Baidu’s ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has reached 100 million users, according to the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Ernie Bot has been open to the public since August, after a partial unveiling and five-month trial period. Ernie Bot is the first-mover in a market that has since become crowded with dozens of chatbot players. Open AI’s ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing software application in the world, and Microsoft has invested $13 billion in a for-profit subsidiary. Ernie Bot leads all Chinese chatbots, but its score of 79.02 is lower than the latest version of ChatGPT.