Company's Profile
Baidu Inc. (BIDU), headquartered in Beijing, China, is one of the leading technology companies specializing in sectors such as artificial intelligence and autonomous driving. Often referred to as “China’s Google,” Baidu has traversed the growth path, moving from predominantly being a search engine provider to now a diversified AI-driven enterprise with global ambitions. Baidu has also expanded its global reach through a multitude of initiatives in cloud computing and creating advanced research hubs, placing itself at the heart of China’s digital rise. Although Baidu is best known for a variety of products, including and not limited to autonomous driving, search platform, map services and many more, it also is a major player in the generative AI market. ERNIE Bot is the company’s flagship AI chatbot first released in 2023 and helps solidify Baidu’s standing as one of the front-runners in the domain. It has continued to maintain its lead in China in AI patent filings, with over 19,000 applications and over 9,200 patents granted over the last six years. Through patents, breakout models, and investments in natural language processing, autonomous vehicles, and smart city infrastructure, Baidu continues to drive innovation while being backed by strong R&D and government-aligned strategy. Baidu has cemented itself at the very frontier of the upcoming AI revolution both at a domestic scale as well as global.
