Robin Li

Aims to enhance its AI commercialization efforts amid increasing competition in China’s consumer AI market.

Chinese tech giants including Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent are competing to advance and commercialize AI models as part of the government’s push.

The company posted a net loss of US$1.5 billion, mainly due to asset writedowns.

Baidu’s internal reorganization includes leadership changes, with He Haijian appointed as CFO.

In Q1 2025, the service recorded 1.4 million rides, a 75% increase compared to the same period last year.

According to Reuters’ sources, Li’s absence was particularly highlighted during the event.

This would be Baidu’s first move into the Middle East as it expands its self-driving technology.

Li highlighted the importance of sufficient computational resources for training and operating AI systems.

Baidu’s RT6 is the only mass-produced Level-4 (highly automated) autonomous vehicle in the world.

The company is focusing on commercializing its AI technology after significant investment in LLM research.