Baidu AI

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Baidu AI
百度人工智能
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Type Division/Business Unit
Industry Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Deep learning
Founded 2013 (Early AI research)
2017 (AI Group formation)


Headquarters Beijing, China
Key people Robin Li (CEO)
Wang Haifeng (CTO, Head of AIG)
Parent Baidu, Inc.
Products ERNIE (Foundation models)
Apollo (Autonomous driving)
DuerOS (Conversational AI)
PaddlePaddle (Deep learning framework)
Xiaodu (Smart devices)
Kunlunxin AI chips
Revenue RMB 7.1 billion (AI Cloud Q4 2024)



Employees 2,000+ (AIG division)
Website research.baidu.com

Baidu AI is the artificial intelligence division of Baidu, Inc., a leading Chinese technology company. The division encompasses Baidu's comprehensive AI research, development, and commercialization efforts, including foundation models, autonomous driving, conversational AI, and cloud computing services. Baidu AI operates through the Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) and provides AI technologies that power hundreds of millions of daily interactions across Baidu's ecosystem.[1]

Overview

Baidu AI spans fundamental research, platforms, and applied products across multiple domains:

  • Foundation models & Generative AI: The ERNIE (Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration) series are transformer-based foundation models. The public-facing chatbot Ernie Bot (Wenxin Yiyan) reached over 200 million users by April 2024 and was made free to use from April 1, 2025.[2][3]
  • AI Cloud: Baidu AI Cloud provides model-as-a-service, training/inference, and industry solutions, reporting 26% year-over-year revenue growth in Q4 2024 and 42% growth in Q1 2025.[4][5]
  • Autonomous driving: Under Apollo, Baidu operates Apollo Go robotaxis with a 1,000-vehicle global fleet. Q2 2025 saw 2.2 million fully driverless rides, with cumulative rides exceeding 14 million by August 2025.[6][7]
  • Developer ecosystem: PaddlePaddle, open-sourced in 2016, serves as China's leading deep-learning framework with over 4.77 million developers and 760,000 companies using the platform.[8][9]
  • AI hardware: Through Kunlunxin, Baidu designs AI accelerators, with second-generation 7nm Kunlun chips entering mass production in 2025.[10]

History and Development

Early Development (2013-2016)

Baidu began its serious investment in artificial intelligence in 2013, establishing the Institute of Deep Learning (IDL) as its first dedicated AI research laboratory.[11] The company was among the first Chinese technology companies to recognize the potential of deep learning, developing capabilities shortly after Geoffrey Hinton's breakthrough at the ImageNet competition in 2012.[8]

In 2014, Baidu hired Andrew Ng, co-founder of Google Brain and a prominent AI researcher from Stanford University, as its Chief Scientist to lead Baidu Research and the company's AI initiatives.[12] Under Ng's leadership, Baidu Research was established with labs in Silicon Valley and Beijing, and the AI group grew to approximately 1,300 people by 2017, including 300 researchers in Baidu Research.[12]

Formation of AI Group (2017-2018)

In January 2017, Baidu recruited former Microsoft executive Qi Lu as Chief Operating Officer to oversee its AI strategy. Under Lu's leadership, Baidu formally consolidated its various AI units into the Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) in March 2017.[13]

Following Andrew Ng's departure in March 2017, Wang Haifeng was appointed to lead the expanded AI division, overseeing machine learning, big data, computer vision, natural language processing, speech technology, knowledge graph, and augmented reality.[14][15]

In May 2018, following Qi Lu's departure, Wang Haifeng was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of AIG.[16] In May 2019, he was further promoted to Chief Technology Officer.[17]

Recent Developments (2019-2025)

In 2018, China's government designated Baidu as one of its "AI champions," recognizing the company's leadership in artificial intelligence development.[1] The company has continued to expand its AI capabilities, with the AIG growing to over 2,000 scientists and engineers.[18]

In March 2023, Baidu launched Ernie Bot (Wenxin Yiyan), one of China's first generative AI chatbots, competing with global models like ChatGPT.[19] The bot opened to the general public on August 31, 2023, after regulatory approval.[19]

In March 2025, Baidu released two new AI models: ERNIE 4.5, a multimodal foundation model, and ERNIE X1, a reasoning model, claiming performance on par with DeepSeek R1 at half the price.[3]

