With the support of AI, Baidu Smart Input makes communication more vivid and work more efficient

From computers to mobile phones, no matter how the computing devices around us change, input method is one of the most basic and important functions. From the early Wubi and Smart ABC to the current wide variety of input methods, the change of technology has not only made us type faster, but more importantly, it has also doubled our communication efficiency.

After entering the Internet era, in addition to typing, the "mission" of input methods is also becoming diversified. Our requirements for input methods are no longer limited to typing out text or expressions, but have become comprehensive tools that can cover a variety of social and work scenarios. How to find an input method that suits us, its comprehensive ability has become an important criterion. We can't just focus on the basic functions of input methods such as keyboard shape, the number of vocabulary, etc., but we must combine our own needs to see whether the input method can be integrated in multiple technologies to meet our diverse needs.

Baidu Input Method has always been one of the best input method products in the industry. Taking mobile phones as an example, according to statistics from market research institutions, in 2020, it accounted for 43.7% of the third-party input method market, ranking first in China. What makes Baidu Input Method stand out is AI.

Relying on Baidu's leading AI technology in China, Baidu Input Method has penetrated and empowered the enterprise service market, and launched the "Baidu Smart Input" series of black technologies, allowing AI technology to be fully implemented in Baidu Input Method, continuously expanding the connotation and boundaries of smart input, and advancing into diversified application fields.

For ordinary users, the main function of input methods is chatting, but for corporate users, the task of input methods is communication in a broader sense: whether it is internal communication or external contact of the company, whether it is voice conferencing or file scanning, an all-round intelligent tool is needed to improve communication efficiency.

Baidu Input Method, powered by Baidu Smart Input, has made targeted optimizations for several common scenarios for corporate users.

Ultra-fast voice, never miss a meeting

Every time a company holds a meeting, it is often accompanied by a large number of meeting minutes. How to read them synchronously, an input method that can quickly realize these functions has become a necessity when the company holds meetings.

The ultra-fast voice function of Baidu Smart Input adopts the world-leading streaming end-to-end voice and language integrated modeling method, integrated with Baidu's natural language processing technology, so that the accuracy rate of near-field Mandarin Chinese recognition reaches 98%. At the same time, it is also optimized for special environments such as mixed Chinese and English speaking, dialects, and noise, helping enterprise users to achieve efficient communication in various scenarios.

This function has also been directly integrated into the Baidu Input Method. Users can use it without downloading additional software. Its recognition accuracy is extremely high, and even speech at a faster speed can be accurately recorded.

Of course, in a meeting scenario, the number of participants often reaches two or more. In this regard, Baidu Smart Input Method has also added a multi-person voiceprint recognition function, which can accurately identify which user is speaking, making the meeting review more efficient.

At the same time, enterprise users can also upload vocabulary texts through the voice self-training platform provided by Baidu, conduct zero-code training, accurately improve the vocabulary recognition rate in the business field by 5-20%, and use it exclusively.

Switch between multiple languages ​​​​easily and master every word

In the context of globalization, enterprises have more demands for cross-border communication. However, in the process of cross-border communication, the wrong use of a word may lead to a huge difference in meaning, and some professional terms are even more obscure and difficult to understand, so accurate translation has become a common demand of enterprises.

To address these issues, Baidu Smart Input has added a "real-time translation" function that covers more than 200 languages. It can respond to massive and complex translation requests in real time, and the translation quality has reached the world's leading level.

This function is also reflected in Baidu Input Method, and its accuracy rate is extremely high. There is no awkwardness of "machine translation" at all, and it can be said to have reached the level of barrier-free communication.

The real-time translation function also supports direct translation of document scans. Take this famous line from The Lord of the Rings as an example. It can be seen that the input method performs impeccably in both English recognition and subsequent translation. This is also a very practical function for corporate users who have a large number of document scanning needs.

