I Tried Baidu's DuMate AI Agent: Once You Go Multi-Task Parallel, There's No Going Back

At Baidu’s 2026 developer conference, Robin Li framed “Daily Active Agents” as a new AI-era productivity metric.

Baidu introduced DuMate, a general-purpose AI agent that can launch multiple specialized tasks in parallel from one prompt.

DuMate is designed to work across both desktop and mobile, with syncing between PC and app experiences.

The demo reflects Baidu’s push toward coordinated agent teams, not just isolated AI tools, to reduce workflow friction.