A number of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies are seeing greater demand for their social media applications in overseas markets, as adoption on the mainland has been slower by comparison, reports the South China Morning Post.
Shanghai-based MiniMax–a generative AI start-up that counts Alibaba Group as a major investor–has become a prime example of such overseas success on the back of its Talkie app, which saw its traffic more than double to 1.32 million views in May, according to AIcpb.com, a site that tracks the popularity of AI products worldwide.
The Talkie AI app, which competes in a market segment led by Character.ai, enables users to customise avatars and interact with virtual chat buddies. Although Character.ai reached 318 million views last month, Talkie’s more than 150% monthly growth rate was faster than its rival’s 21.6% monthly growth rate, according to AIcpb.com.