Baidu says AI chatbot 'Ernie Bot' has amassed 200 million users

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain China’s most popular ChatGPT-like chatbot amid increasingly fierce competition.

Robin Li, CEO of the Chinese internet company, revealed the new milestone at a conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday. The chatbot was released to the public eight months ago in August.