It gets pretty good as soon as he stops talking like somebody from Microsoft
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What is Baidu’s equivalent of Siri or Cortana?
We are focusing on two platforms to bring our customers and partners together. The first platform we call DuerOS. DuerOS is a natural language-based, conversation-based, human computing platform. Very much like Alexa, Google Now, Siri, or Cortana in the United States. The only difference is DuerOS is so far ahead of anybody else. DuerOS in China has accumulated more conversation-based skill sets than anybody else. We have 10 major domains [and] over 100 sub-domains of conversational skills that we developed. We’re also building up an emerging partner ecosystem. So our partners are building more and more skill sets. Amazon, perhaps, has more than Baidu right now, because they have a larger partner ecosystem in the United States. But compared to most companies, in China, we’re clearly leading.
Number two, we are also clear leaders in partners. DuerOS today is in over 100 brands of private home appliances, whether it’s refrigerators, air conditioners, TVs, storytelling machines, or speakers....
