百度发布文心大模型4.5和X1

近日，百度发布文心大模型4.5和推理模型X1，并称X1的性能可比肩DeepSeek的R1模型，且价格仅为其一半。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about Citi Research's view on DeepSeek-R1?

A. It is primarily designed for niche applications in cloud computing.

B. Its release forced Baidu to adjust its product development timeline.

C. Its cost-effectiveness relies heavily on access to advanced chips.

D. It failed to meet industry expectations for problem-solving capabilities.

无注释原文：

Baidu Launches New Reasoning AI Model in Challenge to DeepSeek

From: The Wall Street Journal

Chinese tech giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence model, which it claims rivals DeepSeek's AI model across various benchmarks at a lower cost.

Baidu introduced Ernie X1, a reasoning model that can support tools such as advanced search, generation of AI images, and webpage reading, in a statement Sunday. It said the model's performance is on par with DeepSeek's open-source AI model, dubbed R1, but at only half the price.

DeepSeek caused a market frenzy earlier this year with its R1 model which it claimed excels at problem solving, performing on par with OpenAI's GPT-4o model but at a fraction of the cost per use and without relying on the most advanced chips.

Baidu also unveiled Ernie 4.5, the latest version of its foundational model, that the company says outperforms OpenAI's GPT-4.5 model, based on Baidu's compiled comparison using various benchmark tests, priced at just 1% of GPT-4.5.

Also, Baidu made its Ernie AI chatbot available for free ahead of schedule.

Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1 models will be integrated into its consumer products, including Baidu Search and its chatbot, the company said.

Originally a search-engine company, Baidu was the first in China to launch a ChatGPT equivalent, the Ernie Bot, in 2023. Baidu, along with other players in China's AI sector, face increased competition, particularly from DeepSeek.

Citi Research analysts described DeepSeek-R1 as a “disruptive debut” to the industry, and noted that companies have been announcing new releases or upgraded versions of various AI models, which may “have pushed Baidu to accelerate its release schedule.”

Using its cloud infrastructure and AI cloud's Qianfan foundation model platform, “Baidu likely will retain its competitiveness despite intensified competition among models amid lowering entry barriers,” they said in a note.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为华尔街日报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Baidu Launches New Reasoning AI Model in Challenge to DeepSeek

From: The Wall Street Journal

Chinese tech giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence model, which it claims rivals DeepSeek's AI model across various benchmarks at a lower cost.

中国科技巨头百度(Baidu)发布了一款新AI模型，称这款模型在多项基准测试中的表现比肩DeepSeek的AI模型，而且成本更低。

giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/表示“巨头，大公司”，英文解释为“Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.”如：Japanese electronics giant, Sony 日本的电子业巨头——索尼公司。

📍这个词来自希腊神话中的“巨人”（Gigantes），表示在某个领域或行业内非常强大或巨大的实体。

类似的还有：

📍mogul /ˈməʊɡəl/表示“（尤指新闻、影视界的）大人物；大亨”，英文解释为“A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry.”如：an international media mogul一位国际传媒大亨。

📍magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt, -nɪt/ 表示“大亨，巨头”，英文解释为“a rich and powerful person in industry or business”

📍tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/ 表示“巨头，大亨（工商界）”，英文解释为“someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power”如：property tycoon 房地产大亨。

📍conglomerate /kənˈglɒmərɪt/ 表示“联合大公司；企业集团”，英文解释为“A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.”如：the world's second-largest media conglomerate 世界第二大传媒集团。

📍behemoth /ˈbiːhɪmɒθ/ 表示“巨头（指规模庞大、实力雄厚的公司或机构）”，英文解释为“a very big and powerful company or organization”

📍titan /ˈtaɪ.tən/表示“巨人；巨头”，英文解释为“If you describe someone as a titan of a particular field, you mean that they are very important and powerful or successful in that field.”

rival /ˈraɪ.vəl/ 作名词，表示“竞争对手；敌手”，英文解释为“a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area”

作动词，表示“可与…相媲美，比得上”，英文解释为“to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else”举个🌰：No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity. 没有任何计算机比得上人脑复杂。

benchmark /ˈbentʃ.mɑːk/ 表示“基准（点）”，英文解释为“a level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things”举个🌰：Her outstanding performances set a new benchmark for singers throughout the world. 她的精彩表演为全世界歌手树立了新典范。

Baidu introduced Ernie X1, a reasoning model that can support tools such as advanced search, generation of AI images, and webpage reading, in a statement Sunday. It said the model's performance is on par with DeepSeek's open-source AI model, dubbed R1, but at only half the price.

