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Baidu launches ERNIE 4.0 with stronger general reasoning

Baidu launched ERNIE 4.0 at Baidu World, demonstrating upgraded comprehension, reasoning, memory and generation in a general-purpose foundation model.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM56confidence 91/100

Why it moved the index

A major Chinese developer released a materially stronger general foundation model, widening frontier competition, although independent evidence did not establish Baidu's claimed parity with GPT-4.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 56 · confidence 91

    New October 2023 exact frontier-model launch.

    12 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Baidu launches ERNIE 4.0 with stronger general reasoning” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 56 and confidence 91 out of 100 in the capability gains category.

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  3. DoomBench summarizes “Baidu launches ERNIE 4.0 with stronger general reasoning” as follows: Baidu launched ERNIE 4.0 at Baidu World, demonstrating upgraded comprehension, reasoning, memory and generation in a general-purpose foundation...

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