China's Baidu plans to launch ChatGPT-style bot ERNIE in March

Chinese tech company Baidu is expected to launch a ChatGPT-style bot, named ERNIE Bot, which will open for public use in March, making it the first among its Chinese counterparts in joining a global race in the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot sector after OpenAI's ChatGPT prompted widespread attention. "ERNIE is doing a sprint before finally going online," Baidu told the Global Times on Tuesday, noting that its ERNIE Bot may start "beta testing earlier to keep up with Google and Microsoft." The announcement prompted Baidu's Hong Kong-listed shares to jump more than 15 percent on Tuesday.

中国科技公司百度有望推出一款 ChatGPT 式的机器人，名为文心一言（ERNIE Bot），将于 3 月开放给公众使用，在 OpenAI 公司的 ChatGPT 引发广泛关注后，百度成为中国竞争者中第一个加入人工智能（AI）聊天机器人领域全球竞赛的公司。“文心一言正在为上线做最终的冲刺开发（sprint），”百度发言人周二告诉《环球时报》，并指出文心一言可能会开始“提前进行 β 测试（用户验收测试），以跟上谷歌和微软的步伐。” 这一消息使百度港股在周二大涨超过 15%。

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launch v. 发行，使…上市，实施

sprint n. 短跑比赛；v. 冲刺

beta test β 测试，用户验收测试