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Xiaomi and Peking University co-published a paper on arXiv. Corresponding author Luo Fuli, noted for Lei Jun's high-salary recruitment, is affiliated with PKU's Computational Linguistics Institute, not Xiaomi's model team.....

Beijing Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital has collaborated with Beijing Electronic Information and Intelligence to develop China's first pharmaceutical-specific large model, using AI to optimize pharmaceutical processes, improve the efficiency and accuracy of medication safety evaluation for special populations such as the elderly, children, and pregnant women, and address the challenges of rapid updates in drug information and complex individual differences.

In 2025, the popularity of AI music creation tools is changing the industry landscape. In January, a player from Genshin Impact used Suno to create a song with 6.4 million plays, sparking discussions about the capabilities of AI creation. Programmers have become an active group, and in March, Yapie completed a theme song using multiple tools within a few hours.

OpenAI suspended Sora's generation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s portrait at his estate's request, citing disrespectful user content. The company emphasized balancing free speech with public figures' control over their likeness.....

Fei-Fei Li's team introduces RTFM, enabling real-time 3D world generation and interaction on a single H100 GPU. It maintains persistence, 3D consistency, stable geometry, object placement, appearance, and effects like reflections and shadows, advancing from concept to practical application.....

A team from Stanford and other universities proposed the 'language sampling' method, which improves the creative diversity of generative AI by asking the model to generate five responses and their probabilities in the prompt. This method applies to both language and image models, and can stimulate richer creative outputs.

Chongqing removes 10+ non-compliant AI products like 'AI prescriptions' in a crackdown on AI misuse, highlighting the need for regulation amid risks of misinformation and data security.....

Aishitech raised 100M yuan in Series B+ funding. With 10M registered and 16M monthly active users, its annual recurring revenue exceeds $40M, growing tenfold since commercialization began in Nov 2024.....

INMO releases new AI smart glasses at Chengdu conference, partners with LOHO and Asia Optical to establish 2,000+ offline stores. Pop-ups debut in December across four cities. CEO aims to integrate AI into daily life via natural wearables.....

Wikimedia Foundation reports AI chatbots and search engines reduce human traffic to Wikipedia, raising sustainability concerns. It urges AI tools and social platforms to encourage direct user visits when using Wikipedia content.....

A recent survey by the Pew Research Center shows that American concerns about artificial intelligence are the highest in the world. Although the United States is the birthplace of AI technology, public sentiment is generally pessimistic: 43% of global respondents feel both concerned and excited about AI, 34% tend to be more worried, and only 16% hold a positive attitude. This creates a striking contrast between technological leadership and public concern.

Baidu's open-source PaddleOCR-VL model, with 0.9B parameters, leads globally with 92.6 points on OmniBenchDoc V1.5. It excels in text, handwriting, tables, formulas, and chart recognition.....

OpenAI partners with MLK estate to regulate Sora's use of Dr. King's image, suspending disrespectful content generation per request to enhance historical figure protection.....

New York becomes the first U.S. state to ban landlords from using AI algorithms to set rents, following similar city-level bans to prevent algorithmic rent manipulation.....

Claude's 'Skills' feature enables users to create customizable packages with instructions, scripts, and resources for automated task execution, enhancing workflow efficiency and standardization through composability and portability.....

Microsoft launches OpenAI's Sora2 video generation model on Azure AI for public preview, offering cloud API access to businesses and developers. This multimodal tool processes text, image, and video inputs to create new content, advancing generative AI video into commercial applications like advertising.....

New York becomes the first U.S. state to ban landlords from using algorithmic pricing software like RealPage to manipulate rents, targeting collusion on pricing, occupancy limits, and lease terms.....

Kayak launches AI mode, allowing users to research, plan, and book travel directly through an integrated chatbot. This feature supports comparison queries for flights, hotels, and car rentals, providing more accurate search results by utilizing ChatGPT integration technology. It is now available on both web and mobile platforms.

Sora2 by OpenAI introduces a storyboard feature for pros on web, plus enhanced creativity tools for all users in-app.....

Alibaba integrates AI into Tmall's Double 11, enhancing shopping efficiency and consumer experience while reducing costs for merchants.....