Baidu opens Ernie Bot to the public after Beijing greenlight
Baidu just officially launched its Ernie Bot chatbot to the public following regulatory clearance in China, racking up over 1 million users within its first 19 hours. The ChatGPT rival handles text analysis, summaries, and creative brainstorming, alongside an ecosystem of new plug-ins. While available globally in app stores, users still need a mainland Chinese phone number to register.