Baidu World 2024: Li Yanhong’s Keynote on Large‑Model Advances, iRAG, Intelligent Agents and the No‑Code Tool “Miaoda”
At the 2024 Baidu World conference, CEO Li Yanhong presented a one‑hour keynote outlining Baidu’s recent breakthroughs in large‑model technology—including the retrieval‑augmented iRAG system, the rise of intelligent agents, and the launch of the no‑code “Miaoda” tool—highlighting their industrial applications and future impact.
On November 12, 2024, Baidu CEO Li Yanhong delivered a roughly one‑hour speech at the “Application Is Coming” Baidu World conference, sharing Baidu’s observations on large‑model applications and unveiling two major technologies: the retrieval‑augmented image generation system iRAG and the no‑code platform “Miaoda”.
iRAG (image‑based Retrieval‑Augmented Generation) aims to eliminate hallucinations in generative AI by grounding text‑to‑image outputs with billions of indexed images from Baidu Search, producing ultra‑realistic, cost‑free visuals. Demonstrations included a photorealistic car crossing the Great Wall and a convincing portrait of Einstein at the Temple of Heaven.
Intelligent agents are presented as the dominant AI application form, divided into four types—company, role, tool, and industry agents. Examples such as a Baidu‑powered BYD corporate agent, a role‑based digital human, and the legal‑assistant “Fahngbao” illustrate how agents can provide personalized recommendations, real‑time information retrieval, and end‑to‑end workflow automation.
The speech also highlighted industrial applications of large models across sectors. Baidu’s cloud platform has fine‑tuned over 33,000 models and enabled 770,000 enterprise applications, with notable case studies including Yum! Brands’ store‑site selection and customer service, and Zhaopin’s AI‑driven talent matching achieving 93% accuracy while cutting costs by 90%.
Finally, the no‑code tool “Miaoda” was introduced as a multi‑agent, multi‑tool platform that lets users create functional applications without writing code. A demo showed how a team of agents collaboratively designed, coded, tested, and deployed an event‑invitation system in minutes, showcasing the tool’s potential to democratize software development.
Overall, Li emphasized that AI is moving from speculative hype to concrete, trustworthy applications, and that Baidu aims to empower millions of “super‑useful” apps rather than a single “super app”.
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