CNBC AI News, August 7 – Baidu is reportedly gearing up to launch the latest iteration of its Ernie (Wenxin) inference model as early as the end of August, according to sources familiar with the matter. The model is currently undergoing rigorous testing.
Sources claim the new Ernie inference model is poised to outperform OpenAI’s fully powered o3 model in areas such as logical reasoning and complex computation.
Furthermore, Baidu is planning to release an updated version of its Ernie foundational model in the coming months, with industry insiders suggesting a likely debut at the Baidu World Conference.
This move comes amidst reports that OpenAI is preparing to unveil its next-generation language model, GPT-5, this month, currently in its final stages of testing and safety evaluations.
GPT-5 is expected to integrate the GPT series with the o3 reasoning model into a unified, multi-modal system capable of handling text, images, and audio, potentially extending to video capabilities.
The global AI arena is seeing a flurry of new model releases as companies jostle for position, with enhanced inference capabilities emerging as a key competitive differentiator.
As the first technology giant in China to launch a ChatGPT-like chatbot, Baidu’s planned upgrade is timely, positioning it to compete directly with OpenAI and other players like DeepSeek.
With chatbots evolving beyond simple conversation towards more complex tasks like coding, planning, and problem-solving, inference capabilities are becoming increasingly crucial.
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