Microsoft Taiwan, Huadian Networks, and Professor Tsai Tsung-han jointly created the "Traditional Chinese Textbook AI Assistant" officially launched
The "Traditional Chinese Language Teaching Material AI Assistant" model, trained with Traditional Chinese materials and conforming to the Taiwan Chinese Language Proficiency Standards issued by the Ministry of Education, is based on the Microsoft Phi-3.5 Natural Language Model. It incorporates all Traditional Chinese language data and teaching materials from the Ministry of Education to enhance its Chinese language and textbook knowledge, and is further fine-tuned using a fine-tuning program designed by Professor Tsai Tsung-han's team from the Department of Computer Science at National Central University. Because large-scale international language models are often market-driven, their training materials are primarily English, and their Chinese materials tend to be simplified Chinese, leading to a disconnect between these models and Taiwanese culture and values. To better align with local Taiwanese culture, Microsoft Taiwan, Huadian Networks, and Professor Tsai Tsung-han collaborated to develop the "Chinese Language Teaching Material AI Assistant" model. This model can automatically generate Traditional Chinese texts, create PowerPoint presentation materials, and generate reading and vocabulary quizzes. This significantly reduces the time Chinese language teachers spend creating Traditional Chinese teaching content, while allowing global Chinese language learners to customize their learning plans based on their background and language proficiency. With the assistance of the AI assistant, the model can rapidly promote the efficiency of global Chinese language teaching and learning. Li-Cheng Shih, Assistant General Counsel of Microsoft and General Manager of Microsoft Taiwan's Public and Legal Affairs Department, stated, "Empowering the digital transformation of education with technology has always been a goal of Microsoft. This collaboration with Huadian Networks and Professor Tsai Tsung-Han of the Department of Computer Science at National Central University to develop the 'Traditional Chinese Language Teaching Material AI Assistant' model aims to contribute to the cultural heritage of Taiwan through Traditional Chinese language learning. We hope this model will not only benefit Chinese language teachers and learners but also establish an AI-driven Traditional Chinese language education ecosystem through various open-source language models, allowing more industry partners to jointly promote Traditional Chinese language education." The "Traditional Chinese Language Teaching Material AI Assistant" model has been developed and integrated into the Microsoft Teams user interface. Chinese language teachers and learners can install it simply by using Microsoft Teams.