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Baidu launches new AI models and a model marketplace

Baidu has launched two new AI models, ERNIE Lightning and ERNIE-Wizshot-ME, available on its Qianfan platform. Concurrently, Baidu founder Robin Li introduced the Token Exchange, a marketplace designed to fingerprint and rate AI model suppliers, ensuring quality through admission tests before listing. AI

IMPACT Baidu expands its AI offerings with new models and a marketplace to facilitate AI development and adoption.

RANK_REASON New model releases from a major AI lab (Baidu) and a related platform launch. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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Baidu launches new AI models and a model marketplace

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sipirtu ·

    Baidu released the ERNIE Lightning and ERNIE-Wizshot-ME models on Qianfan. Source: Pandaily https:// pandaily.com/baidu-ernie-light ning-wizshot-me-micro-expres

    Baidu released the ERNIE Lightning and ERNIE-Wizshot-ME models on Qianfan. Source: Pandaily https:// pandaily.com/baidu-ernie-light ning-wizshot-me-micro-expression-video-models-qianfan # AI # Baidu

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sipirtu ·

    Baidu founder Robin Li launched Token Exchange, a model marketplace that fingerprints models and rates suppliers. Baidu says Token Exchange runs admission tests

    Baidu founder Robin Li launched Token Exchange, a model marketplace that fingerprints models and rates suppliers. Baidu says Token Exchange runs admission tests before any resource is listed. Source: Pandaily https:// pandaily.com/baidu-token-excha nge-model-marketplace-fingerpri…