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Investing.com -- Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) has launched its biggest search engine update in a decade, introducing several AI-powered features during Baidu AI Day.
The Chinese tech giant’s revamped search includes a new Smart Search Box that can handle queries exceeding 1,000 Chinese characters and supports multimedia inputs. The company has also redesigned search results to deliver more comprehensive answers combining text, images, video, and file formats rather than just providing links.
Baidu enhanced its AI Assistant with multimodal capabilities, allowing for more natural interactions through various input and output formats. The update includes content creation tools that enable users to generate three-minute AI videos from a single sentence, with features for storyboard editing and custom scene design.
The company has expanded its search platform into a broader AI ecosystem. The Baidu Search Open Platform, which builds on the company’s web search capabilities, has integrated more than 18,000 high-quality MCPs as of July 2025, giving users access to various services through the AI Assistant.
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