Ernie Bot

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Short description: AI chatbot service product of Baidu
Ernie Bot
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Ernie Bot (Chinese: 文心一言, wénxīn yī​yán), full name Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration,[1] is an AI chatbot service product of Baidu, under development since 2019. It is based on a large language model named "Ernie 4.0", announced on October 17, 2023.[2]

Background

On March 20, 2023, Baidu announced on its official WeChat that Wenxin Yiyin cloud service was supposed to be available on March 27, but the launch was delayed to an unknown date.[3] Baidu launched Wenxin Qianfan, an enterprise-level large language model service platform.[4] Wenxin Qianfan includes not only Wenxin Yiyin but also a full set of Baidu's Wenxin Big Model, and the corresponding development tool chain.[5]

Service

In its subscription options, the professional plan gives users access to Ernie 4.0 with a payment either for a month or with reduced payment for auto-renewal per month. Meanwhile, Ernie 3.5 is free of charge.[6]

Ernie 4.0, the language model for Ernie bot, has information updated to April 2023.[7]

History

Ernie Bot was initially released on March 17, 2023, based on "Ernie 3.0 Titan", a language model that had been in development since 2019.[8][9][10]

Baidu claimed that Ernie bot received more than 100 millions users as of December 2023.[11][12]

Criticisms

Ernie Bot is subject to the Chinese government's censorship regime.[13][14] In public tests with journalists, Ernie Bot refused to answer questions about Xi Jinping, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang, and the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[14][15][16] When queried about the origin of COVID-19, Ernie Bot stated that it originated among American vape users.[14] According to the Cyberspace Administration of China, a powerful internet regulator in the country, stated that the content should represent China's socialist values and must not subvert state rule or overthrow the current socialist system as it undermines national unity.[17]

On January 2024, Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported that the People's Liberation Army tested it's artificial intelligence system alongside AI chatbot Ernie. After its listed stock in Hong Kong plunged by more than 11.5%, Baidu made an official statement denying the allegations.[11][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yang, Zeyi (2023-03-16). "Chinese tech giant Baidu just released its answer to ChatGPT". https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/16/1069919/baidu-ernie-bot-chatgpt-launch. 
  2. ↑ Mo, Yelin; Baptista, Eduardo (2023-10-17). "China's Baidu unveils new Ernie AI version to rival GPT-4" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-baidu-unveils-latest-version-its-ernie-ai-model-2023-10-17/. 
  3. ↑ Li, Lyric; Tobin, Meaghan (2023-03-28). "Ernie Bot, China's answer to ChatGPT, is delayed – again". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/28/china-baidu-chatbot-ai-ernie. 
  4. ↑ "百度：文心一言云服务将于3月27日上线 | 界面新闻". https://m.jiemian.com/article/9095961.html. 
  5. ↑ "页面没有找到". https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2023-03-27/doc-imynifsw1799873.shtml. 
  6. ↑ "Baidu launches paid version of Ernie Bot as firms look to cash in on AI chatbots" (in en). 2023-11-01. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3239981/baidu-launches-paid-version-ernie-bot-chinese-firms-rush-make-money-their-generative-ai-chatbots. 
  7. ↑ Gan, Michelle Toh, Nectar (2023-12-16). "We asked GPT-4 and Chinese rival ERNIE the same questions. Here’s how they answered | CNN Business" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/15/tech/gpt4-china-baidu-ernie-ai-comparison-intl-hnk/index.html. 
  8. ↑ Huang, Karen Hao, Yoko Kubota and Raffaele (16 March 2023). "Baidu's ChatGPT Rival Launches to Mixed Reviews". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/baidus-chatgpt-rival-ernie-bot-didnt-go-live-at-its-launch-party-522b1119. 
  9. ↑ "China's ChatGPT Black Market Is Thriving". Wired UK. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinas-chatgpt-black-market-baidu. 
  10. ↑ "Baidu Soars After Analysts Give Ernie A Thumbs-up After Test-run". March 17, 2023. https://www.thetimes.com.ng/2023/03/baidu-soars-after-analysts-give-ernie-a-thumbs-up-after-test-run/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Tech firm Baidu denies report that its Ernie AI chatbot is linked to Chinese military research" (in en). 2024-01-15. https://apnews.com/article/baidu-china-ernie-chatbot-artificial-intelligence-dfd4d1c96cdc07c1e3a30f98d126ce52. 
  12. ↑ Cheng, Evelyn (2023-12-29). "Baidu says its ChatGPT rival Ernie bot now has more than 100 million users" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/29/baidu-says-its-chatgpt-rival-ernie-bot-has-more-than-100-million-users.html. 
  13. ↑ McDonell, Stephen (2023-09-08). "Elusive Ernie: China's new chatbot has a censorship problem" (in en-GB). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66727459. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Meet Ernie, China's answer to ChatGPT". The Economist. 3 September 2023. ISSN 0013-0613. https://www.economist.com/business/2023/09/03/meet-ernie-chinas-answer-to-chatgpt. "On matters of politics, by contrast, the chatbot is rather quiet. Ernie is confused by questions such as “Who is China’s president?” and will tell you the name of Xi Jinping’s mother, but not those of his siblings. It draws a blank if asked about the drawbacks of socialism. It often attempts to redirect sensitive conversations by saying: “Let’s talk about something else.” Ernie’s reticence will come as no shock to Chinese users familiar with a heavily censored internet." 
  15. ↑ Baptista, Eduardo (2023-03-20). "Baidu's Ernie writes poems but says it has insufficient information on Xi, tests show" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/baidus-ernie-writes-poems-says-it-has-insufficient-information-xi-tests-show-2023-03-20/. 
  16. ↑ "'Talk About Something Else': Chinese AI Chatbot Toes Party Line" (in en). 2023-08-31. https://www.voanews.com/a/talk-about-something-else-chinese-ai-chatbot-toes-party-line/7249469.html. "The app is highly censored, offering state-approved answers to taboo questions and sometimes refusing to process them altogether when AFP tested the service." 
  17. ↑ "China’s Baidu and ByteDance launch AI chatbots to public". https://www.ft.com/content/ea516e53-6a30-49a0-9e57-970cf5e8410c. 
  18. ↑ "Baidu denies report linking Ernie AI chatbot to military research" (in en-GB). https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/Baidu-denies-report-linking-Ernie-AI-chatbot-to-military-research. 

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