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In March complete testing internal to of "Ernie Bot" ChatGPT-style project a Baidu's said, joining race global a as in interest gathers steam AI generative.

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Shares Hong Kong-listed Baidu's engine search giant jumped 13.4 percent much as on the news.Last week, Reuters was told by a person familiar with the matter that Baidu plans to launch a service in March. The service is planned to be offered as a standalone application initially, and Baidu aims to gradually integrate it into its search engine by incorporating chatbot-generated results for users' search requests.

Since its release in November, Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT has been the center of much buzz and attention as a chatbot in the field of generative artificial intelligence. This technology, which can create prose or other content on demand, freeing up the time of white-collar workers, has gained significant investment from venture capital and interest from tech firms, especially in Silicon Valley. ChatGPT is not currently accessible in China, but some users have found ways to access it despite the restriction.

As the global interest in generative AI continues to grow, Baidu is set to complete internal testing of its ChatGPT-style service, Ernie Bot, in March. The search engine giant aims to make the service available as a standalone application and gradually integrate it into its search engine. Baidu's shares jumped 13.4 percent on the news.

Venture capital investment and interest from tech firms in generative AI, which can create prose or other content on command, has been on the rise. The focus in this field has been on ChatGPT, a chatbot from OpenAI backed by Microsoft, which has generated a lot of buzz since its release in November. Although ChatGPT is not available in China, some users have found ways to access the service.

Microsoft has a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and is looking to increase it, according to Reuters. The company has also worked to add OpenAI's image-generating software to Bing, posing a challenge to Alphabet's Google. Meanwhile, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced in a blog post that Google plans to add AI features to its search engine to synthesize material for complex queries, and is launching a conversational AI service called Bard for user testing, with a public release planned in the coming weeks.

Baidu has been investing heavily in AI technology, including cloud services, chips, and autonomous driving, as it seeks to diversify its revenue sources. The company was a first mover in China in the metaverse trend, launching XiRang as China's first metaverse platform, though it received widespread criticism for not offering a high-level immersive experience. Baidu acknowledged it was a work in progress.

The technology of generative artificial intelligence, which can produce prose or other forms of content on request and allow white-collar workers to have more free time, has been attracting a great deal of venture capital investment and interest from technology companies, particularly in Silicon Valley. The standard-bearer in this category is ChatGPT, a chatbot from OpenAI that has Microsoft's backing. It was released in November and has generated a lot of excitement. However, ChatGPT is not available in China, but some users have found ways to access the service anyway.

Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc on 7th Feb Tuesday 20230 said it would complete internal testing of ChatGPT-style project "Ernie Bot" in March.

Baidu plans to launch an artificial intelligence chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT in March, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters last week. The person said Baidu aims to make the service available as a standalone application and gradually merge it into its search engine.