Timeline of Major Milestones

Date Milestone Description
2013 Institute of Deep Learning established Baidu's first dedicated AI research lab focusing on deep learning technologies[11]
2014 Andrew Ng joins as Chief Scientist Accelerated AI research and established Baidu Research[12]
2016 PaddlePaddle open-sourced Released open-source deep learning framework to developers[8]
2016 Baidu Brain unveiled Launched core AI engine and technology platform[20]
January 2017 Qi Lu joins as COO Former Microsoft executive recruited to oversee AI strategy[13]
March 2017 AI Group (AIG) formed Consolidated AI units under unified structure[14]
2017 Apollo platform launched Open-source autonomous driving platform introduced[21]
2018 China AI champion designation Government recognized Baidu as national AI leader[1]
2019 ERNIE 1.0 released First version of knowledge-enhanced language model[22]
December 2021 ERNIE 3.0 launched Scaled to 10 billion parameters[23]
August 2022 Apollo Go fully driverless First permits for fully driverless robotaxi services in China[24]
March 2023 Ernie Bot public launch Generative AI chatbot based on ERNIE models[19]
August 31, 2023 Ernie Bot opens to public General availability after regulatory approval[19]
October 2023 ERNIE 4.0 released Claimed performance comparable to GPT-4[25]
April 2024 200 million Ernie Bot users Major user adoption milestone[2]
Q2 2025 2.2 million Apollo Go driverless rides Quarterly record for fully autonomous rides[7]
August 2025 Kunlun chip mass production 7nm second-gen AI chips enter production[10]
September 2025 Apollo Go Dubai permits First autonomous driving test licenses in Dubai[26]
March 2025 ERNIE 4.5 & X1 release Multimodal and reasoning models, Ernie Bot made free[3]

Core Technologies

ERNIE Foundation Models

ERNIE (Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration) is Baidu's series of large language models that has been in development since 2019.[22] The ERNIE family represents Baidu's core generative AI technology, with models evolving from knowledge-enhanced pre-training to multimodal capabilities.

Version History

Version Release Date Parameters Key Features
ERNIE 1.0 March 2019 - Introduced knowledge integration by masking entities and phrases, not just single words[27]
ERNIE 2.0 July 2019 - Continual pre-training framework with multi-task learning[28]
ERNIE 3.0 December 2021 10 billion Unified framework excelling at both language understanding and generation[23]
ERNIE 3.5 2023 - Improved training throughput 2x, inference throughput 17x vs ERNIE 3.0[29]
ERNIE 4.0 October 2023 - Full upgrade in understanding, generation, reasoning, and memory[25]
ERNIE 4.5 March 2025 - Native multimodal (text, image, audio, video), priced at 1% of GPT-4.5's cost[3]
ERNIE X1 March 2025 - First reasoning model with multimodal capabilities, performance on par with DeepSeek R1[3]

ERNIE 4.5

Released in March 2025, ERNIE 4.5 is Baidu's first native multimodal model, capable of understanding and generating text, images, audio, and video content.[3] Key specifications:

  • Input prices: RMB 0.004 per thousand tokens
  • Output prices: RMB 0.016 per thousand tokens
  • Performance claimed to outperform GPT-4.5 in multiple benchmarks
  • Priced at approximately 1% of GPT-4.5's cost

ERNIE X1

ERNIE X1 is Baidu's first reasoning model with multimodal capabilities, designed for deep-thinking tasks.[3] Features include:

  • Performance comparable to DeepSeek R1 at half the price
  • Support for advanced search, document Q&A, image understanding, and code interpretation
  • Technologies including Progressive Reinforcement Learning Method and End-to-End Training Approach

PaddlePaddle Deep Learning Framework

PaddlePaddle (PArallel Distributed Deep LEarning, Chinese: 飞桨; pinyin: Fēijiǎng) is Baidu's open-source deep learning platform, first developed in 2013 and open-sourced in 2016.[8] It serves as a direct competitor to global frameworks like Google's TensorFlow and Meta's PyTorch.

