BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu today
showcased its strengths in artificial intelligence technology with
the launch of Baidu Brain 7.0, the start of mass production of its
2nd generation Kunlun AI chip, Kunlun II, and the
demonstration of industrial applications using Baidu AI Cloud.
Shared at Baidu World 2021, Baidu's annual flagship technology
conference, the announcements represent the depth of Baidu's
expertise in AI technology and industrial practice, and its efforts
to make AI technology more accessible.
"AI technology is growing increasingly complex, and integrated
innovation has made AI more powerful," said Haifeng Wang, Baidu's Chief Technology Officer
at Baidu World 2021. As AI technology plays an expanding role in a
wider range of industries and drives a new era of technological
revolution and industrial transformation, it is increasingly
important to lower the threshold for different real-world
applications and to increase accessibility to AI development
platforms.
A key infrastructure supporting industrial applications of AI
and Baidu Cloud, Baidu Brain is one of the world's largest AI open
platforms. The newly upgraded Baidu Brain 7.0 offers greater
integration of a wide array of knowledge sources and deep learning,
including language comprehension and reasoning, using numerous
combined technologies to enable output across language, voice and
visual formats.
Working together with Baidu Brain 7.0's software capabilities is
the new Kunlun II AI Chip, providing an improved hardware
foundation for a new generation of AI applications. Independently
developed by Baidu, Kunlun II offers 2-3 times more processing
power than the previous generation, using the world's leading 7nm
process and equipped with Baidu's own second-generation XPU
architecture.
The chip can be applied in multiple scenarios, including cloud,
terminal, and edge, able to empower high-performance computer
clusters, biocomputing and intelligent transportation and
autonomous driving. Specifically optimized for AI technologies such
as voice, natural language processing and images, the new Kunlun
chip supports deep learning frameworks such as Baidu's open source
platform PaddlePaddle. This diverse range of uses gives the
2nd generation Kunlun AI Chip a powerful potential role
in powering AI applications ranging from Internet core algorithms
to smart cities and smart industry.
Both Baidu Brain 7.0 and Kunlun II allow for significantly
enhanced accessibility and ease of use. Together with Baidu's
PaddlePaddle, the bundled AI platform offers a diverse product
system to help different types of developers use AI technology
quickly and efficiently, providing a wealth of tools to simplify
the development and implementation of AI in real world
scenarios.
To date, more than 3.6 million developers around the world have
developed 400,000 AI models through PaddlePaddle, serving over
130,000 enterprises and institutions across a range of fields and
industries. Applications have helped water management systems run
more efficiently, helped improve quality control in manufacturing,
and even helped athletes achieve greater precision in their
training.
As part of Baidu's efforts to increase the accessibility of AI
technology, the company also announced the launch of Songguo
Academy at Baidu World 2021. Providing a full set of educational
resources, from long-term courses of study and training seminars to
competitions, Songguo Academy draws on support from both the tech
industry and academia to build a platform for training a new
generation of AI professionals.
Baidu believes that the potential of AI is bright and
limitless. Baidu Brain, the Kunlun II AI chip, PaddlePaddle
and other software and hardware are a powerful combination
delivering transformative AI technologies, which are set to serve
us everywhere in the future. In this era of great change, Baidu is
pursuing innovation AI applications that will benefit humanity and
improves the lives of all in the future.
To see the recording of the conference with English translation,
please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPjJqofYx7g
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated
world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company
with strong Internet foundation. Baidu is traded on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU", and on the main board
of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code "9888".
Currently, one ADS represents eight Class A ordinary
shares.
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