China's Baidu ChatGPT Alternative Launch Date Revealed

Baidu ChatGPT Launch Date Revealed

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As previously reported by CoinGape, Baidu, a Chinese internet search was planning to introduce a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot service.

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On Wednesday, Chinese tech giant said that its artificial intelligence product Ernie bot is set to open to the public next month.

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This comes after Open AI’s ChatBot named ChatGPT gained widespread attention from public.

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It is to be noted that Microsoft-backed ChatGPT is not officially available in China.

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Baidu CEO Robin Li said that they will embed Ernie bot into Baidu search first and then it will be open to the public in March.

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He added saying that users will soon be able to interact directly with the new generative large language model.

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However, it is not clear as to how Ernie's capabilities can be compared to ChatGPT.

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