News on October 28: According to an exclusive report by TMTPost, Baidu plans to officially disclose in the coming days its research progress and breakthrough results in the field of "world models." As one of the hottest frontier directions in global artificial intelligence today, the core technology of world models lies in precise dynamic modeling of real physical environments and future prediction.
Industry analysis points out that if this technology can be first implemented and applied to autonomous driving systems, it will greatly enhance the scene prediction capability and intelligent decision-making level of driverless vehicles under complex road conditions, thereby providing stronger underlying support for the large-scale commercial deployment of driverless vehicles. Over the past several years, Baidu's "Apollo Go" autonomous driving business has been launched and operated in 28 cities worldwide and has accumulated massive amounts of real road operation data, which has also laid a deep foundation for the research, development and validation of its world model. However, the company has not yet officially clarified the model's specific commercial uses or its direct connection with the Apollo Go business.
Coincidentally, Baidu previously announced that its "Baidu World 2026" conference is scheduled to be held on November 12 at Phase II of the China National Convention Center in Beijing. Themed "The Next Act: Intelligent Organizations," this year's conference echoes Robin Li's classic judgment made ten years ago that "the next act of the internet is artificial intelligence," further drawing the attention of the entire industry toward AI-driven deep reconstruction of organizations and industries. As the opening date of the conference approaches, whether this highly anticipated world model progress will make its official debut at this event has become a focal point of attention in both the tech community and capital markets.