India, May 18 -- Shares of Baidu Inc. were gaining around 4 percent in the pre-market activity on Nasdaq after the Chinese AI and internet company Monday reported significantly higher revenues in Core AI-powered Business in its first quarter and projected AI growth ahead, even as net profit and total revenues dropped from last year.
Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu, said, "In Q1, our Core AI-powered Business exceeded half of Baidu General Business revenue for the first time, marking a clear signal that AI has become the core driver of Baidu. AI Cloud Infra delivered exceptional momentum, powered by surging enterprise demand and the differentiated full-stack AI capabilities we have built over the years. . We see AI driving even greater...