Last Update: April 08, 2023, 5:44 pm IST
Baidu is a major search engine in China. (Image: Reuters)
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed a lawsuit against “relevant” app developers and Apple Inc over counterfeit copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple’s App Store.
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed a lawsuit against “relevant” app developers and Apple Inc over counterfeit copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple’s App Store.
The company’s artificial intelligence-powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been seen as China’s closest answer to US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
Baidu said it had filed a lawsuit in the Beijing Haidian People’s Court against the developers behind its Ernie bot and Apple Co.’s fake applications.
“Currently, Ernie does not have an official app,” Baidu said in a statement posted on its official “Baidu AI” WeChat account late Friday.
It also posted a picture of its court filing.
“Until the official announcement from our company, any Ernie app you see from App Store or other stores is fake,” it said.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A Reuters search on Saturday found that at least four apps with the Chinese-language name of Ernie Bot are still in Apple’s App Store, all of which are fakes.
Ernie Bot is only available to users who apply for and receive an access code. In its statement, Baidu also warned against people selling access codes.
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