China Baidu launches Metaverse app to lead the race
On December 27th, 2021, Baidu's AI products were shown at the company's annual conference.
Chinese internet giant Baidu unveiled their metaverse app - which was used to host the company's annual developer conference - on Monday.
This is seen as part of the country's wider effort to enter the global race for supremacy in next-generation technology.
Whoever takes the lead in creating a metaverse will have a huge advantage over the other players.
Baidu (百度), known for its expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving, unveiled Xirang (西柒), literally "land of hope."
The three-day conference, started on Monday, can be attended via the Xirang app. This enables a whopping 100,000 people to attend from anywhere in the world.