Baidu, DeepSeek

Baidu's CEO credits DeepSeek for the push to open-source its own AI model
"One thing we learned from DeepSeek is that open-sourcing the best models can greatly help adoption," said Baidu's Robin Li.
China's Baidu says DeepSeek success inspired open source move
Chinese search engine group Baidu said on Tuesday that the success of AI company DeepSeek had inspired it to embrace an open source model, under which the source code of its upcoming generative AI chatbot release will be publicly available.
Baidu to offer Ernie Bot for free amid DeepSeek challenge
Chinese tech firm Baidu said it would offer access to its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Ernie Bot, for free starting April 1. The chatbot, first released just a few months after OpenAI’s ChatGPT,
Baidu brings DeepSeek to its search engine, Ernie model
Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc announced on Sunday night that it will integrate DeepSeek's large language model into its search engine and proprietary Ernie model, as part of broader push to diversify users' search experience.
China's Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats up
Chinese search engine giant Baidu said on Friday it would make its next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30, a major shift in strategy as competition heats up.
Baidu integrates DeepSeek AI amid rising competition with Tencent
Baidu is integrating DeepSeek AI models into its search engine following rival Tencent’s similar strategy. Baidu’s integration with DeepSeek AI systems comes after Tencent tested this AI technology on Weixin, which operates as WeChat throughout mainland China.
Baidu Search integrates DeepSeek and Large Model ERNIE for advanced search
Baidu Search announced on its official WeChat account that it will fully integrate DeepSeek and Large Model ERNIE's deep search capabilities to enhance
Baidu to open-source its Ernie large language model series
The company, the operator of China’s most popular search engine, announced the plan today. Reuters reported that the initiative centers on an upcoming family of Ernie models dubbed the Ernie 4.5 series. Baidu will start rolling out the LLM series to users in the coming months and plans to open-source its code on June 30.
AI giants Baidu, OpenAI offer their chatbots for free in response to DeepSeek’s advance
Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its advanced AI chatbot services free, as competition heats up among global ...
Baidu: Well Placed To Benefit From DeepSeek Hype
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Baidu to offer Ernie Bot service for free as DeepSeek heats up China's AI market
Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its Ernie Bot service free to use from April 1, providing wider access to the ...
Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie Bot free of charge from April 1
Chinese search engine leader Baidu said on Thursday it would make its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot free starting ...
Baidu adopts DeepSeek AI models, chasing Tencent in race to embrace the hot start-up
Baidu is integrating both DeepSeek and its own Ernie models into its search engine, after Tencent started trialling ...
Baidu’s Revenue Slides After Chinese AI Rivalry Heats Up
Revenue for the three months ended December shrank 2% to 34.1 billion yuan ($4.7 billion), versus an average estimate of 33.4 ...
Baidu share slide wipes $2.4 billion off market value amid speculation over Xi meeting
The Hong Kong shares of Baidu plunged on Monday, wiping $2.4 billion off its market value, after the founder of the Chinese ...