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Who's better at my job, Chinese AI or me?

Dec 4, 2023
Makers of AI chatbots have promised it would change how we work. Our reporter put that theory to the test with China's Ernie Bot.
Baidu's AI chatbot, Ernie Bot, gives an error message on Aug. 31 in response to a question about a potential war over Taiwan.  It reads, "Try another question."
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China's Googleless internet remains vibrant

Apr 8, 2019
Many U.S. tech firms are blocked, but there are homegrown equivalents inside the "Great Firewall."
The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese national flag flies in Beijing in 2010.
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All those Internet users in China are going to have more music to listen to

Jul 19, 2011
The state-supported Chinese search engine Baidu has signed a deal for legal music with One Stop China that lets users download or stream music from...

Microsoft and Baidu team up

Jul 5, 2011
Baidu is the dominant search engine in China and the fourth most visited web site in the world. Being in China, of course, means that Baidu censors...

Baidu and China sued over censorship

May 19, 2011
Eight democracy activists living in New York filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against both the Chinese search engine Baidu and the Chinese government....

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sends a letter to China

May 5, 2011
Durbin sent the letter to Baidu - China's big search engine. The Senator is concerned about Baidu's censorship of search results and a possible...

Facebook goes to China

Apr 11, 2011
Facebook will reportedly open a new social networking site in China in collaboration with Baidu, the most popular search engine there. The site...

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Zuckerberg goes to China

Dec 20, 2010
Facebook is blocked in China but Zuckerberg was there to meet with the top brass at Baidu, the search engine of choice/availability for Chinese...