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China’s Baidu (BIDU) Just Shook Up Open-Source AI—Here’s How

Ghazal Ahmed

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Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) is one of the 10 AI Stocks Making Waves on Wall Street.  On June 30, the South China Morning Post reported that tech giant has braved entry into the highly competitive field of Chinese open-source artificial intelligence (AI) systems by making its flagship Ernie 4.5 models available for download.

According to the report, Baidu has open-sourced 10 variants from its Ernie 4.5 multimodal model family. Its open-source models are now accessible from Hugging Face, the world’s largest open-source AI community.

China’s Baidu (BIDU) Just Shook Up Open-Source AI—Here’s How

China’s Baidu (BIDU) Just Shook Up Open-Source AI—Here’s How

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The company also announced open-sourcing development toolkits for ERNIE 4.5, featuring industrial-grade capabilities, resource-efficient training and inference workflows, and multi-hardware compatibility.

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) is a Chinese internet giant and AI pioneer, known for its noteworthy investments in artificial intelligence technology and its position as the dominant search engine within the country.

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