Ernie is Baidu’s rival to OpenAI’s GPT-4 AI model and has over 100 million customers. The Ernie model on Samsung’s S24 phones in Chinese markets is a strategic move as Android phones in China often ship without most Google apps and services due to the "Great Firewall of China". Despite this, Android devices are the leading platform in China with almost 80% of smartphones.
Key takeaways:
- Samsung's Galaxy S24 smartphone lineup in China will feature the Ernie artificial intelligence chatbot from Baidu Inc., enabling real-time call translation and other AI features on the device.
- Baidu Cloud and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have announced a partnership that substitutes Google LLC’s Gemini large language model AI with Baidu's Ernie AI.
- Ernie is Baidu’s rival to OpenAI’s GPT-4 AI model and has over 100 million customers. It was among the first AI models to gain approval from China’s regulatory bodies for public release.
- Android devices are the leading platform in China with almost 80% of smartphones, despite the absence of most Google apps and services due to the "Great Firewall of China".