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1. Apple Negotiates AI Collaboration with Tencent and ByteDance to Integrate Local AI Models in China
Reports indicate that Apple is in talks with Tencent and ByteDance to integrate the AI models of these two Chinese companies into iPhones sold in the Chinese market. This initiative is part of Apple's AI system, Apple Intelligence, aimed at enhancing localization and user experience. Previously, Apple attempted to collaborate with Baidu but failed due to technical issues.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🤝 Apple's negotiations with Tencent and ByteDance focus on integrating AI models and are still in the early stages.
📉 Apple previously discussed collaboration with Baidu but failed to reach an agreement due to technical issues and data usage disagreements.
🌍 This AI strategy demonstrates Apple's emphasis on the Chinese market, highlighting the importance of localization and user experience.
2. ChatGPT Introduces Phone Feature: Seniors and Landlines Can Now Communicate with AI
OpenAI recently announced an important update during a technical sharing livestream, introducing a phone feature for ChatGPT, providing users with a dedicated phone number 1-800. This innovation allows users in the U.S. to easily call ChatGPT using either a smartphone or a traditional landline, significantly lowering the barrier to use and expanding its application. OpenAI offers 15 minutes of free call time per month; for longer conversations, users can continue using the original application.
【AiBase Highlights:】
📞 The new phone feature allows users to call a dedicated number to interact with ChatGPT.
💬 Integrated with WhatsApp, users can send messages directly for inquiries.
⏱️ Offers 15 minutes of free call time monthly, making it convenient for users to experience the service.
3. Keling 1.6 Version Launches: Significantly Enhanced Realism of Physical Laws
The release of Keling version 1.6 marks a significant advancement in AI video generation, especially in the realism of physical laws, character performance capabilities, and semantic understanding levels. The new version maintains an affordable price while achieving a qualitative leap in technology through precise physical interpretation and nuanced emotional capture of characters.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🔍 The realism of physical laws has significantly improved, exhibiting near-professional operational capabilities, with more realistic physical effects in everyday scenarios.
🎭 Character expression and motion capture have advanced significantly, accurately portraying complex emotions and bodily movements to an astonishing level.
🧠 Enhanced semantic understanding capabilities enable accurate generation of video content that meets complex instructions, showcasing excellent analytical skills.
4. Midjourney Launches “Relax Marathon”: Unlimited Generation for $10, Speed Boost
Midjourney recently launched the "Relax Marathon" event, allowing users to generate images unlimitedly in Relax mode for just $10, enjoying faster generation speeds. This event utilizes idle server resources acquired for new models and is open to all users, suitable for various creative scenarios. User feedback indicates a smooth experience on the web version, with anticipation for the new model's launch in 2024.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🖼️ Users can generate images unlimitedly in Relax mode for $10, with significantly increased speed.
💻 The event supports up to 12 tasks running simultaneously, with a queue for 24 tasks, greatly enhancing creative efficiency.
💳 Midjourney has added Alipay for payments, improving convenience for domestic users.
5. Alibaba's AI Application “Tongyi” Restructured: Spun Off from Alibaba Cloud to Smart Information Business Group
Alibaba's AI application “Tongyi” has officially been spun off from Alibaba Cloud and integrated into Alibaba's Smart Information Business Group, marking an important adjustment in Alibaba's AI To C application layout. Through this restructuring, Alibaba aims to better serve the consumer market, optimize resource allocation, and respond to the fiercely competitive AI market. This shift reflects Alibaba's changing strategic focus in the AI field, gradually moving from fundamental research to practical application.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🔄 Alibaba has spun off the AI application “Tongyi” from Alibaba Cloud to the Smart Information Business Group, optimizing the AI To C layout.
📈 After the adjustment, the “Tongyi” team is on par with “Quark” and maintains the “Tongyi Laboratory” within the Alibaba Cloud system.
🌐 This restructuring reflects Alibaba's strategic shift in the AI field, focusing on practical application to enhance market competitiveness.
6. Domo AI Releases v2v 5.0 Beta: Anime to Real Person, Video Editing Upgraded
Domo AI has recently launched the v2v 5.0 beta, with the most notable new feature being the v2v real model, which can convert anime videos into real person videos, providing a brand new visual experience. Additionally, users can transform objects in the video through prompts, showcasing the powerful potential of AI video editing. Domo AI's update makes video editing simpler and more personalized, suitable for both professional producers and everyday users.
【AiBase Highlights:】
✨ The v2v real model can convert anime videos into real person videos, offering an unprecedented visual experience.
🎨 Users can convert objects in videos into other real objects through prompts, showcasing limitless creativity.
🚀 Domo AI has updated new models for Japanese anime and 3D cartoon styles, providing greater stability and rich detail.
Details link: https://www.domoai.app/en/create/video
7. Genesis Project Launches: Revolutionary Generative Physics Engine to Build a 4D Dynamic Real World
The launch of the Genesis Project marks a significant breakthrough in the field of generative physics engines. This engine boasts superior performance and speed, being 10-80 times faster than existing GPU-accelerated engines, and approximately 430,000 times faster than real-time. This enables developers to conduct physical simulations more efficiently, shorten development cycles, and enhance development efficiency in robotics and physical AI.
