At the 2024 Baidu World Conference held at the Shanghai Expo Center, Li Yanhong, founder, chairman, and CEO of Baidu, announced an impressive achievement: the daily call volume of the Wenxin large model has exceeded 1.5 billion, a figure that has grown by more than 7.5 times in the past six months.

On November 12, 2024, the Baidu World Conference grandly opened at the Shanghai World Expo Center. The conference included a main forum, four sub-forums, and over thirty sessions of public courses on artificial intelligence. Baidu's founder, Robin Li, delivered a speech titled 'Applications Have Arrived' at the main forum, introducing Baidu's latest technological breakthroughs and application achievements in the field of artificial intelligence, while also providing an in-depth discussion on future industry trends.

Baidu Input Method announces a comprehensive upgrade of its all-scenario AI writing assistant 'Super Writing', integrating a variety of functions such as AI writing, AI chatting, and AI intelligent Q&A, enhancing its comprehensive strength as an AI input method product. In addition, Baidu Input Method has also launched new multimodal creation features like 'Text-to-Image', further improving users' content creation experience in different scenarios.

Baidu's official account recently announced that the 2024 Baidu World Congress will be held on November 12 in Shanghai. This congress is Baidu's most important annual technology and product launch event, having been held continuously since 2006 for 18 years. Last year, Baidu's founder, Li Yanhong, introduced the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 at the congress, showcasing Baidu's new AI applications including search, maps, document library, and cloud storage under the theme 'Hands-On Guide to Creating AI Native Applications'. The Wenxin Large Model leads in usage domestically, with daily invocation exceeding 700 million times, compared to last year.

At Baidu's Cloud Intelligence Summit in 2024, Baidu Smart Cloud took center stage as its Qianfan Large Model Platform announced a successful upgrade to version 3.0. This announcement signifies a major advancement for Baidu in the AI field. According to Baidu, the daily call volume of its Wenxin large model has exceeded 700 million, a figure that not only reflects its widespread application but also shows its popularity in the market. The Qianfan Large Model Platform from Baidu Smart Cloud has made breakthroughs in the number of models and has helped users fine-tune 30,000 large models.

At the 2024 Baidu Cloud Intelligence Conference, Baidu Smart Cloud announced that the Qianfan Large Model Platform has successfully upgraded to version 3.0 and released its latest 'report card'. The platform has assisted users in fine-tuning 30,000 large models and developing over 700,000 enterprise applications, with the daily call volume of the Wenxin large model exceeding 700 million. To meet the needs of enterprises in the large model industry, Qianfan Large Model Platform 3.0 has undergone comprehensive upgrades on multiple levels. The platform now supports calls to nearly a hundred domestic and international large models, including the Wenxin series.

Beijing Baidu Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zhiyuan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute announced today the formal signing of a strategic cooperation agreement, under which the two sides will engage in deep collaboration in large model and other fields, jointly constructing an AI industry-research collaborative ecosystem. Baidu has been comprehensively laying out its artificial intelligence strategy since 2010 and is one of the few companies globally that has fully integrated its AI efforts, from Kunlun chips, PaddlePaddle deep learning platform, Wenxin large model to applications.

As a leader in the AI field, Baidu has made significant achievements in the commercialization of AI technology. The daily call volume of its Wenxin large model exceeds 600 million, increasing more than tenfold in six months, with total revenue reaching 33.9 billion yuan, core revenue at 26.7 billion yuan, and operational profit of 5.6 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 23%, far exceeding market expectations. Baidu's generative AI and foundational models are changing the world, providing solutions for various industries and creating immense value. The user base of Wenxin Yiyan has surpassed 300 million, processing over 1 trillion tokens of text daily.

Baidu's Q2 2024 financial report shows total revenue of 33.9 billion RMB, with net profit between 5.5 billion and 7.4 billion RMB, performing better under non-GAAP standards. During the earnings call, Robin Li emphasized that competition in the AI field will be fierce and profitability will be key to survival. Baidu has invested in AI for many years, demonstrating its leading position, especially in the application of large models, with the Wenxin large model averaging over 600 million calls per day. The Intelligent Cloud business grew 14% year-on-year, benefiting from the increased demand for generative AI and large language models. The search business is accelerating its upgrade through the Wenxin large model.

