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Baidu's Robin Li: Ernie Bot trails ChatGPT by 2 months, but can catch up

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During an interview, Baidu's CEO Robin Li stated that the company's chatbot Ernie Bot is about 2 months behind OpenAI's ChatGPT in terms of capability, but he believes it can close the gap. Li expressed confidence in Baidu's ability to catch up through continuous improvement.
In a recent interview, Baidu's CEO Robin Li acknowledged that the company's AI chatbot Ernie Bot (Wenxin Yiyan) is roughly two months behind OpenAI's ChatGPT in terms of performance. However, he emphasized that Baidu can catch up, citing the company's significant investments in AI research and development. Li did not specify exact metrics or a timeline for closing the gap, but expressed optimism about Baidu's competitive position in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Abbreviations
ChatGPT = Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer — чат-генеративный предварительно обученный трансформер
Source: Baidu ERNIE (GNews) — original
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