Baidu founder, chairman and CEO Robin Li said in an internal letter to all employees that after the coronavirus epidemic, the society will re-examine the value of technology, and big data and artificial intelligence are promising in key areas such as public safety governance and medical technology tackling.
He called on Baidu "both executives and grassroots employees to quickly refocus on their work." In the special moment of the country's fight against the epidemic, everyone must contribute more to the country's economic construction.
Li said that Baidu shouldered the responsibility of information and knowledge in the fight against the epidemic. In the future, it will also combine technological innovation to support the screening and research and development of new drugs to combat the epidemic, and fundamentally solve the problem of lack of awareness of social public health safety.
Li also said that after the epidemic, economic growth will face greater pressure. The entire society will re-examine the value of technology and corporate social responsibility. As a technology company, Baidu has felt the urgency and mission of technological innovation.
He said that big data and artificial intelligence are promising not only in responding to public emergencies, public safety governance, improving the efficiency of urban operations, medical technology, and other key areas. In the broader industry, in helping intelligent upgrades in various industries, Artificial intelligence will also play the role of the core engine.
He said that the increased level of intelligence in all walks of life will also improve the society's ability to respond to various public safety and health challenges and improve the quality of economic and social development.
Over the past ten days, the Baidu App has continuously operated authoritative information on pneumonia related to new coronavirus infections. On average, more than 1 billion people use Baidu search to understand the epidemic situation, he said.
Baidu Maps iterates one version almost every day and develops, tests, and launches 24 hours a day without interruption. Baidu map migration big data has become the focus of enthusiasm of users, the media and the public. At the same time, it has also provided government and research institutions with key data support for epidemic prevention and control.
The Encyclopedia Medical Code communicated with frontline experts in Wuhan in the shortest time. After more than 20 rounds of modification, the Encyclopedia Medical Encyclopedia entry of "New Coronavirus Infected Pneumonia" was launched, which is the earliest authoritative interpretation of new pneumonia for users issued by the entire network.
The AI algorithm shortens the RNA analysis time of New Crown Virus from 55 minutes to 27 seconds. Baidu's intelligent outbound platform uses voice robots to replace humans, which can help government agencies and grass-roots communities to quickly complete residents' inspections and notifications, he said.