【AiBase Highlights:】
⚡️ Outstanding performance: The simulation speed of the Genesis Project is 10-80 times faster than existing engines, greatly enhancing development efficiency.
🤖 Strong training capabilities: On a single RTX4090 graphics card, it takes only 26 seconds to train robot motion strategies transferable to the real world.
🌍 Broad applications: Supports simulations of various physical phenomena, and will play an important role in game development, virtual reality, and more in the future.
Details link: https://genesis-embodied-ai.github.io/
8. TuSimple Officially Renamed CreateAI
Beijing TuSimple Technology Co., Ltd. has officially been renamed CreateAI, marking a significant advancement in its generative AI capabilities, particularly in the animation and video game industries. The new company has obtained the license for the famous martial arts IP “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” and plans to develop a large open-world RPG game. Additionally, CreateAI collaborates with renowned animation director Masashi Kawamori and top animation production companies to leverage AIGC technology for creative breakthroughs.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🎮 CreateAI has obtained the official license for “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” and plans to develop a large open-world RPG game.
🎨 Collaborating with renowned animation director Masashi Kawamori and top animation production companies to advance the application of AIGC technology in creative processes.
📈 Launched the first large model “Ruyi,” positioned in the open-source image-to-video field, showcasing technological advantages.
9. Magnific Launches Image Generation Feature Super Real for Interior Design and Film Professional Creation
Spanish AI startup Magnific AI has recently launched its latest image generation model, Super Real, aimed at providing high-quality image generation services for architecture, interior design, film, and photography industries. Users can easily access and experience this feature with a simple and convenient activation method.
【AiBase Highlights:】
✨ Magnific AI has launched the new image generation model Super Real, focusing on professional fields such as architecture and interior design.
💡 Introduced the “Relight” feature, allowing users to adjust image lighting and background settings, enhancing creative flexibility.
⚡ Super Real excels in generating realistic images but currently lacks image editing features.
Details link: https://magnific.ai
10. AI Startup Odyssey Launches New Tool Explorer to Transform Text and Images into Realistic 3D Worlds
Odyssey's Explorer tool utilizes AI technology to convert text and images into interactive 3D renderings. Users can generate real-time scenes simply by entering a simple description. This tool's AI system is trained on real-world 360-degree images, making it suitable for creating hyper-realistic scenes.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌍 The Explorer tool can transform text and images into 3D renderings, generating real-time interactive scenes.
🎨 The generated scenes can be imported into creative software for post-editing, enhancing creative flexibility.
🤝 Odyssey collaborates with creative professionals to promote the development of generative world models, emphasizing collaboration with humans.
Details link: https://odyssey.systems/introducing-explorer
11. Douyin Vice President Clarifies Rumors of Price War in Large Models: Lowering Usage Costs Through Technological Innovation
Today, Douyin Vice President Li Liang clarified rumors regarding a potential price war in large models triggered by ByteDance. He emphasized that ByteDance does not intend to compete through price wars but aims to reduce the usage costs of AI models through technological innovation. At the Huoshan Engine Force Conference, ByteDance launched the Doubao visual understanding model, selling it at a price 85% lower than the industry average.
【AiBase Highlights:】
💰 ByteDance has launched the Doubao visual understanding model, priced at 0.003 yuan per thousand tokens input, 85% cheaper than the industry average.
🔧 Li Liang emphasized this is not a price war but an effort to reduce costs through technological innovation and algorithm optimization.
🌍 Huoshan Engine President Tan Dai stated that the market needs sufficient competition, and lowering costs is a result of technological optimization.
12. OpenAI Plans to Pay “Billions” to Non-Profit Organizations to Complete Corporate Structure Transformation
OpenAI is undergoing a significant transformation, planning to shift its governance structure from a non-profit organization to a fully for-profit enterprise. To complete this transformation, OpenAI will pay billions to its non-profit parent company in exchange for relinquishing control. The urgency of this move is due to the company's need to complete the transformation within two years, or it risks turning financing into debt.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌐 OpenAI plans to pay billions to non-profit organizations to complete its corporate structure transformation.
⏳ The company needs to complete this transformation within two years, or financing will turn into debt.
💼 Since its establishment in 2015, OpenAI has undergone multiple structural adjustments from non-profit to for-profit.
13. AI Search Engine Perplexity Secures New Funding Breakthrough, Valuation Rises to $9 Billion
Perplexity's recent funding round valued the company at $9 billion, raising $500 million, reflecting its rapid development in the AI search engine sector. Founded in 2020, Perplexity aims to improve users' search experiences through AI technology, helping users efficiently obtain information from vast amounts of data. This funding round is its fourth this year, and the funds will be used to expand the team and accelerate product development.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌟 The valuation has increased to $9 billion in the latest funding round, with $500 million raised.
🚀 Focused on developing an AI search engine, dedicated to enhancing the user search experience.
💡 The funding will be used to expand the team and accelerate product development to meet market demands.