Key statistics and features:

  • Used by more than 4.77 million developers globally[8]
  • Over 760,000 companies using the platform
  • Generated over 1,100,000 models[9]
  • Comprehensive toolsets including:
    • PaddleDetection (object detection)
    • PaddleSeg (semantic segmentation)
    • PaddleHub (pre-trained model hub)
    • PaddleNLP (natural language processing)
    • PaddleOCR (optical character recognition)[30]

Baidu Brain

Baidu Brain is the company's core AI engine and technology platform, first unveiled in 2016.[20] It serves as the foundational infrastructure for all of Baidu's AI-related businesses and integrates:

  • Computer vision: Image recognition, facial recognition, and OCR
  • Natural Language Processing: Language understanding, sentiment analysis, machine translation
  • Voice Technology: Speech recognition and speech synthesis
  • Knowledge Graph: Large-scale structured knowledge base
  • Deep Learning: Underlying frameworks and models

As of 2022, Baidu Brain evolved to version 7.0, with over 1,397 technical capabilities used by 8 million developers.[31]

Products and Services

Apollo Autonomous Driving

Apollo is Baidu's autonomous driving platform, launched in 2013 with the open platform introduced in 2017.[32][21]

Apollo Open Platform

An open-source autonomous driving platform providing:

  • Complete hardware and software service solutions
  • Cloud data services
  • Testing tools and development frameworks
  • Version 9.0 with enhanced development and debugging experience[21]

Apollo Go

Apollo Go is Baidu's robotaxi service with significant operational milestones:

  • Fleet size: 1,000 vehicles globally (as of May 2025)[6]
  • Completed over 9 million rides in mainland China as of 2025[33]
  • 2.2 million fully driverless rides in Q2 2025[7]
  • 14 million cumulative rides by August 2025[7]
  • Covered 130 million autonomous kilometers
  • Operates in 12 Chinese cities
  • International expansion: Dubai trial permits (September 2025)[26]
  • Sixth-generation RT6 robotaxi: Manufacturing cost under $30,000[32]

DuerOS Conversational AI Platform

DuerOS is Baidu's conversational AI system launched at Baidu World Conference in September 2015.[34]

Key metrics and capabilities:

  • Conversational skills in 10 major domains and over 200 sub-domains[35]
  • Install base: 400+ million devices (June 2019)[36]
  • Monthly voice queries: 3.6+ billion (excluding Baidu apps)[36]
  • Ecosystem: 200+ partners, 110+ smart device integrations[37]

AI Cloud Services

Baidu AI Cloud (百度智能云) provides enterprise AI services including:

  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Qianfan Foundation Model Platform for enterprise model development
  • Industry-specific solutions for finance, manufacturing, transportation

Financial performance:

  • Q4 2024: RMB 7.1 billion revenue (26% YoY growth)[4]
  • Q1 2025: 42% YoY revenue growth[5]
  • Full year 2024: 17% YoY growth[38]

Smart Devices Division

Xiaodu

Xiaodu is Baidu's smart device brand, launched in 2018.[39]

Products include:

  • Smart Speakers and Displays:
    • Xiaodu Smart Speaker series
    • Xiaodu Smart Display X10 (flagship with 10.1-inch screen, RMB 999)[40]
    • Sales growth: 384% (2018-2019)[39]
    • Market position: Third globally after Amazon and Google (2019)[39]
  • Other Devices:
    • XiaoduPods: True wireless earbuds with AI capabilities, 28-hour battery life[41]
    • Xiaodu Qinghe smartphone: AI tutor features for children (2023)[42]

AI Hardware

Kunlunxin

Kunlunxin (昆仑芯) is Baidu's AI chip unit developing AI accelerators:

  • Second-generation 7nm Kunlun chips: Mass production began August 2025[10]
  • Order volume: Over RMB 1 billion (US$139 million) from China Mobile (August 2025)[43]

Research Organization

Baidu Research

Baidu Research is the company's AI research division with locations in Beijing, Silicon Valley, and Seattle.[44]

Research Laboratories

Laboratory Established Focus Area
Institute of Deep Learning (IDL) 2013 Deep learning research[11]
Big Data Lab (BDL) 2014 Big data technologies and applications
Silicon Valley AI Lab (SVAIL) 2014 US-based AI research[45]
Business Intelligence Lab (BIL) 2018 Data analysis technology[46]
Robotics and Autonomous Driving Lab (RAL) 2018 Computer vision and autonomous driving[46]

National Engineering Laboratory

In 2017, China's National Development and Reform Commission approved Baidu to lead the National Engineering Laboratory of Deep Learning Technology and Application.[47]

Focus areas:

  • Deep learning
  • Computer vision and auditory technology
  • Biometric identification
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Standardization service
  • Deep learning intellectual property

