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China’s ChatGPT Rival Ernie Bot Dodges Covid, Xi Queries – NYP

A CNBC reporter asked Baidu’s Ernie Bot how long Xi Jinping will be in power and where Covid-19 originated


Baidu completed testing in March of its own ChatGPT style "Ernie Bot." Photo: Reuters
Baidu completed testing in March of its own ChatGPT style "Ernie Bot." Photo: Reuters

 

China’s ChatGPT rival sidestepped questions about President Xi Jinping and Covid when tested by reporters, instead spewing out misinformation or just refusing to answer, a report by the New York Post said.

Baidu’s Ernie Bot, which was released in March and is Beijing’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, failed to mention China when asked about the origin of Covid-19, and refused to respond to questions by CNBC reporter Eunice Yoon about how long Xi will rule, the report went on. 

Read the full story: The New York Post

 

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.