Ma Jie, the head of Baidu Yuan Universe, has left, and the future of "Xiyang" is facing uncertainty.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for carrying rain and snow on the way, the old story of the west window, Hello _ rabbit clue delivery! CTOnews.com May 22 news, Comprehensive Financial Associated Press, Sina reported that Ma Jie, vice president of Baidu, said in response to media questions that he had recently left. Ma Jie was in charge of Baidu Yuan Universe business, and his departure also cast a layer of uncertainty over the future of Baidu Yuan Universe.

According to the report, "Xiyang" has been suffering from being unable to find a business model with sustainable development and profitability, and with the explosion of ChatGPT, Baidu's research and development focus has gradually shifted to generated AI, and Baidu's metamosmos business, represented by "Xiyang", has been getting less and less resources and support in internal competition, which is also the main reason for the marginalization of "Xiyang".

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"Xiyang" is a meta-universe product released by Baidu on December 27, 2021, in which each user can create an exclusive virtual image, and its main competitor is Meta's Horizon Worlds. Baidu said that "Xiyang" is the first meta-cosmic product in China. CTOnews.com previously reported that Baidu held the 2021 Baidu AI developer Conference in "Xiyang", which is also the first large-scale conference held in meta-universe in China.