Leadership

  • Robin Li - Co-founder and CEO of Baidu
  • Wang Haifeng - Chief Technology Officer, Head of AIG and Baidu Research
    • Joined Baidu in 2010, promoted to Vice President in 2013
    • Senior Vice President since May 2018
    • CTO since May 2019[17]
    • ACL Fellow (2016), IEEE Fellow (2022)[48]
    • Published over 100 academic papers and holds over 100 patents[48]

Financial Performance

Metric Period Value YoY Growth
AI Cloud Revenue Q4 2024 RMB 7.1 billion +26%[4]
AI Cloud Revenue Q1 2025 - +42%[5]
Baidu Core Revenue FY 2024 RMB 104.7 billion +1%[38]
Total Revenue FY 2024 RMB 133.1 billion ($18.24 billion) -[38]
Core Business Profits FY 2024 RMB 23.4 billion +21%[38]
ERNIE Bot API Calls December 2024 1.65 billion daily 33x increase[49]

Applications and Industry Solutions

Baidu AI provides specialized solutions across various sectors:

Category Products Description
Identity Verification Face Real-Name Authentication Remote identity verification using face recognition for finance and government[50]
Customer Service Intelligent Customer Service AI-powered service across voice and digital channels[50]
Digital Humans Intelligent Digital Human (Xiling) Service and performance digital humans for finance, media, entertainment[50]
Conferencing Intelligent Voice Conference Speech recognition-based meeting solutions[50]
Sales and Retail Digital Visit and Sales AI for FMCG optimization[50]
Media Intelligent Media AI for news production workflow[50]
Smart Parks Park Intelligent Management Visual AI for monitoring and decision-making[50]
Wildlife Protection AI Guardian of Endangered Species Detects wildlife cybercrime[51]

Achievements and Recognition

  • China's designated "AI champion" by the government (2018)[1]
  • China's largest portfolio of AI-related patents and patent applications (December 31, 2024)[5]
  • Apollo Go received Gold in Driverless Vehicles category at 2025 Edison Awards[5]
  • PaddlePaddle recognized as leading Chinese deep learning framework[8]
  • Over 20% of Baidu search results are AI-generated (2025)[52]

