The bearable mediocrity of Baidu's ChatGPT competitor

By that time, the launch had been met with an almost overwhelming wave of disappointment. Chinese publications with testing access ridiculed the chatbot's performance, social media users mocked it with memes, and Baidu's stock dropped by 6.4%. But a curious thing has happened since last week's launch: Ernie Bot's reputation seems to have bounced back. Baidu's stock price rebounded by 15.7% on Friday. More Chinese reporters gained access to the chatbot and published more moderate reviews.