In a recent earnings call, Baidu founder Robin Li elaborated on the open source decisions of the Wenxin Mockup 4.5 series. He mentioned that through the independently developed DeepSeek project, Baidu deeply realized that the best open source model can significantly improve user usage and acceptance. When a powerful model is open source, it will naturally attract more people to try out out of curiosity. This behavior can not only promote the popularization of technology, but also bring a wider range of application scenarios.
Li Yanhong particularly emphasized that Wenxin Mockup 4.5 will be Baidu's best model to date, with the goal of allowing users and customers to experience it more easily than ever before. This decision fully reflects Baidu's firm confidence in its own technical strength. This confidence comes from Baidu's continuous R&D investment and technological innovation over the past decade. Especially as one of the few companies in the world with UM4AI stack capabilities, Baidu's technological status is particularly unique.
When discussing the value of open source and closed source models, Li Yanhong pointed out that the true value of the basic model can only be reflected when it can effectively solve real problems and be widely used. Even when it is open source, how to ensure that it performs well in actual applications is the challenge that enterprises must face. This view not only answers users' questions about why they choose open source, but also provides profound thoughts for the industry.
Li Yanhong's speech further showed that in today's rapid development of artificial intelligence, open source can accelerate the dissemination and application of technology and is an important way to improve the overall level of the industry. With the open source of Wenxin Mockup 4.5, Baidu hopes to promote more enterprises and individuals to use their technology, thereby achieving a more intelligent future. Li Yanhong's confidence and vision show Baidu's ambitions in the field of artificial intelligence and also points out the direction for the future development of the technology industry.
In general, Baidu's open source decisions are not only a demonstration of its own technological strength, but also a positive promotion of industry development. Through open source, Baidu hopes to cooperate with more developers and enterprises to explore the infinite possibilities of artificial intelligence and bring more intelligent solutions to global users.