Baidu’s Robin Li Urges Companies to Reorganize Around AI

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The founder says productivity gains require changes to business structures, not just tools that help employees work faster ...

Baidu Inc. founder Robin Li urged companies to reorganize around artificial intelligence, arguing that the technology’s productivity gains depend on changes in how businesses operate.

Speaking at the Baidu World conference on Thursday, Li called for an “AI-native” organizational structure to replace conventional hierarchies. His remarks come as the Nasdaq- and Hong Kong-listed company turns to AI agents to expand its user base, part of a broader push by technology companies to find commercially viable applications beyond coding and chatbots.

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