China’s Baidu Steps Up AI Game with New Model Releases

Chinese tech giant Baidu has unveiled two cutting-edge AI models that could reshape the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence. The company’s latest offerings, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, demonstrate significant technological advancements while undercutting competitors on price. ERNIE 4.5, a native multimodal foundation model, processes various data types including text, images,