Vertical enterprise users can also provide corpus data to build customized translation systems for specific fields to meet translation needs in specific scenarios. Currently, Baidu has reached a cooperation with Beijing Medipel Information Technology Co., Ltd. to apply the medical translation API to the artificial intelligence medical literature translation system, which greatly improves the translation results and makes them more in line with the expression habits in the biomedical field.

AI integration in multiple scenarios, embodying intelligence everywhere

In the enterprise market, efficiency is naturally king, but in the consumer market, a successful input method must not only be easy to use but also interesting enough.

The communication methods of contemporary young users are no longer limited to text. Instead, they use emojis and other methods to make expressions more interesting, so that the other party can understand your voice through the screen. However, there are countless emojis on the Internet. If you save them all on your phone, it is difficult to find them accurately when you really need them. So even if we have saved countless emojis, we will always feel that "we only regret not having enough emojis when we really need them."

The picture-fighting function of Baidu Smart Input was created to meet this demand. The built-in picture-fighting function in Baidu Input Method brings together a large number of emoticon packages, making it convenient for us to use them whenever we want.

What's even more high-tech is its "God Sentences with Pictures" function. After using this function, AI will automatically give suitable emoticons based on the typed text. You no longer have to search through thousands of pictures you have stored. Common expressions can be paired with emoticons, and the applicable scenarios are extremely rich.

With the cooperation of AI, Baidu Input Method can also realize the selection of emoticons while typing, allowing users to be invincible when fighting with pictures, and it can also alleviate the embarrassment during conversations, and the communication atmosphere will instantly become active.

For middle-aged and elderly users, keyboard typing is not a very user-friendly operation method, so handwriting and voice input have become essential functions. However, the recognition rate of traditional handwriting input methods for cursive characters, overlapping characters, punctuation marks, and English is not high, which also reduces input efficiency.

Baidu Input Method relies on Baidu's excellent image processing technology and massive high-quality data to support the recognition of various irregular handwritten fonts, and has specially optimized the handwriting for sloppy and blurred characters, with an accuracy rate of over 90% for handwritten Chinese characters. At the same time, it can also support the recognition of common patterns such as hand-drawn squares and circles, allowing users to "describe vividly" using only the mobile phone keyboard.

In terms of voice input, Baidu Input can achieve accurate Chinese and English voice recognition, and realize mixed Chinese and English input. For some users who work and live in a multilingual environment, there is no need to switch back and forth between Chinese and English input methods, and the input efficiency will naturally be significantly improved.

According to iMedia Research, the usage rates of Baidu Input Method's AI keyboard input, AI voice input, and AI emoji input are 82.2%, 66.5%, and 45.6%, respectively, the highest among similar products in China. Among them, the average daily input frequency of users of Baidu Input Method's AI voice function is 14.2 times, and more than 70% of users believe that its input accuracy is the highest. In addition, 60% of users frequently use the AI ​​emoji input function.

With the support of Baidu's smart input AI function, Baidu Input Method has become a feature-rich and highly efficient input method.

Baidu Smart Input is really "HUI"

In the past, when people talked about AI, they thought of lifelike robots. But after stepping out of science fiction works, we found that AI technology has penetrated into every aspect of life and is changing our lives in various details.

After combining many black technologies of Baidu Smart Input, Baidu Input Method has reached the top level in the industry in terms of input fluency, function richness and ease of use. It has gathered massive resources, supports hand-drawn recognition, and can realize intelligent translation and recording functions. It can be called an input method with "HUI" in everything.

In addition to being used in Baidu Input Method, Baidu Smart Input is also constantly exploring more intelligent, full-scenario input applications, such as the recently customized smart voice mouse and Minsheng Keyboard Bank with Logitech. In the future, Baidu Smart Input will continue to empower more industry partners and output more accurate and diversified industry solutions in terms of corporate office, marketing, terminal customization, etc.

For individuals, Baidu Smart Input is rich and interesting in functions; for corporate users, it is practical and efficient. In today's era where communication and work are both efficient, Baidu Smart Input is undoubtedly an excellent efficiency choice that is suitable for both business and home.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.