TechFlow news, on February 17, according to Jinshi News, Baidu Search is currently conducting a gray-scale test integrating DeepSeek and ERNIE Bot for deep search functionality, with some users already able to experience the feature. Baidu stated that the service is expected to officially launch at 0:00 on the 18th.
Users can access AI search by clicking the "AI+" button on the homepage of Baidu's PC site, then enabling the "Deep Thinking R1" button below the search box to switch to the DeepSeek R1 model. Alternatively, on the Baidu app, after entering any search term and completing an initial search, users can click "AI+" on the search results page, then tap "Try DeepSeek R1" to start interacting with DeepSeek.




