On September 19, Robin Lee, the founder of Baidu, awarded the "Baidu Highest Award" to four teams that have made outstanding achievements in the AI field in the company's internal activities. Each team received a reward of 1 million dollars (more than 28 million yuan in total).
Robin Lee, the founder of Baidu, presented awards on the spot
The four teams that won this award are "Zongheng", "Bailian", "Yunfan" and "Qingzhou". They have made breakthrough progress in areas such as large language model training, innovation in pre training techniques, application in commercial search scenarios, and lightweight model construction. Among them, the "Zongheng" team successfully solved the problem of efficient training of the 10000 card cluster for the large language model, providing strong support for the efficient iteration of the Wenxin large model; The "Bailian" team focuses on innovative pre training techniques, significantly improving the effectiveness of the Wenxin large model; The "Yunfan" team has successfully applied generative modeling technology to commercial search scenarios, promoting the commercialization process of AI technology; The "Qingzhou" team is committed to innovating lightweight models and model production mechanisms, providing important support for business AI reconstruction and the creation of AI native applications.
Robin Lee reiterated the selection criteria of Baidu's highest award at the awarding site: the project should be meaningful enough, the results should exceed expectations, and the team size should be less than 10 people. He stated that this standard has remained unchanged since its establishment, aiming to encourage "small teams to achieve great things". This year, all shortlisted teams met the selection criteria and therefore won all awards. Robin Lee said that no matter whether the company is in a good or bad situation, the support and rewards for technical personnel will not be reduced. "No matter how hard it is, it can't be hard for technical personnel", which is Baidu's consistent technological belief.
It is understood that the "Baidu Top Prize" was established by Robin Lee in 2010, and has been awarded to 51 teams for 14 times, with a total bonus of more than 350 million yuan. This award is not only an important incentive for Baidu's internal employee research and innovation, but also an important witness to Baidu's continuous investment and leadership in the AI field. Since entering the AI field in 2013, Baidu has invested nearly 170 billion yuan in research and development, laying a solid foundation for the company's leading position in the AI field.
