China's biggest public AI drop since DeepSeek, Baidu's open source Ernie, is about to hit the market
1. Baidu announces gradual open sourcing of its Ernie AI model. 2. Open-source move pressures competitors like OpenAI on pricing strategies. 3. Baidu's Ernie model claims performance on par with DeepSeek at half the cost. 4. Experts see Baidu's action as a disruptive force in the AI industry. 5. Skepticism about security may hinder enterprise adoption of Baidu's open-source AI.