百度在周日的一份声明中介绍了文心大模型X1，这是一款推理模型，支持高级搜索、AI绘图和网页链接读取等多种工具。百度表示，X1的性能与DeepSeek的开源AI模型R1相当，但价格仅为其一半。

on (a) par with sb/sth 表示“和…同样，不相上下，不分伯仲”，英文解释为“the same as or equal to someone or something”

表示“（免费并允许公众对源程序代码进行修改的）开放源码的”，英文解释为“Open-source software is free to use, and the original program can be changed by anyone.”

dub /dʌb/ 1）表示“把…称为”，英文解释为“If someone or something is dubbed a particular thing, they are given that description or name.”举个🌰：Today's session has been widely dubbed as a "LearnAndRecord" meeting. 今天的会议被大众称为LearnAndRecord的会议。

2）表示“为（影片或声道等）配音”，英文解释为“If a film or soundtrack in a foreign language is dubbed, a new soundtrack is added with actors giving a translation.”举个🌰：It was dubbed into Spanish for Mexican audiences. 它已为墨西哥观众配成西班牙语了。

DeepSeek caused a market frenzy earlier this year with its R1 model which it claimed excels at problem solving, performing on par with OpenAI's GPT-4o model but at a fraction of the cost per use and without relying on the most advanced chips.

今年早些时候，DeepSeek凭借其R1模型引发了市场狂热。DeepSeek宣称这款模型擅长解决问题，性能与OpenAI的GPT-4o模型不相上下，但每次使用成本仅为GPT-4o的零头，而且不依赖最先进的芯片。

frenzy /ˈfren.zi/ 表示“疯狂，狂热，狂暴”，英文解释为“(an example of) uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion that is sometimes violent”举个🌰：The audience worked/whipped themselves into a frenzy as they waited for her to come on stage. 观众在期待她登上舞台的过程中情绪变得狂热起来。

📍这个词来自古法语的frenesie，表示“疯狂”。近义词：mania（狂热），fury（狂怒）；同根词：frenetic（狂热的）；常用短语：in a frenzy（处于狂热中）

📍work yourself into a frenzy / panic / state etc,表示“使自己变得疯狂/恐慌/紧张等”（to make yourself become very nervous, angry etc）举个🌰：He seemed to be working himself into a rage. 他似乎开始怒火中烧。

excel /ɪkˈsel/ 表示“擅长；善于；突出”，英文解释为“to be very good at doing sth”举个🌰：She has always excelled in foreign languages. 她的外语从来都是出类拔萃。

📍2019年政府工作报告Part 5中就提到：体育健儿在国际大赛上再创佳绩。Chinese athletes excelled themselves in international competitions.

🎬电影《热血警探》（Blue Fury）中的台词提到：Academically excelled in theoretical course work and final year examinations. 在校期间理论课成绩和年终测评均为优，

fraction /ˈfræk.ʃən/ 表示“少量”，英文解释为“A fraction of something is a tiny amount or proportion of it.”举个🌰：She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding. 她犹豫了一下才回应。

At a fraction of sth意味着以某物的极低价格或者比其他事物小得多的尺寸、数量等。换句话说，就是以远低于原价的价格，或者比其他事物占用更少的资源或空间。（for a much lower price than something else, or in a much smaller size, amount, etc. than something else）

chip /tʃɪp/ 1）表示“炸薯条，油炸土豆条”，英文解释为“a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot”如：fish and chips 炸鱼加土豆条。

2）表示“（尤指计算机的）集成电路片，芯片”，英文解释为“a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer, that contains extremely small electronic circuits and devices, and can perform particular operations”如：a silicon chip 硅芯片。

Baidu also unveiled Ernie 4.5, the latest version of its foundational model, that the company says outperforms OpenAI's GPT-4.5 model, based on Baidu's compiled comparison using various benchmark tests, priced at just 1% of GPT-4.5.

百度还发布了其基础模型的最新版本文心大模型4.5。百度称，在使用多项基准测试进行对比后发现，文心大模型4.5的性能要优于OpenAI的GPT-4.5，而价格仅为GPT-4.5的1%。

unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ 1）表示“ 为…揭幕；揭开…上的覆盖物；拉开…的帷幔”，英文解释为“to remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the first time”举个🌰：She unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the hospital. 她主持揭幕式，标志着医院正式启用。

2）表示“（首次）展示，介绍，推出；将…公之于众”，英文解释为“to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time”举个🌰：They will be unveiling their new models at the Motor Show. 他们将在汽车大展上首次推出自己的新型汽车。

🎬电影《复仇者联盟1》（The Avengers）中的台词提到：We look beyond the Earth to the greater worlds the Tesseract will unveil. 而我们则放眼地球之外 那些将被宇宙魔方开启的更广博的世界。

🎬电影《超人高校》（Sky High）中的台词提到：We can't unveil the Stronghold Three without Will. 我们不能在威尔（Will）不在场时 向大家介绍斯特朗霍德三侠（Stronghold Three）。

