Chinese ChatGPT-alternatives receive government approval for widespread public access

On Wednesday, Baidu, one of China’s leading artificial intelligence companies, announced it would open up access to its ChatGPT-like large language model, Ernie Bot, to the general public. It’s been a long time coming. Launched in mid-March, Ernie Bot was the first Chinese ChatGPT rival. Since then, many Chinese tech companies have followed suit and…

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