Wen Xin opened up the big model to seize the C-end market

"After a week of transmission, it was finally decided." In the early morning of August 31, the big model practitioners breathed a sigh of relief. What made people in the technology circle boil in the middle of the night was the news that Baidu Wenxin was officially opened to the public, followed by Baichuan Intelligent announcing that it would open public services through filing. In addition, large model products of Douyin, Zhipu AI, Chinese Academy of Sciences, SenseTime, MiniMax, and Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory can also provide services directly to the public. At the midday close of Hong Kong stocks on August 31, Baidu's shares were up 3.4% from the previous day's close, and SenseTime's shares were up 2.65%.

From the functional point of view, all kinds of large model products have not changed much before and after opening, the difference is that users can directly download and use, eliminating the need to apply for internal test qualifications. A large model insider who is not in the above 8 lists told the Beijing Business Daily reporter that "if users apply for internal testing, they will pass quickly." The "Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services", which was officially implemented on August 15, states that the implementation of inclusive, prudent, categorical and hierarchical supervision of generative AI services, and the provision of generative AI services with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities, shall perform algorithm filing, modification, and cancellation filing procedures in accordance with the "Provisions on the Administration of Internet Information Service Algorithm Recommendations". The opening of a number of large-model products means that the policy is released, and the large-model competition will enter the application chaos.

It is directly available without applying for a closed beta

In the early morning of August 31, Baidu Wenxin announced that it would take the lead in opening up to the whole society. Users can download the "Wen Xin Yiyan App" in the app store or log in to the "Wen Xin Yiyan Official Website" experience. On March 16, Wenxin Yiyan opened the invitation test, the first batch of users can experience the product on the official website of Wenxin Yiyan through the invitation test code, and in early July, Baidu launched the Wenxin Yiyan Apple App, users still need to obtain internal test qualifications to experience various AIGC (artificial intelligence generated content) functions.

Later, Ali Tongyi Qianqian, 360 Wisdom Brain, iFLYTEK Xinghuo Cognitive Big Model, etc., the user experience process was the same, but the time for users to apply for internal beta qualifications was getting shorter and shorter. If users want to experience the 8 large model products that have been opened, they can log in and use it.

According to the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services, which was officially implemented on August 15, those providing generative AI services with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities shall carry out security assessments in accordance with relevant national provisions, and perform the procedures for algorithm filing, modification, and cancellation in accordance with the "Provisions on the Administration of Internet Information Service Algorithm Recommendations."

"The opening of a number of large model products means that the filing system process has run through, which is a good thing for the development of the industry, on the one hand, the user experience threshold has been removed, and on the other hand, it proves that the large model management process has gradually improved." Zhang Yu, senior engineer of artificial intelligence at the Documentation and Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Beijing Business Daily.

Star products who are still waiting

As a bureau insider, what impact will China's large model industry have on opening it to the public through filing? The reporter of Beijing Business Daily asked Baidu and Baichuan Intelligent about the above questions, but the relevant people of the company did not respond, and Wen Xin Yiyan and Baichuan Damodel had questions and answers.

Wen Xin's answer is to "promote the development and application of large models, enhance China's strength in the field of AI, enhance public trust in large models, and promote the standardization of large model industries." "As a big language model, I can't express my personal opinions, but I can provide you with some analysis of the possible impact of China's big model filing: improving market transparency, promoting competition, protecting user rights and interests, contributing to policy formulation, and strengthening international cooperation."

Not all large-model companies that have been opened to the public have made high-profile official announcements. As of the press release of the Beijing Business Daily reporter, ByteDance related people have kept a low profile.

Alibaba Cloud, 360, iFLYTEK, etc. revealed the filing progress of their own large models to the Beijing Business Daily reporter.

"According to the guidance requirements of the "Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services" jointly issued by seven ministries and commissions of the country, 'Tongyi Qianwen' has completed the filing work and will be officially launched. The list of the first batch of enterprises that passed the filing is expected to be approved by the relevant local management departments within one week. Aliyun related people told Beijing Business Daily reporters.

In an exchange with a reporter from Beijing Business Daily, a relevant person from iFLYTEK said, "iFLYTEK has completed the filing and submission in the first batch. The list of the first batch of enterprises that have passed the filing is expected to be notified by the relevant local management departments in the next one week or so." The situation with respect to 360 is similar, and the filing has been completed.

There are reports that Huawei, Tencent and other large model products will also be opened to the public one after another, as of the press release of Beijing Business Daily reporter, Huawei and Tencent have not responded.

Users will not be charged at this stage

"When Wenxin Yiyan opens up the service to users on a large scale, it can get a lot of human feedback in the real world, which will further improve the basic model and iterate Wen Xin Yiyan at a faster speed." At the product level, Baidu founder Robin Li said.

According to McKinsey's Economic Potential of Generative AI: The Next Wave of Productivity, the 63 generative AIs analyzed would bring $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion annually in global economic growth. This forecast does not take into account all generative AI applications, and the economic impact of generative AI could double if applications that have not yet been studied are included.

Since the outbreak of the 100-model war, the idea of "redoing all applications" has become the mainstream, and more and more applications have begun to carry large model capabilities. Recently, a reporter from Beijing Business Daily found that an "AI" icon appeared at the top of the homepage of Baidu App, which is an AI assistant based on large model capabilities provided by Baidu to users, which can assist users in content creation and efficiently answer questions.

Will the large model be charged to C after opening? This is a concern on the user side. Baidu related people told Beijing Business Daily reporter, "currently not", in the view of Wang Chao, founder of Wenyuan Think Tank, "from open internal testing to full openness, Baidu should be the most users in the domestic large model, of course, Baidu must also invest a lot, free behind the soaring equipment and technology spending, but Baidu has made up its mind to face the user side, so these costs do not care about it." Moreover, after opening up, it has brought about an increase in Baidu's stock price, which is a cost-effective transaction for Baidu."

Wang Chao also added to the Beijing Business Daily reporter that "if Baidu does not charge after opening, it will be difficult for other large-model products to charge."

Beijing Business Daily reporter Wei Wei