MediaTek's artificial intelligence research unit, MediaTek Innovation Base, earlier announced that it had signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Taipei City Government Information Bureau and the Taipei University of Technology, authorizing its independently developed large-scale Chinese natural language model to be used by the Taipei City Government Information Bureau, and the Taipei University of Technology will assist in the deployment of the application.
By introducing generative AI, MediaTek expects to build a smart work model for the Taipei City Government that combines information security and high productivity. This will also mark an important milestone in the collaboration between industry, academia, and government agencies to promote the development of Chinese language generative AI.
This collaboration, conducted as a proof-of-concept, leveraged the large-scale Chinese natural language model developed at MediaTek's innovation base to develop a data search chatbot capable of helping the Taipei City Government improve work productivity. This replaces the tedious steps of searching for documents or verbally asking questions, fully leveraging the capabilities of a smart assistant.
The model is licensed for use locally, with data retained solely by the Taipei City Government to safeguard the confidentiality of public information. Furthermore, the Taipei City Government can provide feedback on usage other than confidential information to MediaTek Innovation Base for subsequent refinement and improvement, leveraging practical user experience to inform future language model development.
Dr. Dashan Xu, Head of MediaTek Innovation Base, said, "With generative AI almost certain to become a new productivity-enhancing tool, MediaTek Innovation Base hopes to leverage its R&D capabilities to rapidly disseminate these tools to those who need them."
Taipei University of Technology (NTU) attaches great importance to this tripartite collaboration. Vice President Yang Chong-guang personally represented the university at the signing ceremony for the memorandum of understanding. In his speech, he also mentioned: "NTU's R&D capabilities have expanded beyond industrial hardware in recent years, and we are also committed to developing digital transformation and generative artificial intelligence software. This time, as an academic, we participate in the collaboration between the Taipei City Government and MediaTek Innovation Base, providing research capabilities to assist in the optimization of prompts, the improvement of office automation, the improvement of public services, and the diversified applications of smart cities. Through academic innovation, the development of generative artificial intelligence can exceed industry expectations, and we hope that many of these collaboration cases will drive the successful development of more digital transformations."
Director Shilong Zhao of the Taipei City Government's Bureau of Information, serving as a testing ground, stated, "The Taipei City Government is committed to serving the public while also prioritizing internal knowledge management. Currently, to execute business needs, agency staff must search for information and regulations across various platforms. This requires a considerable investment of time to familiarize themselves with the content and processes required to conduct their work smoothly. We hope to reduce this burden by enabling generative AI tools to allow staff to query relevant regulations and interpretations using natural language. The Bureau of Information is also drawing on the principles of the "Reference Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence by the Executive Yuan and Its Agencies." We hope that staff will be able to confidently use innovative generative AI tools to improve administrative efficiency."
