AIMPACT News, May 13 (UTC+8): According to monitoring by Beating, Baidu founder Robin Li stated at the Create 2026 Baidu AI Developer Conference that the industry’s focus on token consumption does not represent the ultimate outcome. Tokens are merely a cost, not a revenue; they measure input, not output. Whether these tokens are consumed efficiently or generate meaningful value cannot be determined by the tokens themselves. Li introduced a new metric, DAA (Daily Active Agents), as a counterpart to DAU (Daily Active Users) in the mobile internet era. His reasoning is that when an individual possesses multiple agents and a company manages hundreds or thousands of agents, the total volume will far exceed DAU based on global population. Currently, Meta holds the highest DAU globally, exceeding 3.4 billion; Li believes that global DAA will easily surpass 10 billion in the future. “What matters more than meaningless token consumption is how many agents are actively working for humans and delivering tangible results—this is closer to value and closer to the essence.” He cited the explosive popularity of OpenClaw as an example: this marks the first time an agent has surpassed the model to become mainstream—AI’s central focus has shifted from models to applications. Users pay not for how intelligent the model is, but for whether it can get tasks done for them. Based on this, Li divided AI interfaces into two generations: chatbots like ChatGPT represent the first generation, addressing information retrieval; general-purpose agents represent the second generation, focused on task completion—“with a higher value ceiling than chatbots.” Li also declared that AI is giving rise to “super individuals.” Previously, the smallest unit of productivity was a team; now it is one person augmented by a fleet of agents. At the organizational level, each manager can oversee 30–50 people instead of just 10, with the core function of management shifting from supervision and command to one word: alignment—ensuring they are doing the right things. (Source: BlockBeats)
Li Yanhong proposes new metric 'Daily Active Agents' at Baidu AI Developer Conference
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At the Create 2026 Baidu AI Developer Conference, Li Yanhong introduced Daily Active Agents (DAA) as a new metric for AI utility. He criticized token consumption as a cost indicator rather than a value one. DAA, he said, is to AI what DAU is to mobile apps. The shift toward application-driven AI emphasizes task completion over model intelligence. New token listings may benefit from this AI + crypto news.
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