On Monday, an open-source voice model was released to enhance its automotive and home appliance technologies, intensifying the competition to develop AI tools that extend beyond mere text.
The newly introduced MiDashengLM-7B is founded on Xiaomi’s core voice model, which has already been utilized in vehicles and smart home devices, incorporating Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s open-source Qwen2.5-Omni-7B.
The Beijing-based manufacturer of phones and automobiles elaborated on the innovations and shared performance benchmarks in a post on its WeChat account.
Xiaomi has been actively seeking new avenues for growth beyond its primary smartphone sector, with electric vehicles rapidly emerging as one of its key business focuses.
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Concurrently, the investment in artificial intelligence development has become a paramount priority throughout China’s technology industry, prompting many leading firms to adopt an open-source approach to attract customers.
Prominent Chinese internet companies, including Alibaba and Tencent Holdings Ltd., have unveiled various models capable of processing images, video, and audio in recent months to enhance their competitiveness against entities like OpenAI’s Sora.
Both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have underscored the necessity for their nations to attain a leading status in the AI competition.
