Baidu CEO says more than 70 large AI language models released in China

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05/09/2023 04:59

BEIJING, Sept 5 (Reuters) - More than 70 large
artificial intelligence language models with over 1 billion
parameters have been released in China, Baidu Inc  9888.HK  CEO
Robin Li told an industry event in Beijing on Tuesday.
    Baidu joins several other Chinese companies that launched AI
chatbots last week after securing regulatory approval for mass
market releases. These include facial recognition firm SenseTime
 0020.HK  and AI startups Baichuan Intelligent Technology, Zhipu
AI, and MiniMax.
    Li said the latest version of Baidu's AI chatbot, Ernie 3.5,
has processing speed twice that of the previous version with 50%
improved efficiency. Li also revealed that Baidu will launch a
new version in the near future.

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