Baidu’s Chief Technology Officer Haifeng Wang speaks at the unveiling of Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot in Beijing, March 16, 2023. Photo: AFP
Baidu’s Chief Technology Officer Haifeng Wang speaks at the unveiling of Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot in Beijing, March 16, 2023. Photo: AFP

Chinese search giant Baidu defends AI research capabilities after its ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot draws a turkey for Turkey

  • One influencer posted several AI-generated images, asking if Baidu simply translated the Chinese into English and used foreign image generators
  • By Thursday noon, Ernie Bot could differentiate a crane bird from the machine, and did not mix up turkey and the country

Baidu’s Chief Technology Officer Haifeng Wang speaks at the unveiling of Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot in Beijing, March 16, 2023. Photo: AFP
Baidu’s Chief Technology Officer Haifeng Wang speaks at the unveiling of Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot in Beijing, March 16, 2023. Photo: AFP
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