Controversies

  • 2015 ImageNet incident: Baidu was accused of cheating on an AI image recognition test by submitting excessive entries, leading to a temporary ban from the competition[53]
  • 2024 AI model concerns: CEO Robin Li warned about "too many" AI models in China potentially leading to wasted resources[54]
  • 2025 doxxing scandal: Controversy involving Baidu's AI models led to calls for boycotts of its cloud services[55]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Baidu is one of the few tech companies globally to offer a full-service AI stack, including software, chips, cloud infrastructure, foundation models, and applications - Baidu Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ernie Bot has seen rapid user adoption, reportedly reaching over 200 million users by April 2024 - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Bot
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 ERNIE 4.5 is Baidu's new generation native multimodal foundation model independently developed by the company - PRNewswire, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-unveils-ernie-4-5-and-reasoning-model-ernie-x1--makes-ernie-bot-free-ahead-of-schedule-302402490.html
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 AI Cloud revenue growth accelerated to 26% year-over-year in Q4 2024 - Yahoo Finance, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/baidu-inc-bidu-q4-2024-070244841.html
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Baidu Announces First Quarter 2025 Results - Baidu IR, https://ir.baidu.com/news-releases/news-release-details/baidu-announces-first-quarter-2025-results/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi fleet reaches 1,000 milestone - CNEVPost, https://cnevpost.com/2025/05/22/baidu-apollo-go-robotaxi-1000-milestone/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Apollo Go completes 2.2 million fully driverless rides in Q2 2025 - Gasgoo AutoNews, https://autonews.gasgoo.com/icv/70038700.html
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Baidu built on Caffe to develop PaddlePaddle... Baidu open-sourced PaddlePaddle in 2016 - IEEE Spectrum, https://spectrum.ieee.org/paddlepaddle-baidu
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 serving more than 23.33 million developers, 760,000 companies and generating 1,100,000 models - GitHub, https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Baidu: 7nm Kunlun 2nd-gen AI chip goes into mass production - EEWorld, https://en.eeworld.com.cn/news/xfdz/eic545133.html
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 The company's Institution of Deep Learning (IDL) was established in 2013 - Synced Review, https://syncedreview.com/2017/03/04/baidu-leads-chinas-construction-of-the-upcoming-national-engineering-laboratory-of-deep-learning-technology-and-application/
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Andrew Ng joined Baidu in 2014 to work on AI - Medium, https://medium.com/@andrewng/opening-a-new-chapter-of-my-work-in-ai-c6a4d1595d7b
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Baidu hires former Microsoft exec Qi Lu as its new COO - TechCrunch, https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/17/baidu-hires-former-microsoft-exec-qi-lu-as-its-new-coo/
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Baidu will further consolidate its core technology teams including NLP, KG, IDL and Big Data, and form AIG - VentureBeat, https://venturebeat.com/ai/baidu-chief-scientist-andrew-ng-is-stepping-down-haifeng-wang-will-lead-expanded-ai-group/
  15. ↑ Wang is in charge of Baidu's Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) and heads Baidu Research - IEEE, https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/industry-advisory-board/haifeng-wang
  16. ↑ Baidu promoted Dr. Haifeng Wang to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Baidu AI Group - PRNewswire, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qi-lu-to-transition-into-new-role-at-baidu-baidu-promotes-haifeng-wang-to-senior-vice-president-300650909.html
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Baidu Promotes Dr. Haifeng Wang to Chief Technology Officer - Pandaily, https://www.pandaily.com/baidu-promotes-dr-haifeng-wang-to-chief-technology-officer/
  18. ↑ Baidu's Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG), a dedicated AI business unit with more than 2,000 scientists and engineers - The Drum, https://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/01/22/baidu-bolsters-ai-division-launching-two-new-labs-and-hiring-scientists
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Baidu launches Ernie chatbot after Chinese government approval - The Verge, https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853878/baidu-launch-ernie-ai-chatbot-china
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Baidu Unveils Latest Version of AI Platform Baidu Brain as It Deepens Industrial Use - Yicai Global, https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/baidu-unveils-latest-version-of-ai-platform-baidu-brain-as-it-deepens-industrial-use
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Apollo is a high performance, flexible architecture which accelerates the development, testing, and deployment of Autonomous Vehicles - GitHub, https://github.com/ApolloAuto/apollo
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 In 2019, Baidu researchers developed and open-sourced ERNIE - Baidu Research, https://research.baidu.com/Blog/index-view?id=157
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Baidu Releases ERNIE 3.0 and Challenges Humans in Language and Vision Understanding - PR Newswire, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-releases-ernie-3-0-and-challenges-humans-in-language-and-vision-understanding-301348126.html
  24. ↑ Baidu gets permits for first fully driverless robotaxi services in China - Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/baidu-says-it-has-obtained-permits-operate-fully-driverless-robotaxi-services-2022-08-08/
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Baidu Launches ERNIE 4.0 Foundation Model, Leading a New Wave of AI-Native Applications - PRNewswire, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-launches-ernie-4-0-foundation-model-leading-a-new-wave-of-ai-native-applications-301958681.html
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Apollo Go granted Dubai's first batch of autonomous driving test licenses - PR Newswire, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidus-apollo-go-granted-dubais-first-batch-of-autonomous-driving-test-licenses-conducts-on-road-trials-in-urban-dubai-302565963.html
