Core Insights - Baidu has announced the establishment of a new technical research organization, including a foundational model research department and an application model research department, aimed at enhancing its capabilities in artificial intelligence [1] Group 1: Organizational Changes - The foundational model research department will focus on developing highly intelligent and scalable general AI models, led by Wu Tian [1] - The application model research department will be responsible for fine-tuning specialized models for business applications, led by Jia Lei [1] - Wang Haifeng continues to serve as CTO, TSC Chairman, and head of Baidu Research Institute, with both new departments reporting to CEO Li Yanhong [1] Group 2: Strategic Focus - Baidu is enhancing the management level of its large model technology research departments, adopting a strategy of collaborative advancement to strengthen its core advantages in AI [1] - This restructuring aims to better meet customer and user demands in AI applications [1] Group 3: Product Development - On November 13, Baidu released the native multimodal large model, Wenxin Model 5.0, which utilizes native multimodal unified modeling technology and an ultra-sparse mixture of experts architecture [1] - The new model supports integrated understanding and generation capabilities across various information types, including text, images, audio, and video [1]
百度新设两个大模型研发部,直接向李彦宏汇报