Robin Li: Baidu model R & D focus in the field of practical application value, do not have to lead in every direction

On the evening of May 21, Baidu released its first quarter 2025 financial results, showing that total revenue in the first quarter reached 32.452 billion yuan, an increase of 3% year-on-year, compared with the estimate of 31.03 billion yuan; non-GAAP net profit attributable to Baidu was 6.469 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 8%. Baidu founder Robin Li said, "Over the past few months, the There has been an accelerating trend in the speed of base model iterations, and one thing is always clear, the real value of the base model is the applications built on the model, and the base model field is so broad that we don't have to take the lead in every direction."