Baidu Inc

Chinese tech giants cut prices of language models used to power AI chatbots

It was quickly followed by Baidu, which hours later announced that its Ernie Speed and Ernie Lite models would be free for all business users

China's Baidu tops quarterly revenue estimates on ad recovery, cloud demand

Baidu has recently intensified its efforts to boost sales from its AI-related products and services

Baidu denies report of Ernie AI chatbot linked to Chinese military research

Technology company Baidu on Monday refuted a newspaper report that said its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie was linked to Chinese military research. Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post on Friday cited an academic paper from a university affiliated with the People's Liberation Army cyberwarfare division. The paper stated that the division had tested its artificial intelligence system on Baidu's Ernie and on artificial intelligence firm iFlyTek's Spark, both of which are language-based AI chatbots similar to ChatGPT. After its Hong Kong-listed stock plunged more than 11.5 per cent on Monday, Baidu denied the allegations, saying in a statement that it had not engaged in a business collaboration with the paper's authors or their affiliated institutions. Ernie Bot is available to and used by the general public, the Chinese company said in its statement. The academic paper from the PLA Information Engineering University detailed how researchers had given Ernie Bot prompts

Baidu terminates $3.6 bn purchase of JOYY's China live-streaming unit

The failure of the deal casts a shadow on search engine giant Baidu's ambition to diversify its revenue. The company proposed to acquire JOYY's entertainment live streaming business in China in 2020

China's Baidu claims its AI model Ernie beats ChatGPT in multiple metrics

Baidu, the leading search engine provider in China, was the country's first tech company to debut a rival product to Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT

Is Xi Jinping a good leader? Here is what Chinese chatbot answered

According to experts, censors on chatbots could strengthen ideological control and further separate China digitally from the rest of the world

Baidu's shares dive 10% after pre-recorded demo of AI chatbot disappoints

Thursday's launch was to have been a watershed moment for China's technology industry, lifting the lid on how AI has progressed in the world's largest internet economy

Baidu showcases China's answer to ChatGPT to lead transformative technology

The Beijing-based company is leading a race with the likes of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. to create a next-generation platform for the world's largest internet market

Baidu to implement ChatGPT-like chatbot 'Ernie' into services from March

Baidu Inc., one of China's biggest search and artificial intelligence firms, said Wednesday it plans to implement its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie into its search services from March. Baidu, which is known for its search engine and autonomous driving technology, leads China's efforts to create an equivalent of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot. It said earlier this month that it will complete internal testing of Ernie Bot in March before making the service public. In an internal memo, Baidu CEO Robin Li said that Ernie Bot will be integrated across all of Baidu's operations, including its search and cloud services. Baidu also plans to integrate Ernie into its smart car operating system and smart speaker. The company's stock price in New York jumped nearly 7 per cent in pre-market trading Wednesday to more than USD 150 a share. AI technology has reached a tipping point and all industries will inevitably go through transformation, Li said in the memo. Baidu stands as the best exampl

AI integration may soon fundamentally alter how we search on the internet

AI has found its way into a number of industries, from transportation to health. Now it is being integrated with search engines

Baidu's Q2 revenue contracts, but beats estimates on cloud business growth

Total revenue shrank by 5% to 29.65 billion yuan ($4.43 billion) in the second quarter, compared with analysts' average estimate of 29.30 billion yuan, according to Refinitiv data

Baidu bags first permits for fully driverless 'robotaxis' in China

Baidu has also secured a permit to run driverless cars on open roads in Beijing but here, the permit still requires a human operator in the front passenger seat.

Baidu in talks to sell majority stake in China's answer to Netflix: Report

Baidu plans to sell all its holdings in iQIYI, stake sale could value iQIYI at about $7 bn, say sources

China's Baidu posts 25% rise quarterly revenue on ad, cloud boost

Baidu, also known as China's Google, said total revenue rose to 28.13 billion yuan ($4.38 billion) in the first quarter ended March 31

Baidu knocked off China's list of 5 most valuable internet companies

Baidu has struggled to fend off competition from the likes of Tencent and ByteDance Inc., both of which are luring smartphone-savvy consumers and advertisers to their popular mini-video

Baidu's video streaming unit launches $2.4 billion IPO in US

The listing is expected to give the firm extra financial muscle as it squares off against rivals in the Chinese market

Baidu CEO's self-driving car stunt stumps police, reports Chinese media

The company's founder livestreamed himself catching a ride in a semi-autonomous car to a conference

China's Baidu sets up $3 billion internet investment fund

Money will come from large insurance funds, securities companies and others, and investment institutions for the company