# BaiduAI

BaiduAI is an AI service by Baidu, some of its features can be accessed from Kittenblock so everyone can try out their functions without much hassle.

### Loading the extension for Baidu AI

Open up the extension page.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/add.png)

Select BaiduAI.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu1.png)

New programming blocks will be added.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu2.png)

### Using BaiduAI

There are serveral functions in BaiduAI.

#### Creating Literature

Literature such as poems and couplets can be generated.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu3.png)

Example 1: Creating a couplet.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu4.png)

Example 2: Creating a poem.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu5.png)

#### Text to speech

BaiduAI can also read out texts.

Example 1: Reading out Chinese.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu13.png)

Example 2: Reading out English.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu14.png)

#### Voice Recognition

BaiduAI can understand speech.

Currently BaiduAI can understand Putonghua.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu15.png)

#### Object Recognition

BaiduAI is able to recognize different objects in multiple categories.

Upload some pictures to be recognized.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu7.png)

Hide the pictures on canvas.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu8.png)

Select the category an unhide the picture.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu9.png)

Example 1: Recognizing foods.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu10.png)

Example 2: Recognizing cars.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu11.png)

Example 3: Recognizing animals.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu12.png)

#### Optical Character Recognition

BaiduAI is able to read Chinese and English characters.

```
The Video Sensing extension is used here.
```

Example 1: Recognizing Chinese characters.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu16.png)

Example 2: Recognizing English characters.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu17.png)

#### Smart Talk

BaiduAI has the ability to chat with you.

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu18.png)

![](https://kittenbothk-eng.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/baidu19.png)

### References

```
By Damian Morys from New York City, United States - Aventador., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41292267

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By User:Magicwolf - https://i.imgur.com/jn0fLtw.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5110106
```