Baidu's AI chatbot became an instant sensation upon its launch.

On its first day of public release, Ernie Bot topped numerous download charts, including the Chinese App Store. Millions of users tried the service with a variety of different questions.

The Chinese government lifted tight controls on domestic apps similar to ChatGPT, approving the first batch of AI services to launch on the last day of August, two weeks after enforcing sweeping regulations on the technology. Ernie Bot is one of these, and also the most well-known.

Ernie Bot answers a user's question. (Photo: SCMP).

According to app analytics firm Qimai.cn, Baidu's AI chatbot achieved 313,610 downloads on the App Store on August 31st. It also ranked first across four popular Android app stores with a total of 2.4 million downloads. Similar to ChatGPT, users can ask questions or give prompts for it to assist with market analysis, business ideas, or document summarization.

Responding to The Verge, Baidu stated that Ernie Bot is available globally but requires a Chinese phone number for registration and login. It is also only available in Chinese. Baidu plans to launch a new suite of AI applications that will allow people to “fully experience the four core functions of generative AI: understanding, creativity, reasoning, and memory.”

Early users asked Ernie Bot over 33.42 million questions in 24 hours, according to the company's Weibo post. However, it was unable to answer some queries and in a few cases did not provide accurate answers.

Another chatbot that launched on the same day as Ernie Bot, ChatGLM, also received countless inquiries. Recently, it received investment from the food delivery company Meituan. Other companies approved by the government include SenseTime, Baichuan Intelligent Technology, Zhipu AI, and MiniMax.

According to China's AI generation regulations, businesses must "adhere to the core values ​​of socialism" and all training data for platform models must come from sources deemed legitimate by the government.

(According to SCMP and The Verge)

Businesses need to assess security risks when integrating AI chatbots . They need to be cautious when integrating AI tools into their business processes, as hackers can easily bypass AI chatbots and instruct them to perform malicious tasks.

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