Baidu launches new AI model amid mounting competition

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese search engine giant Baidu launched its latest artificial intelligence model, Ernie 4.5 Turbo, on Friday, as it ramps up AI product offerings amid mounting competition in the Chinese AI market.

It also launched its new reasoning model Ernie X1 Turbo.

(Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar)