Posted 12/30/2023, 10:25:54 PM
Baidu's ERNIE Chatbot Reaches 100M Users in China, Highlighting Generative AI Growth Despite New Regulations
- Baidu's ERNIE chatbot has reached over 100 million users in China, recently ranked #1 Chinese AI chatbot
- ERNIE bot announced in March 2022, released in August; seeing staggering growth
- China has new AI laws regulating generative AI technology
- ERNIE bot based on Baidu's PLATO and ERNIE models; uses knowledge enhancement and dialogue enhancement
- Microsoft well-positioned in generative AI with investments in both OpenAI and Baidu/ERNIE bot