Apple’s app store is full of fake Ernie bot apps developed by small iOS developers. As a result, Chinese tech giant Baidu is suing these developers and his Apple for allowing these fake apps on the Apple App Store.
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed a lawsuit against “affiliated” app developers and Apple over counterfeit copies of the Ernie bot app available in Apple’s app store.
Ernie is Baidu’s western equivalent of ChatGPT, but is currently only available in preview for individuals with test accounts. According to Baidu, there is no official release of the chatbot.
The company’s AI-powered Ernie bot, which launched last month, is touted as China’s closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
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In a statement on Monday, Baidu said it had filed a lawsuit in Beijing’s Haidian District People’s Court against the creator of the Ernie-powered app and Apple, which posted the software on its store.
“At the moment, Ernie does not have an official app,” Baidu said late Friday in a statement released on its official “Baidu AI” WeChat account.
“Until we make an official announcement, any Ernie app you see on the App Store or other stores is counterfeit.
Baidu also used Weibo in late March to accuse some websites and internet communities of selling access to Ernie’s test version for profit. and related laws and regulations. ”
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The company said it would suspend or limit access to these shared test accounts and take legal action against anyone it detects transferring or selling test accounts.
At least four fake Ernie applications were allegedly available on Apple’s App Store over the weekend.
Arnie’s launch teaser featured a large language model that responded to inquiries with varying degrees of accuracy and blanked out when asked questions that would offend Beijing’s sensitivity.
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The company had planned to hold a public demo in late March. The demonstration didn’t go as planned, the number of participants was greatly reduced, and much of the media and general public disappeared.
The demo “turned into a closed communication conference for the first batch of invited test companies.”
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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 17:56:16 IST