  27. ↑ ERNIE: Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration - arXiv, https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.09223
  28. ↑ ERNIE 2.0: A Continual Pre-Training Framework for Language Understanding - arXiv, https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.12412
  29. ↑ ERNIE 3.5 dramatically boosts training throughput by two-fold and inference throughput by an astonishing 17-fold compared to ERNIE 3.0 - Baidu Research, https://research.baidu.com/Blog/index-view?id=185
  30. ↑ Some of the most well-known are PaddleDetection, PaddleSeg, PaddleHub, and PaddleNLP - Viso.ai, https://viso.ai/deep-learning/paddlepaddle/
  31. ↑ Baidu Unveils Latest Version of AI Platform Baidu Brain as It Deepens Industrial Use - Yicai Global, https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/baidu-unveils-latest-version-of-ai-platform-baidu-brain-as-it-deepens-industrial-use
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Baidu ventured into self-driving technology in 2013 and was one of the first Chinese companies to enter the field - CnEVPost, https://cnevpost.com/2024/05/15/baidu-apollo-launches-6th-gen-robotaxi/
  33. ↑ Apollo Go completed 1.1 million rides in Q4 2024, representing a 36 percent increase from the previous year - Technology Magazine, https://technologymagazine.com/articles/how-baidus-apollo-go-targets-global-robotaxi-expansion
  34. ↑ DuerOS was launched at Baidu World Conference by Robin Li in September 2015 - DuerOS.baidu.com, https://dueros.baidu.com/en/index.html
  35. ↑ DuerOS possesses conversational skills in 10 major domains and over 200 sub-domains - DuerOS About Us, https://duer.baidu.com/en/html/about-us/index.html
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 As of June 2019, the DuerOS voice assistant install base has surpassed 400 million - GlobeNewswire, https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/03/1877658/0/en/Baidu-Showcases-Major-Advances-in-AI-Assistant-Ecosystem-with-DuerOS-5-0-and-New-Product-Innovation.html
  37. ↑ DuerOS is now supported by 16,000 skills developers, signed up 200 partners and is included in 110 smart devices - Voicebot.ai, https://voicebot.ai/2018/08/12/baidu-dueros-assistant-reaches-100-million-devices/
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 Baidu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results - Baidu IR, https://ir.baidu.com/news-releases/news-release-details/baidu-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2024-results
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Baidu started selling its smart speakers using its proprietary operating system, DuerOS, in 2017 and introduced the brand name Xiaodu a year later - Integral Ad Science, https://integralads.com/apac/insider/emerging-platforms-xiaodu-china-smart-speaker/
  40. ↑ The approximately $150 (RMB 999 Yuan) Xiaodu Smart Display X10 as the flagship device - Voicebot.ai, https://voicebot.ai/2020/11/05/baidu-aims-at-premium-market-with-new-x10-smart-display/
  41. ↑ With an AI voice assistant, intelligent translation function, and 28-hour long battery life - PRNewswire, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baidu-launches-flagship-xiaodu-smart-display-x10-and-upgraded-xiaodupods-smart-earbuds-making-everyday-life-more-convenient-and-accessible-301163129.html
  42. ↑ Xiaodu has unveiled its smartphone Qinghe, which helps with English speaking and homework - South China Morning Post, https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3220832/baidus-ai-powered-smartphone-smart-speaker-unit-xiaodu-includes-tutor-help-children-study-english
  43. ↑ Baidu chip-design unit Kunlunxin wins over $139 million orders from China Mobile - Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/technology/baidu-chip-design-unit-kunlunxin-wins-over-139-million-orders-china-mobile-2025-08-22/
  44. ↑ Co-located in Beijing, Silicon Valley and Seattle, Baidu Research brings together top talents - Baidu Research PDF, https://fanyiapp.cdn.bcebos.com/cms/misc/Brochure_of_Baidu_Research.pdf
  45. ↑ Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Lab (SVAIL) - Baidu Research, https://research.baidu.com/Blog/index-view?id=86
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 The new Business Intelligence Lab (BIL) will focus on effective and efficient data analysis technology - The Drum, https://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/01/22/baidu-bolsters-ai-division-launching-two-new-labs-and-hiring-scientists
  47. ↑ China's National Development and Reform Commission formally approved Baidu to lead the construction of National Deep Learning Technology and Application Engineering Laboratories - Synced, https://syncedreview.com/2017/03/04/baidu-leads-chinas-construction-of-the-upcoming-national-engineering-laboratory-of-deep-learning-technology-and-application/
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Fellow, IEEE, 2022, for contributions and leadership in natural language processing and AI technologies - Haifeng Wang personal site, https://haifengwang.net/
  49. ↑ ERNIE Bot processed approximately 1.65 billion API calls daily in December 2024, representing a substantial 33-fold increase - China Daily, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202502/18/WS67b479f6a310c240449d5ee3.html
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 百度AI开放平台-全球领先的人工智能服务平台, https://ai.baidu.com/
  51. ↑ Baidu Inc. on X: "Making the World a Better Place with AI", https://x.com/Baidu_Inc/status/1886439721079087354
  52. ↑ China's Baidu is beefing up its search product with AI to fight rivals - CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/03/chinas-baidu-is-beefing-up-its-search-product-with-ai-to-fight-rivals.html
  53. ↑ Why and How Baidu Cheated an Artificial Intelligence Test - Technology Review, https://www.technologyreview.com/2015/06/04/72951/why-and-how-baidu-cheated-an-artificial-intelligence-test/
  54. ↑ 'Too many' AI models in China: Baidu CEO warns of wasted resources - Yahoo Finance, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/too-many-ai-models-china-093000688.html
  55. ↑ 'Doxxing' scandal casts shadow over Baidu's AI model release - Nikkei Asia, https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/doxxing-scandal-casts-shadow-over-baidu-s-ai-model-release
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