The first Hong Kong made AI "Hong Kong Language Connect" has become popular on the streets and received praise from the public for its "good help"

Under the global AI wave, Hong Kong's local research and development forces have achieved new results. After the launch of the trial version of the first intelligent dialogue application "HKChat" created by a local enterprise, it quickly ignited the market, not only sparking a wave of public discussion, but also successfully topped the App Store's free list. This AI application, which focuses on Cantonese answering and local practical functions, can provide daily life information such as weather and transportation to citizens at any time. Recently, the R&D team entered the community to carry out promotional activities, inviting citizens to experience on-site. With its down-to-earth functional design, it received unanimous praise and attracted over 1100 people to download on the spot.

Street test shows explosive popularity, foreign domestic workers in the neighborhood give high praise

The R&D team of "Hong Kong Language Connect" stated that this regional promotion aims to allow more Hong Kong citizens to personally experience the convenience of this local AI tool. The atmosphere at the event was lively, and the staff demonstrated the core functions of the app to the citizens who came to consult one by one, explaining the operation methods in detail. After trying it out, many citizens expressed that it was "quite helpful" and believed that one app could meet various needs such as traffic inquiries, weather reports, and data retrieval, greatly improving the convenience of life.

It is worth noting that the event also attracted many Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers to participate. They provided feedback that 'Hong Kong Language Pass' not only provides recipe references for them, but also accurately answers questions related to legal rights and labor protection, effectively solving communication difficulties in daily life and work. According to the team's statistics, the promotion activity on that day attracted over 1100 people to download on-site, and the overall user feedback was positive and positive.

Deeply rooted in local genes, trilingual communication+full range of practical functions in all scenarios

Hong Kong Language Connect "is operated by the local enterprise Hong Kong Language Connect Full Service Co., Ltd. Its core technology comes from the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Center (HKGAI). Compared with similar AI applications on the market, the biggest advantage of this product is its deep integration with local usage scenarios in Hong Kong, tailor-made for Hong Kong citizens. It supports the integration of Cantonese, Mandarin, and English for dialogue. Even when faced with the frequent use of Chinese English mixed speech by Hong Kong people in daily life, the system can accurately recognize and respond smoothly, completely solving the pain point of traditional AI's insufficient adaptation to local dialects.

At the functional level, "Hong Kong Language Connect" deeply integrates local knowledge base and government public data in Hong Kong, and can instantly push practical information such as the latest traffic conditions, weather warnings, social welfare policies, etc., making it a "Hong Kong life assistant". In addition, the built-in "photo recognition" function of the app is particularly outstanding: users can easily take street scenes and upload them, and AI can quickly identify their location; If an English notice is taken, it can be translated in real time, greatly reducing the barrier to language communication. At present, "Hong Kong Language Connect" has fully covered the three mainstream mobile platforms of iOS, Android, and Huawei Harmony OS, and all Hong Kong citizens can download and use it for free.

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