Ernie Bot
FamilyGenerative pre-trained transformer
DeveloperBaidu
Websiteyiyan.baidu.com

Ernie Bot (Chinese: 文心一言, wénxīn yī​yán), full name Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration,[1] is an AI chatbot service product of Baidu, under development since 2019. It is based on a large language model named "Ernie 4.0", announced on October 17, 2023.[2]

Background

On March 20, 2023, Baidu announced on its official WeChat that Wenxin Yiyin cloud service was supposed to be available on March 27, but the launch was delayed to an unknown date.[3] Baidu launched Wenxin Qianfan, an enterprise-level large language model service platform.[4] Wenxin Qianfan includes not only Wenxin Yiyin but also a full set of Baidu's Wenxin Big Model, and the corresponding development tool chain.[5]

Ernie Bot is subject to the Chinese government's censorship regime.[6][7] In public tests with journalists, Ernie Bot refused to answer questions about Xi Jinping, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang, and the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[7][8][9] When queried about the origin of COVID-19, Ernie Bot stated that it originated among American vape users.[7]

History

Ernie Bot was initially released on March 17, 2023, based on "Ernie 3.0 Titan".[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Yang, Zeyi (2023-03-16). "Chinese tech giant Baidu just released its answer to ChatGPT". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. ↑ Mo, Yelin; Baptista, Eduardo (2023-10-17). "China's Baidu unveils new Ernie AI version to rival GPT-4". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ↑ Li, Lyric; Tobin, Meaghan (2023-03-28). "Ernie Bot, China's answer to ChatGPT, is delayed – again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ↑ "百度：文心一言云服务将于3月27日上线 | 界面新闻". m.jiemian.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. ↑ "页面没有找到". Sina Corporation. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. ↑ McDonell, Stephen (2023-09-08). "Elusive Ernie: China's new chatbot has a censorship problem". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  7. 1 2 3 "Meet Ernie, China's answer to ChatGPT". The Economist. 3 September 2023. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03. On matters of politics, by contrast, the chatbot is rather quiet. Ernie is confused by questions such as "Who is China's president?" and will tell you the name of Xi Jinping's mother, but not those of his siblings. It draws a blank if asked about the drawbacks of socialism. It often attempts to redirect sensitive conversations by saying: "Let's talk about something else." Ernie's reticence will come as no shock to Chinese users familiar with a heavily censored internet.
  8. ↑ Baptista, Eduardo (2023-03-20). "Baidu's Ernie writes poems but says it has insufficient information on Xi, tests show". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. ↑ "'Talk About Something Else': Chinese AI Chatbot Toes Party Line". Voice of America. Agence France-Presse. 2023-08-31. Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-01. The app is highly censored, offering state-approved answers to taboo questions and sometimes refusing to process them altogether when AFP tested the service.
  10. ↑ Huang, Karen Hao, Yoko Kubota and Raffaele (16 March 2023). "Baidu's ChatGPT Rival Launches to Mixed Reviews". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "China's ChatGPT Black Market Is Thriving". Wired UK – via www.wired.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Baidu Soars After Analysts Give Ernie A Thumbs-up After Test-run". March 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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