LAS
VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Youdao, a
leading intelligent learning company in China, is showcasing its AI-equipped smart
device, the Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 series, at the International
Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025).This event showcases the
strength of 'Chinese AI' in the field of educational technology to
a global audience.
The Youdao booth attracted significant attention at the
exhibition. The showcased Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 series features
proprietary applications, including Hi Echo and Mr. P AI Tutor,
which are based on the 'Zi Yue' educational large language model.
It also provides offline translation capabilities through an
edge-side large language model, drawing many users to experience
the products.
During the exhibition, Youdao was invited to participate in the
Microsoft Greater China offline event at CES 2025. Renlei Liu,
Senior Vice President of Youdao, attended a high-level roundtable
discussion. Alongside representatives from tech companies such as
Microsoft, TCL, Lenovo, and TimeKettle, they explored AI innovation
and the globalization of consumer electronics in China.
Renlei Liu stated that large language models possess exceptional
natural language processing and interaction capabilities.
Leveraging its extensive experience in the language and learning
sectors, Youdao launched China's
first educational large language model, 'Zi Yue', in 2023. Based on
this model, Youdao upgraded all of its software and hardware
products and introduced a series of proprietary educational
applications, including the digital human language coach, AI
Document Q&A, and transcription services for international
students.
Renlei Liu said, 'We believe
that before the emergence of truly super applications based on
large language models, various companies are exploring vertical
fields and specific scenarios, much like the early days of
China's mobile internet, when
killer applications had not yet emerged and internet companies were
innovating within vertical scenarios. There are many similarities between the era
of large models and the mobile internet era, and we are actively
experimenting as well'.
Youdao has also applied the reasoning and knowledge Q&A
capabilities of the large language model to academic learning
scenarios, launching the AI comprehensive inquiry learning
assistant, Mr. P AI Tutor. It integrates the large language model
and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) technology, enhancing the
AI's understanding of subject knowledge and the quality of its
outputs. It offers guided
explanations, multi-turn interactive heuristic teaching, and
comprehensive Q&A support across all grades and subjects,
addressing many issues in home tutoring scenarios.
Renlei Liu stated that Youdao is actively promoting the
application of the "Zi Yue" educational large language model in
various scenarios and has conducted a comprehensive AI upgrade of
its business products to better meet users' learning needs. As a
result, Youdao's AI subscription service has achieved rapid growth
for seven consecutive quarters.
With the continuous development of large language model
applications, improving the efficiency of AI research and
development and application has become a key factor in industry
competition. In
response, Youdao has proposed a solution to harness the
capabilities of smaller model applications. Renlei Liu pointed out
that general large language models often aim for "large and
comprehensive," but the expansion of model size also leads to
increased training and operational costs. For specific scenarios
and tasks that require quick response times, using smaller models
on the edge can facilitate more effective targeted training,
enhance precision, and provide a better user experience.
The AI dictionary pen, equipped with a dedicated educational
model can provide high-quality content and functional services,
ensuring that it remains focused on learning purposes and is not
used for entertainment or other applications. At the same time, by
utilizing a smaller model on the edge for localized operation, it
supports offline use, thereby avoiding disruptions from the network
environment.
Renlei Liu stated that smaller models focus on high-quality
vertical applications, which can continuously enhance user
experience and build professional technical advantages through
flexible and efficient training and iteration. Exploring the application of edge models
in more specific scenarios is an important direction for Youdao's
development in AI technology.
In fact, Youdao has already made significant progress in the
exploration of edge models. Based on its self-developed "Zi Yue"
educational large language model, Youdao has developed the
industry's first edge large language model and applied it to the
newly launched X7 series of dictionary pens. This dictionary pen
features offline large language model translation capabilities,
achieving translation results comparable to those of online NMT
(Neural Machine Translation), greatly enhancing the accuracy and
fluency of language learning.
As a star product in Youdao's smart devices lineup, the Youdao
Dictionary Pen X7 series has truly become an AI large language
model dictionary pen. It is equipped with two proprietary
applications of the first educational large language model, "Zi
Yue" in China: the AI All-Subject
Tutor, Mr. P AI Tutor, and the digital human language coach, Hi
Echo, while also providing AI intelligent learning features such as
AI essay refinement.
The Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 received an enthusiastic response
from users upon its launch. It quickly became the best-selling
product in the thousand-yuan price range, surpassing 30,000 units
sold. During the 2024 Nov 11th Shopping Festival in
China, the Youdao Dictionary Pen
X7 Pro topped several industry rankings on major e-commerce
platforms, marking the fifth consecutive year that Youdao
dictionary pens have held the top position for sales in the same
category across both JD.com and Tmall.
This time, Youdao showcased the Dictionary Pen X7 series at CES
2025, receiving widespread recognition on an international
stage.
Focusing on AI + education, Youdao will continue to increase its
investment in the research and development of edge model
applications, promoting the implementation of large language models
in more educational scenarios to provide learners with a better
learning experience through efficient educational products.
About Youdao, Inc.
Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO) is a leading intelligent learning
company in China focused on using
technology to provide educational content, applications, and
solutions for learners of all ages. Founded in 2006 as part of
NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), Youdao offers a wide
range of online courses, interactive learning apps, and smart
learning devices.
For more information, please
visit: http://ir.youdao.com & https://smart.youdao.com/en/.
CONTACT: youdaopr@rd.netease.com
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