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Modern people cannot live without the internet.
According to the "Statistical Report on the Development of China's Internet Network" as of June 2023, the scale of internet users in China has reached 1.079 billion people.
Internet users' access to the internet and communication with the world cannot be separated from input methods, and input methods have evolved continuously with the rise of the internet.
From the initial shape-based and sound-based input methods to voice input methods, intelligent input methods, and then AI input methods after the landing of large models… In just a few decades, we have also experienced different experiences such as "remembering complex word roots," "being able to type if you know pinyin," and "being able to type if you can speak."
Now, the powerful generative ability of large models is overturning various industries, and input methods with the blessing of AI have become our mouthpiece on the internet, with an overwhelming presence!
On August 15th, with the upgrade of "iFLYTEK Starfire Cognitive Large Model V2.0," iFLYTEK Input Method's "AI Creative Assistant" officially started internal testing, heralding the beginning of input methods having a "brain."
At the just-concluded 1024 Developer Festival, iFLYTEK released the input method cognitive large model for "intelligent input" at the "Generative AI Input Method Forum" and officially announced the first generative AI input method—iFLYTEK Input Method 13.0.
A new era of "future input methods" that involves collaborative creation between humans and machines, better understanding of users, and instant delivery of input is coming early. So, what new features does the advanced version of iFLYTEK Input Method have? How is the user experience?
The self-evolution of input methods
If input methods are divided based on input methods, they can be classified into two major categories: shape-based input methods and sound-based input methods.
The most famous shape-based input method is the Wubi input method, which solves the problem of Chinese character input on the PC, improves typing efficiency, but requires a lot of time to memorize word roots, resulting in a high learning cost.
Sound-based input methods convert Chinese characters into phonetic letters. If you know pinyin, you can type, reducing the learning cost. Microsoft Pinyin, Ziguang Huayu, Intelligent Kuangpin, and Heima Shenpin all belong to this type. Among them, Microsoft's Intelligent ABC Pinyin became the most widely used pinyin input method at the time because it was built into Windows 2000.
The appearance of intelligent voice input methods represented by iFLYTEK Input Method has triggered a new round of revolution in the domestic input method industry, and iFLYTEK has successfully pioneered and led the "voice input era".
For example, when we use Siri, you can simply ask, "Hi Siri, what's the temperature today?" In the past, we needed to open our phones or computers and input the relevant requirements for text queries. The difference seems small, but the convenience of voice input is a huge improvement.
Previously, whether it was Wubi or voice input, typing 60-80 characters per minute was already fast. As the industry's first Chinese voice input method, iFLYTEK Input Method can input 400 characters in one minute, with a universal voice recognition rate of over 98%.
In response to the accents and dialects of voice input, iFLYTEK Input Method has continuously evolved and successively launched voice input for 26 dialects and 5 ethnic languages, and also supports voice input for 30 foreign languages.
To better protect user data security, iFLYTEK Input Method "offline-izes" AI capabilities, meeting the demand for voice input in weak network or no network environments, ensuring that user typing data is not transmitted to the internet.
To address issues such as multi-person speech, noise, and far-field in voice input, iFLYTEK Input Method supports long-text voice input, incorporates whisper input, features built-in intelligent noise reduction, and has pioneered lip-reading-assisted input to improve recognition in noisy environments and close-range multi-person speech. It has also innovatively introduced intelligent photo input, achieving text conversion from images in one second.
The latest data shows that the penetration rate of voice input for Japanese in iFLYTEK Input Method has increased by 18%, the call volume for Japanese voice input has increased by 35%, the proportion of post-00s users has increased by 17%, and the scale of daily active users has increased by 10%. In addition, the user scale has grown strongly, outpacing the industry with "acceleration."
And this is just the beginning.
Welcome to the AI input method in 2023
2023 is a year of fierce competition for large models, but ultimately, the evaluation of AI depends on its implementation.
With the improvement of the reliability and controllability of large models, the experience of iFLYTEK Input Method based on the Starfire large model has also been greatly enhanced.
In August, iFLYTEK Input Method took the lead in releasing the large model-based "AI Creative Assistant," covering 6 major scenarios and adapting to more than 60 popular applications, making users realize that typing can be fun.
Data shows that in just 2 months, the monthly cumulative request volume for "AI Creative Assistant" has exceeded 60 million times, and the user approval rate can reach 85%. It can be seen that having an input method with a "brain" has become a new social password.
Intelligent replies and whole-sentence associations are just the appetizers. High emotional intelligence communication, creative copywriting for Weibo and Xiaohongshu are also within reach, and AI image battles and Douyin comments seem effortless. But when the input method is directly connected to shopping, takeout, and search, isn't that exaggerated?!
It's hard to tell whether it's 2023 or 3202.
With the support of the input method cognitive large model, iFLYTEK Input Method has turned incredible imagination into reality.
The all-new AI-based iFLYTEK Input Method has defined the "Generative AI Input Method" for the first time, achieving "intelligent expression" and "smart connection."
"Whole-sentence prediction" and "whole-sentence association" are user-centered, recommending the best input solutions in suitable scenarios and at the right time, greatly improving typing speed. Therefore, the input method becomes the "tapeworm" in your stomach, understanding what you want to say better than you do, and is the dedicated input method for both lazy and efficient people.
