Baidu’s growth and revenue stalled for several months because of the new rules. The company regained their momentum after funneling their resources into AI units
Projects that Lu supervised included improvement to the company’s news feed. The project began to harvest annual profits for the company. The company’s stock is up roughly 19 percent since the beginning of the year.
Lu’s Future
Lu Qi announced that he is still going to support Baidu and Robin Li, chief executive, while taking care of and being with his family. He added that he will pay attention to U.S.-China investment and research.
Lu is yet another highly trained AI expert who left the company in the past year. There is tight competition in the world for this field.
Questions from the American People:
What can Facebook and American ad hosts learn from Baidu’s AI unit?
