HANGZHOU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: People discover Baidu’s expert system (AI) chatbot service ERNIE Bot throughout the second Global Digital Trade Expo at Hangzhou International Expo Center on November 23, 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province ofChina (Photo by Wang Gang/China News Service/ VCG through Getty Images)
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BEIJING– Chinese tech business Baidu stated Thursday its ChatGPT-like expert system item, Ernie bot, has actually gone beyond 100 million users.
Baidu shares closed 3% greater in U.S. trading, keeping the stock slightly greater for2023 The business did not define whether the Ernie bot user numbers were active or for a particular period.
Microsoft– backed OpenAI stated in November that ChatGPT had about 100 million weekly active users. The chatbot isn’t formally offered in China, however can be utilized in the Chinese language.
Ernie bot, which can be utilized in English in addition to its main language of Chinese, needs a China mobile number for user registration. The app is called “Wenxinyiyan” in Mandarin Chinese.
Baidu launched its chatbot in March however didn’t get regulative approval for mass rollout up until late August, when numerous regional gamers likewise got the thumbs-up.
TikTo k moms and dad ByteDance uses a chatbot called Doubao, which ranked 2nd in the free-to-use efficiency classification in Apple’s app shop in China since Friday early morning.
Tencent and Alibaba have actually focused more on AI items for company partners, however both use chatbots to the general public inChina Tencent’s sits inside its commonly utilized WeChat messaging and social networks app.
In November, Baidu began charging about $8 a month for its most innovative variation of Ernie bot. ChatGPT charges $20 a month to utilize its newest offered design.
— CNBC’s Hayden Field added to this report.
