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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Technology
Erin Hale

China wants AI to rival ChatGPT. Censorship makes that tricky

China's Baidu has announced plans to release its chatbot ERNIE sometime this month [Jason Lee/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – As the arrival of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots sends shockwaves through the global tech industry, China is racing to produce versions of its own.

China’s search-engine giant Baidu has announced plans to release its chatbot ERNIE sometime in March, following the pioneering launch of ChatGPT, which has prompted existential questions about the future of sectors ranging from education to journalism and healthcare.

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