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China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue drop
Revenue during the second quarter of the year came to 31.3 billion yuan ($4.6 billion), an unaudited financial report showed, a 4% year-on-year drop. With cash flows still largely generated by marketing on its search platform, Baidu has suffered in recent years from a pronounced slump in Chinese consumer spending.
Baidu joins China's OpenClaw frenzy with new AI agents
Chinese tech giant Baidu has launched new AI products. These products use the OpenClaw framework. They are designed to perform complex tasks with less human help. This move aims to boost Baidu's presence in the AI market. Other Chinese tech firms are also adopting this trend. The technology could change how software connects devices and services.
Baidu says domestic tech will shield AI push from US curbs
Baidu asserts that U.S. export controls on semiconductors will not significantly hinder its AI development, citing access to domestic alternatives. The company's first-quarter revenue surpassed expectations, driven by growing demand for its AI cloud services. Baidu is actively innovating in AI, launching new models and upgrading existing ones to compete in the evolving landscape.
China's Baidu posts rise in Q1 revenue as seeks to grow AI presence
Baidu reported a 3% revenue rise to 32.45 billion yuan in Q1 2025, with net income up 42%. The tech giant is expanding AI and robotaxi operations globally, including launches in Dubai and plans for Europe. It also made its Ernie Bot AI free for individuals, boosting user access.
Baidu launches AI agent Xinxiang for Android platform, iOS version under review
Baidu has launched Xinxiang, an AI agent for Android smartphones in China, designed to help users with tasks like information analysis and travel planning more efficiently than traditional chatbots. An iOS version is pending approval.
China's Baidu releases new AI model to compete with DeepSeek
In a post on WeChat, Baidu announced the launch of its latest X1 reasoning model -- which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek's but for lower cost -- and a new foundation model, Ernie 4.5.
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China's Baidu says DeepSeek success inspired open source move
In a call following its fourth-quarter 2024 results statement, Baidu CEO Robin Li said the decision to open source its Ernie 4.5 series partly stemmed from DeepSeek's success, which he said had accelerated the adoption of foundational AI models.
Baidu fourth-quarter revenue down 2% as advertising dip offsets AI cloud gains
For the three months through December, the company reported a revenue of 34.12 billion yuan ($4.69 billion), compared with analysts' estimate of 33.32 billion yuan, according to data compiled by LSEG.
China's Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats up
China's Baidu said on Friday that it would make the next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30. Baidu CEO Robin Li had long advocated for closed-source models as the only viable path for AI development, but the advent of DeepSeek has upended the sector.
Baidu touts AI edge as ad revenue stalls
Baidu's comment came amid an AI price war in China, where companies have slashed prices of large language models used to power generative AI products. "Competition will be fierce over the next 2 to 3 years." CEO Robin Li said in an earnings call following the company's Q2 release.
Baidu says AI chatbot 'Ernie Bot' has amassed 200 million users
China's Baidu's Ernie Bot with 200 million users competes with Moonshot AI's Kimi chatbot. Despite approval delays, Kimi gains traction, challenging both Ernie Bot and Western giant OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Baidu partners with Lenovo in third China AI smartphone deal
Baidu CEO Robin Li said last November that firms now needed to focus on developing practical applications. China's top phone brands including Vivo, Xiaomi and Huawei are also working on their own on-device AI models but have not disclosed details.
Baidu denies report that its Ernie AI chatbot is 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.
Chinese internet company Baidu posts modest revenue growth in September quarter
The company unveiled the newest version of its AI chatbot Ernie in October, claiming it rivalled the capabilities of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Baidu said in an earnings report on Tuesday it made a profit of $996 million in the three months through September, a year-on-year increase of 23%.
China's slow AI roll-out points to its tech sector's new regulatory reality
Once known for a cutthroat, "race to market" spirit particularly in the consumer internet sector, companies are slowing down to toe the line and take their cues from Beijing. The previously free-wheeling industry is now seen to be largely compliant, with firms from Alibaba to Tencent making over their businesses, slowing down expansion into new areas and laying off thousands of staff.
China's slow public AI roll-out points to its tech sector's new regulatory reality
Once known for a cutthroat, "race to market" spirit particularly in the consumer internet sector, companies are slowing down to toe the line and take their cues from Beijing.
China's Baidu says its new AI beat ChatGPT on some metrics
Baidu said in a statement on Tuesday that Ernie 3.5, the latest version of its Ernie AI model, had surpassed "ChatGPT in comprehensive ability scores" and outperformed "GPT-4 in several Chinese capabilities".
TikTok-owner tests ChatGPT-style bot after joining China AI race
TikTok’s owner has code-named the project “Grace,” a ByteDance spokesperson said without revealing more details. Employees using the service will be greeted by a pop-up message saying it’s based on several large language models, according to one of the testers, who asked to remain unidentified discussing an internal project.
Baidu will very soon officially launch generative AI model: CEO Robin Li
Li made the announcement at the Zhongguancun Forum, one of China's most well-known technology forums, around two months after Ernie Bot was first shown to the public to mixed reviews.
Alibaba to Baidu, Chinese firms working on ChatGPT-style AI technology
On April 11, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group showed off its AI large language model called Tongyi Qianwen, saying it would be integrated into all its apps in the near future.
From Baidu to Alibaba, Chinese firms working on ChatGPT-style technology
Like Microsoft and Google, Chinese tech giants such as Baidu and Alibaba as well as smaller start-ups have been working on AI projects for years.
China's Baidu reveals more capabilities of AI-powered chatbot Ernie
According to images shared by a Baidu spokesperson in a media-facing group on WeChat, China's most widely used messaging service, the Chinese chatbot has a wider range of skills than previously displayed when it was launched almost two weeks ago.
Chip war & censorship hobble Chinese tech giants
The highly anticipated preview of "Ernie Bot" last week was limited to a pre-recorded demonstration with simple questions to summarise the plot of a sci-fi novel and solving a straightforward algebra equation - to avoid politically and factually incorrect answers.
Baidu to implement ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot chatbot 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.
China's Alibaba joins global chatbot race
The announcement comes days after Chinese search giant Baidu said it would complete testing of its AI chatbot in March.Microsoft has announced a multibillion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI and plans to integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence with its Bing search engine.
Google unveils Bard, Baidu announces Ernie in AI chatbot battle; Paytm up 20% as investors repose confidence
It’s been barely three months since OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT went live, and we already have Big Tech firms throwing their hat in the ring to get a headstart on this breakthrough artificial intelligence innovation. While Microsoft is reportedly looking to invest an additional $10-billion investment in OpenAI soon after ChatGPT went live, rival Google and China’s Baidu have also made clear their intention to launch similar chatbots. Both Google and Baidu aim to ride the wave by integrating their chatbots - Bard and Ernie, respectively — into their respective search engines to enhance the response to user queries.
ChatGPT, Bard & Ernie: The three musketeers of AI
Here is a look at everything we know about ChatGPT and its rival chatbots.
Baidu reveals plans to launch ChatGPT-style AI chatbot 'Ernie', stock surges 13%
Ernie, meaning "Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration," is a large AI-powered language model introduced in 2019.
As ChatGPT takes the internet by storm, here’s what its rivals are up to
The chatter around disruptive chatbot ChatGPT has made Google declare “Code Red” meaning pulling the fire alarm.
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