In addition, "AI proofreading" solves the problem of "making mistakes while busy" during rapid chatting; "AI translation" eliminates unreadable text in the input method world; and "multi-language voice input without switching" completely breaks the barrier of cross-language communication…
This thing is no longer just about "typing the right words."
The upgraded iFLYTEK Input Method 13.0 makes chatting smarter and more user-friendly. Although this may sound cliché, the experience is indeed so.
Even when you are out and your boss asks for a work report right away, using the AI Creative Assistant feature, many documents that used to take half a day to write can now be quickly completed in just one or two minutes, a must-have for diligent workers!
Do you think this is all about generative AI input methods? No, you're thinking too simply.
When I open the new anime I'm following and habitually open the input method to come up with a witty barrage, guess what? The input method has already written it for me, and even more cleverly than I could.
iFLYTEK Input Method is nominally an input method, but it is by no means simply inputting text in an app. Essentially, it is an AI service, and the input method is just its carrier. With this carrier, it can be called upon in any app to help us write social media posts, Xiaohongshu product recommendations, video barrages, and shopping platform reviews.
When you go to a restaurant and find that leaving a good review on Dianping can get you a free drink, you can use the "Shopping Review" feature.
Or before sending a sentence, let it help you polish it.
Many times, we need to communicate with colleagues and clients, but not everyone is good with words. Not everyone knows what to say in different situations.
With an AI input method, it's different. When you input "How to refuse an unwanted dinner invitation?", AI will instantly give you dozens of interesting and irresistible responses, making it a communication tool for modern social anxiety sufferers. To make it more realistic, you can even play the role of the first party and make various unreasonable requests such as "be cuter in tone," "within 30 words," "add emojis," or "rewrite it."
When faced with difficult situations like relatives asking to borrow money, leaders trying to manipulate you, or girlfriends getting angry… you can easily handle them.
With the "brain" of iFLYTEK Input Method, it has become our mouthpiece on the internet.
When chatting with clients, we want to lighten the mood, chat with friends and use emojis, or chat with colleagues and want to humorously and firmly refuse… at these times, emojis, chat bubbles, and decorative text can effectively lighten the mood and achieve the desired effect.
iFLYTEK Input Method can use AI to help you with emojis, automatically match a suitable emoji to a sentence for a "brilliant response," making it unbeatable in conversation.
When you have a friend's birthday, promotion, or wedding, instead of the usual "copy-paste blessings," you can input a few keywords into the input method and generate a blessing video, making it a standout.
The magic of iFLYTEK Input Method is not only in the input interface itself but has also been linked to "search, weather, shopping, and food delivery" four intelligent application scenarios.
In other words, when we use iFLYTEK Input Method to chat with friends, it will automatically suggest some recommendations based on our conversation content through AI, such as providing shopping links and food delivery options when discussing smartphones or what to have for lunch, truly "smart connection, responsive to needs."
For more complex content and services outside of these scenarios, it will directly connect to "search," making everything clear and straightforward.
In this digital age, with an AI input method, chatting is not just chatting, and inputting is not just inputting.
Generative AI opens the door to a new world of input methods
The generative AI of the input method cognitive large model provides powerful learning and generative capabilities, opening the door to a new world of input methods.
Generative AI not only improves input efficiency through intelligent input but also provides more convenient input methods through multimodal input. It also breaks free from traditional keyboard input constraints and provides personalized input suggestions and settings.
Now, combined with the Starfire multimodal capabilities, generative AI has empowered the development of content ecosystems. Based on user preferences and needs, generative AI can recommend different AI skins, AI avatars, and even AI-created characters, with the generated handwriting fonts applicable in the keyboard area to replace default fonts.
In the future, there will be custom AI wallpapers, AI emojis, AI songs, exclusive digital virtual people… anything you can think of can be "AI-ified."
Input methods will increasingly test companies' AI technologies. What is the latest AI like? Just look at the various input methods to find out.
According to iResearch data, when choosing a third-party input method, 47.5% of users consider whether the voice input is user-friendly, and 46.6% of users consider whether the emoji expressions are satisfactory.
In addition, intelligent assistants, voice modulation, AI writing assistants, and OCR scanning input are also high-frequency functions used by Generation Z users.
And these technologies are often only available from large companies.
Among the domestic input method giants, iFLYTEK is the earliest domestic enterprise to specialize in artificial intelligence, with strong capabilities. At the same time, iFLYTEK is undoubtedly the gold standard in the domestic speech technology industry and was the first to introduce offline speech input technology before Apple, achieving speech recognition and input in weak or no network environments.
The market has proven it.
According to the latest data, iFLYTEK Input Method has the highest user retention rate in the industry.
Now, after three upgrades, iFLYTEK Starfire is the best large model in China in terms of measurable systems, surpassing ChatGPT overall.
As a national-level application, the input method is the most widely used tool for online communication by users, and its intelligent properties are constantly strengthening. It has become not only a tool but also a new lifestyle in the internet ecosystem.
In the future, as AI becomes smarter, the connected input method will also become more intelligent. We may not even need to type; just say the keyword "resignation," and AI will help us write a resignation letter, prepare different versions of farewell letters for the boss and colleagues, and even judge our job search direction based on our search habits, write a perfect new resume, and find a matching new company…
The Pandora's box of AI has been opened. Welcome to the new intelligent world.
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