BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Chinese search engine giant Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab said on Friday it would make its next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30 ...

Baidu has announced its AI chatbot, Ernie Bot, will be free for all users from April 1, leveraging advancements and reduced costs. This move aims to compete with free services by rivals like DeepSeek.

Update: The story was updated with Baidu's media release. Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) said that its AI chatbot—Ernie Bot—will be available for free to all users starting April 1, a move to help the ...