Baidu's 'Ernie Bot' Hits 200M Users as AI Chatbot Market Heats Up
April 17, 2024![Baidu's 'Ernie Bot' Hits 200M Users as AI Chatbot Market Heats Up](https://cdn.brief.news/images/stories/ca746adfb0ad55c88ca3aaa4abd04282a24f5776009f48aee360121ea96d1238ebc3f4f2d677b4e88d3f4f783407051ae296b8027743170dd17266fdbc484344.jpg)
Baidu's AI chatbot 'Ernie Bot' reaches 200 million users in eight months, with daily API usage hitting 200 million.
New ERNIE model additions and three AI development toolkits launched to aid in AI agent and application creation.
Apollo VTA, a vision foundation model for autonomous driving, was unveiled by Baidu.
Baidu announced the second Baidu ERNIE Cup Innovation Challenge, underlining its commitment to AI development.
Natural language is poised to become the new programming language, democratizing AI innovation, according to Baidu's CEO.
Baidu's Ernie Bot competes in China's AI chatbot market against rivals like Moonshot AI's 'Kimi'.
Baidu asserts no connection with Chinese military training using its GenAI chatbot and continues to advance AI technologies.
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ZDNET • Apr 16, 2024
Baidu's ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot passes 200 million users, in just eight months![Baidu claims 200 million users for Ernie chatbot after only 13 months](https://cdn.brief.news/images/links/384cf4ada4290af58decdc76eb6fbcc0decf3b4fa14329ef0039c59e5a5a463dca62a06f0ce796be205c58ec2c52c2161a92392e4a2a320c9c995a07695682cb.jpg)
South China Morning Post • Apr 16, 2024
Baidu claims 200 million users for Ernie chatbot after only 13 months![Baidu Says AI Chatbot 'Ernie Bot' Has Attracted 200 Million Users - Slashdot](https://cdn.brief.news/images/links/c10bea1163bfe8a30853f4616e4bd3d658f7947fa8b54dcc43fc3c53d12ba9693fe3dee7bf4c86fa135e86c5e85454086c62ac0112f77e25d99addc1e41eeeb0.png)
Slashdot • Apr 16, 2024
Baidu Says AI Chatbot 'Ernie Bot' Has Attracted 200 Million Users - Slashdot![Baidu's AI tool Ernie Bot surpasses 200M users - report](https://cdn.brief.news/images/links/6afa7a5b4e079b1fe1ec341faacd9901f4f847ac36b5ddbf30c13b1a1b4210df4152fe6fca3f960eae69b682657fff2abd7e5480010bf66983e615c6c88a8e47.jpg)
Seeking Alpha • Apr 16, 2024
Baidu's AI tool Ernie Bot surpasses 200M users - report