China's free-for-all AI models, developed by firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba, present a viable alternative to US ...

Expect Baidu's model to be under plenty of scrutiny, too. This week, Germany moved to ban DeepSeek for transferring data to China. In AI, the term open-source refers to systems where the code and ...

However, all of China’s leading AI firms were upended by the dramatic debut of DeepSeek, which took the industry by storm with R1, paving the way for an era of much more affordable AI models.

Chinese search giant Baidu has said it will make its Ernie generative AI large language model open source on June 30, a threat to OpenAI, Anthropic and its own Chinese rival DeepSeek.

For a company long defined by proprietary development, this move is a symbol of a broader technological undercurrent sweeping ...

Baidu made its AI model Ernie 4.5 open source, inspired by DeepSeek's success. CEO Robin Li previously said closed-source models were more powerful and economical.

China delivers another DeepSeek rival as Baidu goes after the AI crown with claims of equal performance at half the price. Written by Katie Scott. Published on March 17, 2025 .

Chinese search engine behemoth Baidu’s stock (NASDAQ: BIDU) stock has been a laggard over the past year, declining by about 20% since the start of 2024. A couple of trends have impacted the ...

Chinese search giant Baidu has said it will make its Ernie generative AI large language model open source on June 30, a threat to OpenAI, Anthropic and its own Chinese rival DeepSeek.