- Following the positive public response to its Ernie chatbot, Baidu launched over 10 new AI-based applications, including a generative AI-integrated word processing app called WPS AI.
- Shanghai-listed Kingsoft Office, which used Baidu’s Ernie bot’s AI model and the Qianfan cloud platform, developed WPS AI.
- Baidu reported the Qianfan cloud platform’s routine use by around 10,000 businesses and the usage of its AI tool within its Google Drive-like product by more than 6 million users.