Indeed, like those of leading US companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, Baidu’s AI moves demonstrate its march toward the commercialization phase of the technology. The company, like others before it, has been adding AI to existing products or creating new ones that enterprise and other business users can integrate into their applications.
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Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft already have products similar to the ones Baidu revealed Tuesday, and the Chinese company has some catching up to do, analysts noted. The release of an AI-enhanced no-code platform in particular demonstrates Baidu’s aim to keep up with a software development trend that may one day leverage AI to replace traditional coding with software configuration.
“The pace of innovation and research in generative AI technologies and software is moving at a breakneck pace in the US,” Dave Schubmehl, research VP, AI & automation at IDC, observed. “To compete effectively on the world stage, other countries will need to adopt this same pace of innovation and research.”