Is Baidu’s Ernie Bot the next retail super app? Luxury take note

4 Sept 2023

Baidu’s Ernie chatbot has moved out in front of the six AI models released to the public by Chinese tech companies last week after the Chinese government cleared them for consumers to use.

It became the most-downloaded free app on Apple’s app store on August 31, amassing over one million users on the first day it was available. However, Bloomberg ranked the bots according to their ability to complete everyday tasks, placing Meituan’s Zhipu ahead.