Baidu is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products, including a search engine, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Baidu has been heavily investing in AI research and development. Its AI division focuses on natural language processing, machine learning, and other advanced technologies. Baidu Brain, the company’s AI research lab, has contributed to the field with various tools and platforms like PaddlePaddle, an open-source deep learning platform. They have applications of AI in autonomous driving (Apollo project), voice recognition (DuerOS), and various other sectors. Baidu’s foray into AI is seen as a part of China’s broader push to become a world leader in AI technologies.