📍词根“-veil”表示"面纱"，前缀“un-”表示“不”。联想宫殿：在宫殿的一个房间，你看到一个被面纱覆盖的新产品即将被“揭露”。近义词：reveal（揭示） 同根词：veil（面纱），常用短语：unveil a plan（公布计划）

outperform /ˌaʊt.pəˈfɔːm/ 表示“超过，胜过；比…做得好”，英文解释为“to do well in a particular job or activity compared to others of a similar type”举个🌰：The company has consistently outperformed its rivals this season. 这一季，这家公司的表现一直优于竞争对手。

compile /kəmˈpaɪl/ 1）表示“汇编；编纂；编辑；编制”，英文解释为“to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list”举个🌰：We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject. 我们正在为一部有关这个主题的纪录片汇编资料。

2）表示“编译（计算机程序）”，英文解释为“to change a computer program into a machine language”

Also, Baidu made its Ernie AI chatbot available for free ahead of schedule.

百度还宣布提前免费提供文心AI聊天机器人服务。

Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1 models will be integrated into its consumer products, including Baidu Search and its chatbot, the company said.

百度表示，文心4.5和文心X1模型将被整合到百度的消费产品中，比如百度搜索和聊天机器人。

integrate /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪt/ 1）表示“使合并，使成为一体”，英文解释为“to combine two or more things in order to become more effective”举个🌰：You need to integrate exercise into your normal life. 你必须让锻炼成为你日常生活的一部分。

2）表示“（使）融入（某社会或群体）；（使）成为一体”，英文解释为“to mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs”举个🌰：He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially. 他似乎觉得很难与别人打成一片。

Originally a search-engine company, Baidu was the first in China to launch a ChatGPT equivalent, the Ernie Bot, in 2023. Baidu, along with other players in China's AI sector, face increased competition, particularly from DeepSeek.

百度最初是一家搜索引擎公司，2023年率先在中国推出ChatGPT的竞争产品文心一言(Ernie Bot)。百度和中国AI界的其他公司正面临越来越激烈的竞争，尤其是来自DeepSeek的竞争。

search engine /ˈsɜːtʃ ˌen.dʒɪn/ 表示“搜索引擎”，英文解释为“a computer program that finds information on the internet by looking for words that you have typed in”

equivalent /ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ 1）作形容词，表示“（价值、数量、意义、重要性等）相等的，相同的”，英文解释为“equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc.”举个🌰：Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。

2）作名词，表示“相等的东西；等量；对应词”，英文解释为“a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else”

Citi Research analysts described DeepSeek-R1 as a “disruptive debut” to the industry, and noted that companies have been announcing new releases or upgraded versions of various AI models, which may “have pushed Baidu to accelerate its release schedule.”

花旗投资研究(Citi Research)分析师称，DeepSeek-R1的问世对AI界来说是一次“颠覆性首秀”。这些分析师指出，各家公司纷纷推出新版本或升级后版本的AI模型，这可能“促使百度加快了发布进度”。

disruptive /dɪsˈrʌp.tɪv/ 表示“改变行业传统运作方式的，颠覆性的”，英文解释为“changing the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective way”如：disruptive technologies 颠覆性科技。

2）表示“捣乱的，引起混乱的”，英文解释为“causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual”举个🌰：His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class. 他的老师说他在班里是一个喜欢吵吵嚷嚷的捣乱分子。

debut /ˈdeɪ.bju/ 作动词，表示“首演，首次登台；首次亮相”，英文解释为“to perform or be introduced to the public for the first time”举个🌰：The Broadway show debuted last year to great acclaim. 这个百老汇节目去年首次演出就受到了广泛赞扬。

作名词，表示“（演员、运动员等的）首次登台，初次亮相；新事物的问世”，英文解释为“The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.”举个🌰：She made her debut in a 1937 production of "Hamlet." 她在1937年《哈姆雷特》的演出中首次登台。

Using its cloud infrastructure and AI cloud's Qianfan foundation model platform, “Baidu likely will retain its competitiveness despite intensified competition among models amid lowering entry barriers,” they said in a note.

分析师在报告中指出，凭借其云基础设施和千帆大模型平台，“尽管”门槛降低让各路模型之间的竞争愈演愈烈，但百度仍有望保持其竞争力”。

infrastructure /ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃər/ 表示“基础设施”，英文解释为“the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively”举个🌰：The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure. 战争严重破坏了该国的基础设施。

retain /rɪˈteɪn/ 表示“保持；保留；保有”，英文解释为“to keep or continue to have something”举个🌰：She has lost her battle to retain control of the company. 她被打败了，失去了继续掌管公司的权力。

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