So if they're launching "Ernie", does that mean that Baidu is Chinese for "Bert"? Or will it be more like the UK government's "Ernie" by just chucking stuff out at random?
China cuts off two chatbots: A local effort that flopped, and ChatGPT
China's reaction to ChatGPT fever has seen a university-developed version crash within hours of launch, even more new regulations from Beijing, and an accelerated timeline to deploy the tech from local AI giant Baidu. The crash happened at Fudan University, which on Monday released a platform called MOSS. The developers behind …