Baidu's Ernie Bot causes flux in the company shares

[Blueprint]( ChatGPT has set the world alight with its potential to take over the role of search engines and even some jobs. As a result of this growing popularity, many tech companies, including Chinese tech giant Baidu, started to work on their own AI chatbots. Yesterday, [Baidu unveiled]( its eagerly awaited artificial intelligence-based chatbot, Ernie Bot. However, the brief video presentations disappointed investors, sending its shares tumbling as much as ten percent. Later in the day, shares rebounded after users shared their experiences with the bot, but it still seems Baidu has a long way ahead before the public launch of Ernie Bot. Before diving deeper into that, let’s take a look at our [video of the day]( and discover how a chainless bicycle works. Good morning. I’m Mert, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers heard about how AI could change the face of news forever. Don't miss out — [subscribe to IE+]( today to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. VIDEO OF THE DAY [chainless bicycle]( [A craftsman built a chainless bicycle. But does it work as well as the real thing?]( No more untangling the bike chain! MUST READ [Baidu's shares first drop, then rebound as first users test Ernie Bot]( ChatGPT has become a worldwide phenomenon. Its growing popularity has prompted various tech companies and startups to join this bandwagon. Now, another budding candidate has emerged. Baidu, one of China’s biggest Internet and artificial intelligence (AI) companies, unveiled its eagerly awaited [AI-based chatbot, Ernie Bot]( yesterday. However, the first impression of the audience was not good at all. It received a lot of flak for the limited presentation of Ernie Bot, which was based on some brief, pre-recorded videos. → The presentation included five videos of Ernie Bot answering questions about the famous Chinese science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" and summarizing the book. The chatbot also demonstrated math skills, tried the Sichuan dialect, and created a conference poster using the text prompts. Post-announcement, the tech giant's Hong Kong-listed shares first fell by ten percent before rebounding later in the day. [Read More]( SCIENCE [Scientists discover clues pointing to mysterious undersea civilization]( A new study reveals magnetic fields may hold the key to [comprehending buried civilizations](. With the rise of North Sea wind farms, the race is on to collaborate with developers to put together facts about Doggerland, a region of northwest Europe, ahead of development. 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