Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU) AI model, known as Ernie Bot internationally and as Wenxin Yiyan in China, recently surpassed a user base of over 100 million. Bloomberg reported that Baidu's Chief Technology Officer, Wang Haifeng, announced this achievement at a recent conference.

The model's user count surged rapidly within just two months of its launch in 2023, underscoring its appeal and contribution to the development of large language models (LLMs). Following the rapid expansion of generative AI technologies, the Chinese government's State Internet Information Office, along with six other departments, has implemented provisional rules to regulate services centered around AI.