BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – Baidu Inc (9888.HK) has customized its search engine to meet China’s regulatory requirements and has found its AI-powered chatbot to be an “important and The company said it was confident it would not make a mistake on “a sensitive topic.” Tuesday.
Baidu CEO Robin Li said in a call with analysts that the company is waiting for government approval before launching a ChatGPT-like Arniebot. A Reuters test found that the bot refused to answer a wide range of political questions, especially those about Chinese government leaders.
“For important and sensitive subjects, artificial intelligence should not hallucinate,” Lee said, using industry jargon for when AI models produce different output than expected.
“Given that LLMs (Large Language Models) are more or less probabilistic models, this task is perfectly fine,” he adds, noting that the models used by many AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Ernie bot have Mentioned.
Lee said industry regulations are not yet final and the company will continue to update its strategy as it evolves.
“Baidu has operated search in China for over 20 years and has extensive experience with Chinese culture and regulatory environment,” he said.
“Conversely, companies that do not have extensive experience in delivering relevant online content or a track record of working closely with regulators will face significant challenges.”
China’s cyberspace regulator last month unveiled a draft set of measures to govern services driven by generative AI like Erniebot, suggesting that content generated by this frontier technology is China’s core socialist socialist. “It has to be in line with our values,” he said.
Li said these measures would benefit Baidu.
“We believe that early regulators’ active involvement in generative AI will raise the entry barrier, and we are well positioned to do so,” he said.
Reporting by Eduardo Baptista, Beijing, Yuvraj Malik, Bengaluru Editing by Mark Potter
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