Chinese web search giant Baidu is all set to launch its latest offering, Ernie 3.5, a new generative AI chatbot that will go against the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. Baidu CEO Robin Li revealed the news at the Zhongguancun Forum, a popular technology event in China on Friday. This announcement comes two months after Ernie Bot was introduced to the public.
Ernie 3.5 will be powered by Baidu’s generative AI large-language model, and will be available to a select number of companies and users for trial testing much before the model is officially launched. According to Jackson He, Senior Corporate Vice President of Baidu and GM of the Baidu Mobile Ecosystem Group (MEG), the intention behind this venture is to “reconstruct Baidu’s mobile ecosystem with a native AI approach with products and services like Baidu Search, Baidu App, Baidu Wenku, and Baidu E-commerce”.
Baidu’s latest move is in sync with Europe’s plan to bring the first set of rules to govern AI. EU Industry Chief, Thierry Breton and Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai met in Brussels to come up with a voluntary pact that would outline rules against the use of AI. EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, emphasized on the need to act collectively which will make sure that all AI developers are on board on the rules outlined in this pact.
The company Baidu is a Chinese search engine giant and the most widely used artificial intelligence services provider in the world. It was founded in Beijing, China in 2000 by Robin Li and Eric Xu. It is a parent company of various products, services, and technology businesses that use AI to improve the user experience from search engines to intelligent personal assistants.
The person mentioned in this article is Robin Li, who is the CEO of Baidu. He announced the launch of Ernie 3.5 at the Zhongguancun Forum. Li has led Baidu since its foundation in 2000, and as the chairman, CEO, and the driving force behind Baidu, he transformed Baidu into China’s most popular search engine and has made Baidu into a global AI giant. Li has also been a driving force in developing Baidu’s AI strategy and has also been closely involved in discussions over new rules governing AI development.
