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Baidu’s AI chatbot amasses 200 million users, doubles in less than four months
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Why it matters: Baidu’s chatbot has revived confidence in the company’s monetization of AI, with its 200 million users offering new potential avenues for growth.
Rival Alibaba developed an open source large language model last August, becoming the first Chinese tech major to do so.
Others, including startup 01.AI, founded by Kai-Fu Lee and Baichuan built by Sogou’s founder, both chose to make their billions-parameter models open source soon after.
Context: China’s regulator approved 117 large language models for generative AI services on March 25, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).
ERNIE Bot recorded 14.9 million clicks in March, while Kimi’s combined traffic surged by 321.58% to 12.6 million.
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