Baidu (HKG:9888) plans to launch Ernie 4.5 in the coming months, Reuters reported Friday, citing the company's post on WeChat.
The company's next-generation artificial intelligence model will be open-sourced starting June 30, the post said, according to the media outlet.
The Chinese search engine giant also said that its AI chatbot Ernie Bot will be offered for free, the report said.
Additionally, an insider said that Baidu will introduce Ernie 5 in the second half of the year, the report said.
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