Baidu it is the most used search engine in China as it is chosen by 80% of users. The multinational Baidu also specializes in the development of artificial intelligence and recently received permission from the Chinese government to open to the public. Bot herniachatbot similar to the famous ChatGPT.
Unveiled in March, the Erine bot is the first generative artificial intelligence tool to pass new laws introduced by the Chinese government to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence in the country.
Ernie Bot – Chinese answer to ChatGPT, Bing AI and Bard
The new rules, which came into effect on August 15, are less strict than the draft that has been reported in recent months. In recent days, the CEO of Baidu said that the laws governing artificial intelligence in China are more focused on innovation than control, despite the fact that AI can behave unpredictably and dangerously.
As a result, after government approval, the Ernie bot jumped to the top of the App Store charts in China.
In recent months, many companies in the country have poured billions of dollars into developing and updating technologies that can compete with US artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, Bing AI and Bard, none of which are available in China.
On paper, Ernie’s bot should be slightly less performant than ChatGPT as it trained on less data, but according to a study by one of China’s top research academies, Baidu’s chatbot will perform better when asked questions. in Chinese.
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