Beijing, China: Xinhua Yudian, an AI-powered newsbot launched by the Xinhua News Agency in Beijing on Friday, the state news agency said.
Xinhua said the tool uses its proprietary data and large-model technologies to support study, research and writing tasks.
Xinhua President Fu Hua said the project showed the agency’s effort to embrace artificial intelligence. Fu said the platform would develop through continuous model training and optimisation with users.
He said the tool would focus on political theories, mainstream values, advanced culture and authoritative information.
Xinhua said the newsbot has four functional modules. These include AI chat, subscriptions and notifications, knowledge workspace and an AI assistant hub. The platform also offers seven key functions.
They include theory learning, source tracing, news recommendation, news Q&A, information verification, issue analysis and article drafting.
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Liu Jun, deputy director of the State Administration for Market Regulation, spoke at the launch event, according to Xinhua.
Liu Ting, vice president of Harbin Institute of Technology, also addressed the event. Jiang Peimao, an expert on the project acceptance panel, also spoke during the launch.
Xinhua Yudian aims to deliver AI-powered content built on Xinhua’s data resources. Xinhua did not announce a public price, mobile app rollout or overseas release plan.
