Baidu’s ChatGPT-Like Ernie Bot Leads The Pack In China
Baidu’s ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has reportedly garnered more than 100 million users, Wang Haifeng, Chief Technology Officer of the Chinese internet company said.
Source: Reuters
The user base milestone, announced at a deep learning summit in Beijing, comes after the search engine giant opened Ernie Bot to the public in August. This was preceded by a partial unveiling and more than five-month trial period where select users could test the chatbot’s capabilities.
Analysts said that while the partial unveiling in March was underwhelming, it still gave the company a valuable first-mover advantage in a market that has since become crowded with dozens of players, as Chinese tech companies, large and small, look to develop their own chatbots powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).
This followed the launch in late 2022 of U.S. research organisation Open AI’s ChatGPT, which became the fastest-growing software application in the world within six months. Since then, investors have valued OpenAI at more than $80 billion. While OpenAI’s parent is a nonprofit, Microsoft has invested $13 billion in a for-profit subsidiary, for what would be a 49% stake.
OpenAI was embroiled in numerous sagas and even litigation from sources claiming their works were used without permission — copyright infringements. This could have dented the credibility of Microsoft and OpenAI if users’ data are quietly mined for distribution, strategically positioning Ernie Bot as the dominant chatbot for information.
Baidu CEO Robin Li has this year repeatedly touted the potential for Ernie Bot and related products to help the company gain market share in its mainstream businesses, including search engine, cloud, and smart cars. According to a ranking published by SuperCLUE, which ranks generative AI-powered chatbots, Ernie Bot leads all Chinese chatbots but its score of 79.02 is more than 10 points lower than the latest version of ChatGPT.
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