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Baidu Shifts AI Agent Dumate Toward Industry-Specific Workflows

Published: Aug. 28, 2026  12:24 a.m.  GMT+8
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In July, Dumate reached 6.74 million monthly active desktop users, up more than 1,000% from a month earlier. Photo: VCG
In July, Dumate reached 6.74 million monthly active desktop users, up more than 1,000% from a month earlier. Photo: VCG

Baidu Inc. on Thursday unveiled 15 industry-specific suites for its artificial-intelligence agent application Dumate, shifting its focus from general administrative functions to more specialized professional tasks.

The move underscores intensifying competition among China’s technology giants to monetize AI by targeting enterprise demand in a largely untapped market of more than 120 million white-collar workers.

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