Chinese internet search major Baidu Inc is planning to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT in March, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Robin Li, chairman and chief executive officer of Baidu Inc., speaks during a launch event for the company's Earnie Bot in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch ChatGPT-style AI bot It is the latest company to join a global race to develop artificial intelligence chatbots, after a similar announcement by Google on Monday ...

Baidu's launch follows a trend in low-cost AI competition within China, notably with the launch of DeepSeek, which rattled the industry with its open-source and low-cost model that rivaled leading ...

The CEO said Ernie Bot isn’t perfect, but that it will “impact every single company.” On March 16, Robin Li, Baidu’s cofounder and CEO, took the stage in Beijing to showcase the company ...

Baidu says that over 100,000 businesses and 900,000 individuals in China have signed up for access to Ernie Bot. Baidu and its rivals working on ChatGPT-style technology may also be hindered by US ...

China's dating scene is booming, with young adults flocking to AI chatbots and dating apps to find love. Both Xiaoice and another chatbot, BabyQ, appeared to be taken offline and "re-educated" in ...

Baidu, China’s leading online search provider, said its ChatGPT-like AI chatbot Ernie Bot would be fully open to the public. PHOTO: EPA-EFE ...

Baidu, one of China's earliest tech giants to launch a ChatGPT-style chatbot, has struggled to gain widespread adoption for its Ernie large language model, despite claiming performance comparable ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 6, 2023 - Visitors look at Baidu's "ERNIE Bot" artificial intelligence large model at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 6, 2023.

Alibaba says it will launch its own ChatGPT-style tool, becoming the latest tech giant to jump on the chatbot bandwagon. The Chinese behemoth said it was testing an artificial intelligence-powered ...