On the evening of November 12, ahead of the 2025 Baidu World Conference scheduled for the following day, Baidu founder Robin Li made an early appearance at the event’s exhibition area. He inspected the layout, Baidu’s ERNIE AI model, and cutting-edge innovations like AI-powered glasses.

At the digital avatar booth of Luo Yonghao, jointly developed by Baidu and Luo’s team, Li paused and asked, “What’s next in your livestream commerce strategy?” The digital avatar promptly responded, “The direction will align with tech trends—smartwatches, for instance.”

Li then added, “Some small home appliances are quite interesting.” Luo’s digital avatar quickly replied, “The important thing is we’re having a great conversation.”