The Russian AI Chatbot Entrance: GigaChat vs ChatGPT

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Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, has launched Giga Chat, an AI chatbot technology to rival ChatGPT.

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At present, Giga Chat is in invite-only testing mode, but it’s expected to be a major player in the AI chatbot market soon.

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ChatGPT’s launch by Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI in 2022 has triggered a race in the tech industry to develop more accessible and intuitive AI technology.

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The move by Sberbank into AI technology is part of a broader effort by the bank to reduce Russia's reliance on foreign technology.

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The superior ability of GigaChat to communicate more intelligently in the Russian language sets it apart from its competitors.

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For a country like Russia, this is particularly important, as a significant portion of the population prefers to communicate in Russian.

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Sberbank hopes that GigaChat will help drive innovation and transform how people work and conduct business in Russia.

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With Baidu’s Ernie and Alibaba’s Tongo Qiawen, China has entered the AI chatbot race, as the Chinese can communicate in the country’s native dialect.

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ChatGPT’s success has led to a mad dash to the market for new AI products among tech giants and startups.

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