Baidu CEO li yanhong reports significant growth in internal AI agent activity

During the Baidu World Conference 2026, Baidu founder Li Yanhong detailed substantial internal advancements in the company's AI capabilities, referencing his previous call to action to build a native AI organization. Li Yanhong disclosed that the number of daily active internal agents (DAA) has increased over the past year from an average of 5,000 to 37,000, marking a growth of more than sixfold. Furthermore, the volume of effective tasks completed by these agents has surged elevenfold, rising from an average of 84,000 per week to over one million. In terms of infrastructure, Baidu has established 4,300 Workspace environments and accumulated over 20,000 organizational skills. Li Yanhong noted that the successful methodologies and experiences developed within these organizations can now be leveraged by more personnel and utilized by the agents.