BAIDU CFO REVEALS OPENCLAW FOUNDER'S COLLABORATION PITCH
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Baidu's CFO Henry He disclosed that OpenClaw creator Dario Amodei approached the Chinese tech giant seeking partnership to enhance search capabilities for its AI assistant.
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