Baidu made its AI model Ernie 4.5 open source, inspired by DeepSeek's success. CEO Robin Li previously said closed-source models were more powerful and economical. Baidu's shares surged last week ...

China’s fast-growing AI scene had a big moment this week as Beijing-based startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, rolled out ...

Between DeepSeek R1 and Alibaba's Qwen range, China's open-source AI scene is flourishing. Baidu plans to embrace the movement by making Ernie open-source. The move to open-source Ernie means ...

Chinese search giant Baidu has said it will make its Ernie generative AI large language model open source on June 30, a threat to OpenAI, Anthropic and its own Chinese rival DeepSeek.

While Baidu's share price has risen 8% in the past five days, DeepSeek’s success may not mean the same for Baidu. Baidu’s CEO Robin Li said in April 2024 that closed-source models have better ...

However, it was DeepSeek and OpenAI that Alibaba waved its gauntlet at and not Baidu, giving a strong sense of where the ecommerce giant sees its greatest competition. Baidu, however, is pushing hard.

Baidu made its AI model Ernie 4.5 open source, inspired by DeepSeek's success. CEO Robin Li previously said closed-source models were more powerful and economical.

Baidu said in March that its recent ERNIE X1 model delivers performance on par with DeepSeek's R1 "at only half the price." Baidu's CEO, Robin Li, hinted earlier this year that the roll-out would ...