Baidu Says GPT-Style Ernie Bot Amasses Over 100 Million Users

December 28, 2023, 6:55 AM UTC

Baidu’s AI chatbot has attracted more than 100 million users since its public roll-out in August, Baidu Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng says in a live-streamed event Thursday.

  • NOTE: Baidu is competing against peers like Tencent and Alibaba to commercialize ChatGPT-style services in the world’s biggest internet arena. It said in November that Ernie had attracted 70 million users.

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