A Taiwanese AI-powered chatbot similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be available before the end of the year. That’s the word from National Science and Technology Council head Wu Cheng-chung (吳政忠) at the legislature on Wednesday.
Wu says sectors with confidentiality needs like finance and government need an AI tool they can rely on. He says though AI won’t replace humans in the future, people using AI will replace those not using it in the workplace.
The science chief says the Taiwanese program is focusing on computational power, neural network learning, and large amounts of edited information. Wu adds Taiwan doesn’t have the same resources as the United States, meaning the new AI tool might not be as powerful as ChatGPT and will require cooperation between the public and private sectors. has been investing in AI talent since 2018 and has various available funding sources.
ChatGPT was made available to the public last November, and had gained over 100 million monthly users by January. The popular AI tool is able to generate various types of content when prompted, and has sparked efforts in a number of countries to create local versions.