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Baidu App upgrades search with interactive GUI and free office agent

Baidu has significantly upgraded its Baidu App, introducing interactive graphical components to its search functionality and an enhanced ERNIE Teacher. The company also launched the ERNIE Assistant task engine 2.0, which now offers free, end-to-end office task management, from data gathering to final output. AI

IMPACT Enhances user experience for search and office tasks, potentially increasing engagement with Baidu's AI services.

RANK_REASON Product update for an existing app, not a new frontier model release.

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Baidu App upgrades search with interactive GUI and free office agent

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  1. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Baidu App Gets a Major Upgrade: Office Agent Now Free as Search Goes Interactive

    At Baidu's AI Day, the Baidu App launched multiple upgrades: search gains GUI-based interactive components and an upgraded ERNIE Teacher, while the ERNIE Assistant task engine 2.0, rank one on the PinchBench leaderboard, now delivers end-to-end office tasks from information colle…