Chinese's Baidu has filed lawsuits against Apple and 'relevant' app developers over fake copies of its Ernie bot app.

Baidu's artificial intelligence-powered Ernie bot was launched last month.

It is being labeled as China's answer to the U.S.-developed chatbot ChatGPT built by OpenAI.

Baidu claims that the counterfeit applications of its Ernie bot violate its intellectual property rights.

The company warned users that until it makes an official announcement, any Ernie app on the App Store or other stores is fake.

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