Baidu launches new AI agents and proposes Daily Active Agents as key industry metric

At Baidu Create 2026, Baidu introduced a new generation of AI agents including DuMate, Miaoda, Baidu Yijing, and Famou Agent 2.0, alongside a full-stack AI Cloud for large-scale applications. CEO Robin Li proposed Daily Active Agents (DAA) as the new success metric for AI platforms, predicting global DAA could exceed 10 billion. These innovations aim to transform AI from passive tools to autonomous executors, enabling individuals and enterprises to operate more efficiently with AI. Baidu's upgraded agents support diverse tasks from coding to digital human interaction, signaling a shift toward AI-driven productivity and super-individual capabilities.