Elusive Ernie: China's new chatbot has a censorship problem

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Elusive Ernie: China's new chatbot has a censorship problem
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Ernie, Baidu's answer to ChatGPT, is wary of sensitive subjects - and clearly dodges questions.

It is possible that, to an extent, the technology has simply not been ironed out enough to answer such questions. But, in other circumstances, Ernie seems to be clearly dodging queries.

But the company's CEO and co-founder, Robin Li, said in an email that "Baidu will collect massive valuable real-world human feedback. This will not only help improve Baidu's foundation model but also iterate Ernie Bot on a much faster pace, ultimately leading to a superior user experience." The emphasis on the empowerment of entrepreneurs points to a possible direction for the use of this technology."China's recent regulations on generative AI models impose strict requirements on services that have 'public opinion properties' or the capacity to influence societal views," said Prof Jeffrey Ding from the George Washington University.

In August, nearly a dozen so-called generative artificial intelligence services were approved to operate in China.

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