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Reuters
18-03-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Tencent expands AI push with open-source 3D generation tools
BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - Tech giant Tencent ( opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled a suite of new artificial intelligence tools capable of converting text and images into 3D visuals in the latest example of growing Chinese momentum in the field of generative AI. Tencent released five open-source models based on its Hunyuan3D-2.0 technology, it announced in a statement, including so-called "turbo" versions it said can generate 3D visuals within 30 seconds while maintaining high precision and quality. The launch comes as Chinese firms, notably led by AI startup DeepSeek, have begun challenging U.S. dominance in the field by offering comparable or superior performance at significantly lower costs. Tencent's 3D initiative follows its February launch of Hunyuan Turbo S, a large language model that the company claims processes queries faster than DeepSeek's flagship R1 model. Tencent first introduced its 3D AI models in November 2024, primarily targeting designers and game developers as it sought to position itself as an early mover in text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation capabilities. The company launched Hunyuan3D-2.0 in January, claiming it outperforms leading industry models in text consistency, geometric accuracy, and visual quality benchmarks. TikTok parent company ByteDance is also pushing into text-to-3D and image-to-3D field with its VeOmniverse model released in 2024. Unlike Tencent's offering, however, it remains proprietary.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tencent Fires Up AI Race With Model It Says Outdoes DeepSeek
(Bloomberg) — Tencent Holdings Ltd. became the latest tech company to unveil or enhance an AI model intended to eclipse DeepSeek, joining a spate of rollouts since the startup's emergence energized the US-China technology race. Cuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD Uncertainty The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Transportation Research Shelters Await Billions in Federal Money for Homelessness Providers NYC's Congestion Pricing Pulls In $48.6 Million in First Month New York's Congestion Pricing Plan Faces Another Legal Showdown The Hunyuan Turbo S artificial intelligence model is designed to respond as instantly as possible, distinguishing itself from the deep reasoning approach of DeepSeek's eponymous chatbot. The deployment cost has also fallen sharply, Tencent said on its official WeChat channel. From OpenAI to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA), major industry players on both sides of the Pacific have in just the past month rolled out AI models at a rapid clip. The series of introductions underscore a dramatically quickened pace of development since DeepSeek stunned Silicon Valley with a model that matched the best from OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. That was true particularly in China, where the 20-month-old startup has galvanized interest across a tech industry that for years struggled to match the US. 'Every player will incorporate their techniques to improve their own architecture, and so we'll keep having companies come up with new models that claim to be better,' said Xin-Yao Ng, an investment director at abrdn plc. 'Tencent is likely to also invest heavily into AI infrastructure like Baba, and look to grow their AI cloud business.' DeepSeek, founded by quantitative hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng, has upended the global AI sector since it burst onto the scene in January. What Bloomberg Intelligence Says Though Tencent claims its latest AI model Hunyuan Turbo S is faster than DeepSeek R1, it appears unlikely to drive meaningful earnings upside. The model marks the company's effort to catch up in the AI race — intensified by DeepSeek's recent breakthrough — but we still expect Tencent's AI ventures to remain unprofitable in the next three years. - Robert Lea and Jasmine Lyu, analysts Almost overnight, DeepSeek dismantled many of the assumptions inside Silicon Valley about the economics of building AI, as well as the best technical methods for developing the technology and the extent of the US lead over competitors in China. It sparked the biggest stock wipeout in Nvidia Corp.'s history last month, while creating hope for a renaissance for China's leading internet companies. The Turbo S is now available to developers and enterprise users via Tencent's cloud services. It will begin testing the model among selected users on its consumer-facing chatbot, Yuanbao, which had lagged rivals in usage. Tencent's release comes a month after Alibaba benchmarked its latest Qwen AI model against DeepSeek. On Thursday, the WeChat operator shared figures showing its own Hunyuan Turbo S was competitive against DeepSeek's V3 model in commonly used AI tests. Baidu Inc. on Friday said it will roll out its latest 'Ernie' platform on March 16. And ByteDance Ltd. is testing a new model similar to DeepSeek's R1. Many of them are taking aim squarely at DeepSeek, which since its introduction has been widely embraced by corporate and government entities across China. This month, President Xi Jinping invited Liang to join a select forum of tech leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, in effect designating the startup a national technology champion. DeepSeek has proven so popular it withheld certain services for a time because of a lack of server capacity. To address surges in demand, it slashed pricing to access its application programming interface during off-peak hours. Last week, the company promised to release key code and data to the public, an unusual step to share more of its core technology than rivals such as OpenAI have done. With that move, DeepSeek is pushing harder on an open-source approach to AI development that's won more advocates of late, and paved the way for wider adoption of its own technology. —With assistance from Foster Wong and Olivia Tam. (Updates with Baidu's rollout from the eighth paragraph.) Trump's SALT Tax Promise Hinges on an Obscure Loophole Warner Bros. Movie Heads Are Burning Cash, and Their Boss Is Losing Patience Walmart Wants to Be Something for Everyone in a Divided America China Learned to Embrace What the US Forgot: The Virtues of Creative Destruction OXO Fought Back Against the Black Spatula Panic. People Defected Anyway ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Sign in to access your portfolio
Bloomberg
27-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Tencent Releases Turbo AI Model It Says Is Faster Than DeepSeek
Tencent Holdings Ltd. joined the ranks of companies measuring themselves against DeepSeek by touting how much faster its latest AI model is. The Hunyuan Turbo S artificial intelligence model, released on Thursday, is designed to respond as instantly as possible, distinguishing itself from the deep reasoning approach of DeepSeek's eponymous chatbot, Tencent said. The deployment cost of Turbo S has also been greatly reduced, the company added.
Reuters
27-02-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Tencent releases new AI model, says replies faster than DeepSeek-R1
BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent ( opens new tab on Thursday released a new AI model that it claims can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek-R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China. The Hunyuan Turbo S is able to reply to queries within a second, distinguishing itself "from DeepSeek R1, Hunyuan T1, and other slow thinking models that need to 'think for a while before answering'", Tencent said in a statement.
