China’s government has approved the public release of multiple AI chatbots recently, though trade restrictions from the US could hamper the country’s AI development. China has made a renewed push in the generative AI sector, with the release of multiple high-profile AI chatbots over the past week to challenge the dominance of tools like ChatGPT. The most notable of these is Ernie, an AI chatbot created by tech giant Baidu. This AI model was made publicly available last week after receiving government approval. The AI chatbot’s features bear a similarity to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with the ability to respond to questions,…