ChatGPT Alternatives Rise Up, Including a Bot from China's Baidu - Grit Daily News

The rise of ChatGPT and generative AI as a whole has been hard to miss in the past months, especially with Microsoft throwing its money behind OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT. However, with that attention has come a slew of ChatGPT alternatives, including a ChatGPT-style bot set to be launched in March by Baidu. According to Reuters, China's Baidu plans to launch an AI chatbot service in March similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. While it will originally be launched as a standalone application, there are plans to integrate it into Baidu's search engine, much like what Microsoft is planning to do with OpenAI's technology and Bing. The goal is to incorporate the chatbot-generated results in search requests, providing more than links to users. Additionally, Baidu has unveiled AI-powered "creators," which can assume various roles, including: All of this comes as Baidu continues to invest heavily in AI tech, including cloud services, chips, and autonomous driving.