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Baidu Says Its AI As Good As ChatGPT In Big Claim for China

Nana AppiahBy 3 Mins Read
Baidu Says Its AI As Good As ChatGPT In Big Claim for China

Baidu Inc. a multinational tech company headquartered in China claims that it was able to develop AI sufficient enough to compete with ChatGPT and the US. The claims were made by Robin Li, the founder, and CEO of Baidu Inc.

Robin Li was talking in Beijing, as part of a Q&A section on the running of Ernie 4.0, the generative AI model that his company has developed, on Tuesday. He took the stage in an auditorium that previously functioned as a steel mill and is now converted to serve similar purposes and has the capability to house a wide audience. The tech billionaire was talking about the possibilities and the abilities of the new AI model. According to him, the new AI mode is able to solve even complex puzzles on the fly. He continued that Ernie is developed to match the ChatGPT in terms of general capabilities and sophistication. 

Ernie 4.0, so far, has more than 45 million users while the total number of people that use ChatGPT is 180 million. It is to be considered that ChatGPT has been launched and active for the past many months. 

Presently, China uses a search engine namely Search Leader, and is mentioned as a Chinese equivalent to Google, one of the most popular search engines globally, developed by the US computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin. 

What Are The Features Of Ernie 4.0?

The Ernie 4.0 features available now, by its own developer are as follows:

The Features Of Ernie 4.0
  • The new generative AI model has the capability to craft real-time content.
  • An example: it can generate a martial arts novel.
  • The developer says that the AI mode has exceptional memory. 

The further features are discussed below.

Does Ernie 4.0 Stand Toe-To-Toe With Open AI’s ChatGPT?

While Ernie 4.0 supports a vast array of languages including Chinese as well as English. It can complete tasks across cross-lingual applications.

The primary language focus of ChatGPT is on tasks provided by the English language.

ChatGPT is capable of generating human-like responses and you can engage in conversation with the AI mode in which it will respond almost human-like, while

Ernie 4.0 primarily focuses on various language processing and it has much less human-like conversation responses.

Trained data of the two models can not be really compared. Both models are trained with massive amounts of data. However, there can be differences in the results of the various tasks it can complete.

Ernie 4.0 vs ChatGPT. 

The man behind the Ernie 4.0 says that the new Chinese bot in terms of efficiency is on par with the GPT-4 model, the most advanced version in use, developed by OpenAI, a US AI organization. 

Find Out More : OpenAI Launches DALL-E 3 And Brings The AI Image Generator To ChatGPT

Ernie 4.0 Key Features

  • Uses Transformer architecture when it comes to improved understanding and generation capabilities.
  • Pre-trained with massive text data.
  • Efficient for different natural language tasks.
  • Supports various languages (supports English).

ChatGPT Key Features

  • Uses GPT (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) architecture
  • Trained on vast text sources.
  • Capable of responding in a conversational manner and generating human-like responses.
  • Constantly evolving and frequent updates and frequent new versions.

Find Out More : ChatGPT Can Now See, Hear, And Speak To Users: Breaking Boundaries.

Nana Appiah Acquaye is a verified journalist and Ghana Correspondent for BizTechAfrica. Based in Accra, he covers Africa's business, finance, and tech sectors, offering insightful analysis featured in BizTechAfrica, Modern Ghana, and News Ghana. Stay tuned for captivating insights into Africa's evolving tech landscape.

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