China’s Baidu recently unveiled AI products for enterprises and consumers alike, designed to tackle hallucinations in image generation and build applications for developers without writing a single line of code.
iRAG, Baidu’s tool, uses a collection of images from Baidu Search’s extensive database to produce hyper-realistic visuals and reduce production costs.
Baidu’s tool also enables developers to streamline workflows and execute complex processes without technical expertise.
Baidu is also reported to be working on Xiaodu AI Glasses, a new device that functions as a versatile AI assistant and is expected to be available by the first half of 2025.
Reports suggest that China is catching up with the US in AI capabilities by margin of just 6-9 months, with Baidu’s autonomous driving and automotive platform projects making strides in the industry.
TSMC’s ban on sending AI chips to China is unlikely to hamper China’s AI developments, as reported by recent news on the GPU-giant NVIDIA, which is developing a special AI chip for the Chinese market.
Baidu’s no-code tool, Miaoda, incorporates multi-tool invocation, which taps into Baidu’s suite of APIs, including mapping and image generation.
According to Robin Li, Baidu's agents offer more human-like AI capabilities, and will be the new vehicle for content, information and services.
Li has reportedly attracted the attention of 150,000 businesses and 800,000 developers with Baidu's ERNIE AgentBuilder tool.
Baidu’s computing power, Baige 4.0, a new version of its AI Heterogeneous Computing Platform, focuses on enhancing cluster stability and efficiency, and was recently introduced by the company.