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Erin Hale

China’s Baidu unveils ChatGPT rival Ernie

China's search engine giant Baidu is the latest company to release a rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT [Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese search engine giant Baidu has revealed its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot Ernie, the latest rival to OpenAI’s groundbreaking ChatGPT.

Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li said on Thursday that Ernie, known as Weixin in Chinese, was the result of “decades of Baidu’s hard work and efforts” at a livestreamed press conference held to show off the technology’s capabilities.

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