- Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) prepared to complete internal testing of a ChatGPT-style project called “Ernie Bot” in March, as interest in generative artificial intelligence gained steam.
- A flurry of Chinese AI stocks also rallied, as the global frenzy around the Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) -backed chatbot sensation ChatGPT spurred speculative bets on the new technology, Reuters reports.
- Just two months after its launch, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer app in history.
- It has prompted many tech firms to double down on the heavily hyped generative AI technology.
- Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google shared plans to launch a chatbot service and more AI for its search engine while Microsoft eyed its own AI reveal.
- Baidu aims to make the service a standalone application and gradually merge it into its search engine by incorporating chatbot-generated results when users make search requests.
- Baidu invested heavily in AI technology, including cloud services, chips, and autonomous driving, to diversify its revenue sources.
- Price Action: BIDU shares traded higher by 14.9% at $164.14 premarket on he last check Tuesday.
EOG Resources Q3 EPS $3.71 Misses $4.18 Estimate, Sales $7.59B Beat $7.35B Estimate
EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) reported quarterly earnings of $3.71 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.18 by 11.24 percent. This is a 71.76 percent increase over earnings of $2.16 per share from the