百度创始人、董事长兼首席执行官李彦宏近日在内部讲话中首次公开讨论了百度的文心大模型为何选择闭源。他表示，一年前在文心发布时，公司内部对于是否开源曾有过激烈的辩论。尽管最终决定不开源，但这一决定基于对市场的深入分析。李彦宏指出，市场上已有多个有影响力的开源模型，如国外的Llama和Mistral，以及国内的智源、百川和阿里的通义。他认为，百度的加入并不能显著改变开源模型的市场格局，而且维护开源版本需要投入大量资源，对百度而言并不经济。
李彦宏强调，百度的策略是聚焦于增强自身模型的能力和商业模式的构建。他认为闭源使得百度能够更专注于技术的创新和优化，从而提供更强大、更高效的服务。这一决策反映出百度在人工智能领域的竞争策略，即通过保持核心技术的专有性来确保竞争优势，而不是通过开源来扩大市场份额。
百度的文心大模型自发布以来，已经在多个领域展现出强大的应用潜力。闭源的决定意味着百度将继续独立控制其技术发展路径，以期在人工智能竞赛中保持领先地位。这一策略是否能为百度带来长期的商业成功，仍有待市场和时间的检验。
英语如下：
News Title: “Li Yanhong Explains the Closed-Source Strategy of Baidu’s Ernie Large Language Model: A Balance of Business Models and Capability Enhancement”
Keywords: Li Yanhong, Ernie Large Language Model, Closed-Source Strategy
News Content: Baidu’s founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robin Li, recently addressed the company internally for the first time about why Baidu’s Ernie large language model chose a closed-source approach. He revealed that there were intense debates within the company a year ago when Ernie was launched regarding whether to open-source it. Despite ultimately deciding against it, the choice was based on thorough market analysis.
Li Yanhong pointed out that there are already several influential open-source models in the market, such as Llama and Mistral internationally, and domestically, Zhiyuan, BaiChuan, and Alibaba’s Qwen. He believes Baidu’s contribution would not significantly alter the landscape of open-source models, and maintaining an open-source version would require substantial resources, which is not economically viable for the company.
Emphasizing Baidu’s strategy, Li stated that the focus is on enhancing the model’s capabilities and constructing a viable business model. He argues that closed-source allows Baidu to concentrate more on technological innovation and optimization, thereby offering more powerful and efficient services. This decision reflects Baidu’s competitive strategy in the AI field, which is to maintain proprietary control over core technologies to sustain a competitive edge, rather than expanding market share through open-source.
Since its launch, Baidu’s Ernie has demonstrated substantial application potential across multiple sectors. The choice to remain closed-source implies that Baidu will continue to independently steer its technological development path, aiming to maintain a leading position in the AI race. Whether this strategy will lead to long-term business success for Baidu remains to be seen and will be tested by the market and time.
【来源】https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_26996280
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