China's Baidu recently unveiled its highly anticipated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot, Ernie Bot. However, the event disappointed investors due to its use of pre-recorded videos and the absence of a public launch. This resulted in Baidu's shares plummeting. The presentation, which lasted just over an hour, followed Google's announcement of a variety of AI tools for its email, collaboration, and cloud software. Baidu's Ernie Bot could potentially become China's strongest rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Ernie Bot's Capabilities
In contrast to ChatGPT, which was launched as a free-to-use chatbot for the public in November, Baidu only showed brief videos of