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Baidu to Focus on Artificial Intelligence Following Medical Ad Scandal

Phenny Lynn Palec   |

Sep 07, 2016 04:46 PM EDT

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced that it is be shifting its focus towards the development of its artificial intelligence platform and other related technologies. The company said that the decision to pursue this market is to forge a new revenue stream following the fallout of the medical ad scandal that mired the company's online advertising business.