Chinese search-engine giant Baidu plans to launch an AI chatbot service with similarities to ChatGPT.
The tool is set to debut as a standalone app in March. Baidu plans to gradually incorporate the conversational technology into its search engine, the most powerful in China.
- As a result, Baidu users who make search requests will receive not just links but chatbot-powered results, such as answers to questions.
- The service will initially launch to users in China. The company plans to restrict the chatbot's results to abide by the country's internet censorship rules.
- Baidu's system is reportedly based on its Ernie AI model that specializes in natural language generation and understanding.
- OpenAI's ChatGPT, is officially unavailable in China, though internet users can access it using a VPN and a foreign phone number.
Chinese search-engine giant Baidu plans to launch an AI chatbot service with similarities to ChatGPT.The tool is set to debut as a standalone app in March. Baidu plans to gradually incorporate the conversational technology into its search engine, the most powerful in China.
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