. At the same time, it released SenseChat, its own version of ChatGPT, which chairman and CEO Xu Li said can not only create reports and stories, but can also assist with code writing, medical consultation and other applications.
SenseNova also includes the SenseMirage platform that can instantly turn words into pictures. The company is also serving up SenseAvatar, an AI digital avatar platform that can generate digital avatars using only a five-minute live-action video. It has also developed a platform that can generate large-scale 3D scenes and granular objects.