During the themed event on 'The Deep Empowerment of AI Technology in Primary and Secondary Education', Li Ying, CEO of Baidu Xiao Du Technology, shared the latest developments in Xiao Du's education business. As of July 2024, the Xiao Du Learning Machine has surpassed 2 million cumulative users, with more than 50% being daily active users, indicating its popularity. The usage rate of AI teachers has increased by 3.5 times compared to traditional methods, with users spending an additional 25% time on the learning machine, totaling 114 minutes per day. Notably, during the immersive interactive preview section for Chinese language, the average usage time reached 22 minutes.

Baidu's 'AI Smart Answer' feature topped the overall list in the July 'AI Product Rankings' upon its debut, thanks to the strong support from the Wenxin Large Model, significantly transforming the traditional search experience. This feature is capable of analyzing, summarizing, and organizing answers in multiple modalities, and provides efficient and comprehensive search results through intelligent agent scheduling, effectively addressing real-world problems. In addition to 'AI Smart Answer', Baidu Search also includes various AI features such as 'Multi-Modal Search AI', 'AI Image Assistant', 'AI Blessings & Creative Short Copy', 'AI Assistant', and more.

Baidu Wenxin Yiyan is offering users a free 'Member Experience Card', allowing them to experience its latest large model 4.0 Turbo for up to 7 times. The offer is limited by time and instances, applicable to users who have received other experience cards. This model significantly enhances speed and effectiveness through technological innovation, integrating data, foundational models, alignment technology, and is jointly optimized with PaddlePaddle Wenxin, showcasing potential close to general artificial intelligence.

According to reports from Tech Star, Baidu recently launched an AI digital person social app named "Wen Xiaoyan." This app is based on advanced Wenxin Large Model technology and allows users to communicate and interact in real-time with AI virtual characters, establishing emotional connections. The Wen Xiaoyan App uses simulated digital person images to provide users with a more realistic and natural interactive experience. Upon entering the Wen Xiaoyan App, users can scroll up and down within t

On July 10th, Baidu's share price in the Hong Kong stock market started strong, with a significant increase after the opening. According to the latest reports, Baidu's share price surged by over 11%, reaching a high of 95 Hong Kong dollars. At the same time, Baidu's performance in the US stock market was also robust, with its share price rising by 8.47% at the close, ending at 95.4 US dollars.Behind this rise in share price, a series of positive news has been supporting it. Baidu's Intelligent C

Wenxin Large Model's daily call volume exceeds 50 million times. Samsung, Honor, and other companies have partnered with Baidu according to Baidu's 2023 financial report.

The daily call volume of the Wenxin large model has exceeded 50 million, with a quarterly growth rate of 190%. Approximately 26,000 enterprises are using the Wenxin large model, showing a quarterly growth rate of 150%. Well-known companies such as Samsung, Honor, and Autohome have collaborated with Baidu. Baidu continues to reduce the inference costs of the Wenxin large model, which have now dropped to 1% of the level from March last year. An increasing number of users and enterprises are starting to use the Wenxin large model.

The inference cost of Baidu Wenxin large model has been reduced to 1% of the original. The daily call volume of the Wenxin large model exceeds 50 million, with a quarterly growth rate of 190%. Approximately 26,000 enterprises are using the Wenxin large model, with a quarterly growth rate of 150%.

Baidu's Lingjing Matrix platform has been upgraded to the Wenxin Large Model Intelligent Agent Platform, offering diverse development methods. This upgrade facilitates the creation of intelligent agents in the era of large models, lowering the development threshold and supporting natural language interactions. The Lingjing Matrix features zero-code, low-code, and full-code modes, providing developers with traffic distribution paths and business opportunities.

Baidu Wenxin Yiyuan has launched the 'Professional Version Trial' activity, allowing users to experience the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 in advance. Users can apply for the experience through the official Baidu Wenxin Yiyuan website. The activity runs from October 28, 2023, to October 31, 2023. Upon receiving the trial quota, users can choose to engage in conversations with either Wenxin Large Model 3.5 or Wenxin Large Model 4.0. The understanding, generation, logic, and memory capabilities of Wenxin Large Model 4.0 have been significantly enhanced. The activity lasts for 30 days, during which participants can...

Baidu's Wenxin Large Model has strong capabilities in the general model field, but its commercialization path is fraught with challenges. Baidu is focusing on industry large models to achieve scenario implementation through the Qianfan platform, while facing competitive pressures from multiple sectors. Baidu aims to AI-reconstruct all its products to create a developer ecosystem, but its own scenarios are limited and commercial applications still have uncertainties. While Baidu is technologically advanced, it lacks market performance with products that change the era. Baidu has invested heavily in the AI sector, hoping to leverage its technological edge, but practical implementation still requires time to validate.