Hong Kong government using local ChatGPT-style AI tool powered by DeepSeek
More than 70 Hong Kong government departments have started using a locally developed ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence (AI) tool powered by DeepSeek's data learning model, the city's innovation chief has said.
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The new tool, named 'HKGAI V1', is expected to be made available to the industry and the public soon and is capable of delivering instant responses to user queries through a chatbot interface.
Users can input commands to access information or generate specific content such as travel itineraries, meeting notes, music and videos.
The tool was developed by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) under the government's InnoHK innovation programme.
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on Tuesday that the launch of DeepSeek earlier this year took the world by storm, prompting the centre's research team to integrate the Hangzhou-based AI start-up's data learning model with HKGAI V1's processing capabilities.
The system is capable of delivering instant responses to user queries through a chatbot interface. Photo: May Tse
'As of now, I can tell you that more than 70 government departments have commenced trials and are aiding in training the model, showcasing the government's strong support for this initiative,' Sun said at a global launching ceremony for the tool at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
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