On April 16th, the Create 2024 Baidu AI Developer Conference with the theme of "Creating the Future" was held at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center. Baidu Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng revealed the latest progress of Baidu's AI talent plan at the conference, stating that Baidu proposed to cultivate 5 million AI talents for the whole society over the next five years in 2020, and this goal has been achieved ahead of schedule.
Wang Haifeng said, "In the future, we will continue to devote ourselves to talent cultivation, allowing the little stars of talent to converge into a brilliant galaxy. In the era of intelligence, everyone is a developer and a creator. Let's work together to create a better future."
In order to cultivate AI talents, Baidu has also launched the second "Wenxin Cup" Entrepreneurship Competition. Robin Lee, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, said that the contestants have the opportunity to obtain an investment of up to 50 million yuan.
Robin Lee said: "Last May, Baidu launched the" Wenxin Cup "entrepreneurial contest, hoping to promote the ecological prosperity of the big model, create a more dynamic ecosystem, and help entrepreneurs and developers develop various AI native applications. In the first" Wenxin Cup "entrepreneurial contest, we received nearly 1000 entrepreneurial teams, and Baidu provided nearly 100 million yuan of investment support for 15 of the winning teams, and continued to provide all-round support in technology, team and resources."
"The second 'Wenxin Cup' Entrepreneurship Competition will expand the scope of project screening, set up sub venues, recruit entrepreneurial and innovation teams for the global market and college students, and as long as your entrepreneurial direction is AI native applications, you can sign up for the competition on the official website. At the same time, we have also increased our support for entrepreneurs, provided more sufficient investment funds, more abundant business resources, and set up a 'special award' for the first time. Especially excellent projects will have the opportunity to obtain up to 50 million yuan in cash and resource support." Robin Lee said at the conference.