- Baidu’s chatbot Ernie Bot beats OpenAI’s ChatGPT in key tests, excelling in Chinese language and competing in the field of generative artificial intelligence.
- Baidu seeks to lead the generative AI market, investing in technological advances and competing with Chinese giants such as Alibaba.
- Baidu’s Ernie 3.5 model shows improvements in efficiency, functionality and performance, and offers access to add-ons that extend its functionality, such as the integration of Baidu’s search function.
Chinese company Baidu claims its Ernie Bot outperformed OpenAI’s ChatGPT in key tests amid intense competition in the field of generative artificial intelligence between US and Chinese tech giants.
The chatbot Ernie Bot, based on Baidu’s founding artificial intelligence model called Ernie, has shown “excellent results compared to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and GPT 4,” the newspaper reported on Tuesday, June 27. china science daily.
In Chinese language tests, Ernie 3.5 has outperformed both ChatGPT and the OpenAI model, GPT 4.
These tests included standard admission and qualification tests, as well as a wide variety of multiple-choice questions in more than 50 different topics, says the same outlet.
However, in English language tests, Ernie 3.5 ranked behind GPT 4, although it outperformed ChatGPT. These results were obtained in a test launched by Microsoft, explains CNBC.
Baidu’s bot promises to lead the generative AI market
Baidu’s investment in the topic and advances in the field reflect the growing rivalry between US and Chinese tech companies in the field of generative artificial intelligence.
Baidu is determined to lead the technology in this arena, competing directly with companies like Alibaba.
Haifeng Wang, CTO of Baidu, highlighted the improvements of the Ernie 3.5 model in terms of efficiency, functionality and performance, especially in areas such as creative writing, Q&A, reasoning and code generation.
In addition, Baidu highlights its model’s ability to access “plugins,” which are additional applications available through the Ernie Bot.
For example, Baidu’s search feature has been integrated with Ernie Bot via a plugin, expanding its functionality and uses.
These breakthroughs for Baidu in the field of generative artificial intelligence represent a clear strategy to position itself as a technology leader and stay ahead in a highly competitive market.
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