HONG KONG -- Chinese search giant Baidu plans to launch Ernie 4, the next version of its generative AI large language model, by the end of this year, CEO and founder Robin Li said Tuesday, ratcheting up the technology race with U.S. competitors.
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Baidu claims its Ernie Bot artificial intelligence-powered large language model has outperformed OpenAI's ChatGPT in key metrics. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Chinese search giant Baidu plans to launch Ernie 4, the next version of its generative AI large language model, by the end of this year, CEO and founder Robin Li said Tuesday, ratcheting up the technology race with U.S. competitors.