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Baidu launches AI to assist in gov’t document writing

Baidu has launched an AI assistant in partnership with Xuexi Qiangguo, an app managed by China’s propaganda authority.

The tool, released on the Ernie Bot platform, aims to assist in document creation and refinement.

This “Xuexi Qiangguo official document assistant” provides verified access to writings and speeches by China’s leader Xi Jinping.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, it collates information and generates documents based on government texts, policies, and state media.

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