Ernie appears to share many of the same capabilities as OpenAI's ChatGPT, but investors were left disappointed after its grand unveiling was limited to recorded videos rather than any live demonstrations. The growing interest in the technology triggered a rush among Chinese tech giants to develop their own, and Baidu was the front-runner after announcing last month it would soon have one ready to launch. His speech was live-streamed across a number of platforms, including some that are blocked in China itself, like YouTube and Twitter