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1. AiShi Technology releases PixVerse version 3.5: Generate videos in as fast as 5 seconds with enhanced animation effects
The latest PixVerse version 3.5 from AiShi Technology significantly improves video generation speed and quality, allowing users to create videos in as fast as 5 seconds and enjoy a smoother motion control experience. The new version also supports 1080p HD quality and various animation style switches to meet personalized needs. Additionally, AiShi Technology will further enhance R&D and market coverage through A+ round financing, promoting the development of AI video generation technology.
【AiBase Highlights:】
⚡️ The new PixVerse can generate videos in 5 seconds, enhancing user experience.
🎨 Animation effects have been significantly improved, supporting multiple style switches.
📈 Supports 1080p HD quality, making video quality more detailed and vivid.
2. Lei Jun recruits AI prodigy Luo Fuli with a salary of 10 million, accelerating Xiaomi's AI large model strategy
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun successfully recruited key developer Luo Fuli of the DeepSeek open-source large model with a salary of 10 million, marking a strategic acceleration for Xiaomi in the field of artificial intelligence. Luo Fuli is a post-95 AI genius who has published multiple papers at top conferences and has a strong technical background. In recent years, Xiaomi has increased its investment in AI, establishing a dedicated AI platform department and planning to invest significant funds in the coming years, demonstrating its ambition and determination in the AI field.
【AiBase Highlights:】
💰 Lei Jun's recruitment of AI prodigy Luo Fuli with a 10 million salary shows Xiaomi's emphasis on the AI field.
📈 Xiaomi formed an AI laboratory large model team in 2023, further increasing its investment in AI.
💡 It is expected that Xiaomi's R&D expenditure will reach 24 billion yuan in 2024, and further rise to 30 billion yuan in 2025.
3. Alipay launches new generation AI visual search product "Explore": Explore everything with AI eyes
On December 30, Alipay launched its new generation AI visual search product "Explore", utilizing self-developed multimodal large model technology to help users quickly and conveniently explore the things around them through AI's visual capabilities. This product can not only recognize flowers, plants, and pets but also provide travel explanations, product and medicine information, marking Alipay's continuous innovation and development in the AI field.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌿 Through AI visual search, users can quickly identify and obtain information about flowers, plants, pets, and more, becoming smart guides.
🎨 The "Inspiration Exploration" feature allows users to generate interesting interpretations for photos and easily share creative texts.
🛒 The "Text Exploration" feature supports foreign language translation, making it convenient for users to identify menus and signs while traveling abroad.
4. BYD launches "Yao Shun Yu" humanoid robot project, continuously recruiting for future labs
BYD's 15th division has officially launched the humanoid robot project named "Yao Shun Yu", showcasing its continuous innovation and exploration in the field of intelligence. The project team is actively recruiting related technical talents, covering multiple technical positions, reflecting BYD's emphasis and investment in robot technology. Since its establishment in 2022, the intelligent research team has successfully developed multiple industrial robots, advancing the progress of industrial automation.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🚀 BYD's 15th division has launched a humanoid robot project, codenamed "Yao Shun Yu".
👥 Recruitment covers multiple technical positions, including senior algorithms, structure, simulation, and robotics engineers.
🤖 Since its establishment in 2022, the team has developed multiple industrial robots, promoting intelligent applications.
5. Plug and play! One-click AI digital human system AigcPanel
AigcPanel is a revolutionary AI digital human system designed to simplify user environment configuration, making video synthesis and sound synthesis easier. Users only need to download an installation package to achieve a plug-and-play experience, eliminating cumbersome setup processes. Its powerful features include video generation, sound synthesis, and voice cloning, compatible with multiple operating systems, supporting both Chinese and English interfaces, and being fully open-source for user customization.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🎥 AigcPanel enables video and sound synthesis, allowing users to easily create digital human videos.
🔊 Supports voice cloning, capable of replicating unique voice tones to enhance the creative experience.
💻 Multi-platform support, fully open-source, allowing users to customize and manage AI models freely.
Details link: https://aigcpanel.com/
6. OpenAI announces monetization restructuring plan, may face legal challenges
OpenAI recently announced its monetization restructuring plan, marking a significant shift from a non-profit organization to a public benefit corporation. This plan aims to promote the development of general artificial intelligence, but has sparked legal challenges, with co-founder Elon Musk filing a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of prioritizing profit over public interest. Additionally, Meta has expressed concerns about this transition, attempting to exert pressure to halt the implementation of the plan.
【AiBase Highlights:】
💼 OpenAI has re-registered its for-profit subsidiary as a public benefit corporation in Delaware, continuing to advance the mission of general artificial intelligence.
⚖️ Co-founder Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of prioritizing profit over public interest, facing legal challenges.
📉 Investors hope to gain returns by simplifying equity structure, with OpenAI's restructuring plan aimed at reducing complexity.
7. Tencent releases StereoCrafter: Convert 2D videos to 3D videos
Recently, Tencent AI Lab and Tencent PCG's ARC Lab jointly launched the StereoCrafter framework, capable of converting ordinary 2D videos into high-fidelity 3D videos to meet the growing demand for immersive experiences. The system significantly enhances generation effects through two steps: deep video reconstruction and stereo video restoration, ensuring high fidelity of the output content.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌟 StereoCrafter efficiently converts 2D videos into immersive 3D videos using new technology.
🖥️ The system consists of two main steps: deep video reconstruction and stereo video restoration, enhancing generation effects.
📊 The research team has built a high-quality dataset to support algorithm training, ensuring output quality.
Details link: https://stereocrafter.github.io/
8. Doubao large model releases 8 key moments of 2024: From AI rising star to comprehensive breakthrough
The Doubao large model has undergone significant technological advancements over the past 230 days, showcasing its broad applications and innovative potential in AI, from breakthroughs in speech recognition to programming capabilities. Through continuous technological iteration and cross-domain collaboration, Doubao large model has not only enhanced its own capabilities but also brought about transformation in multiple industries. Its breakthroughs in audio, video, image, and text processing mark it as an important benchmark in AI technology.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🎤 Breakthroughs in speech recognition and emotional expression allow the Doubao large model to understand various dialects and express emotions.
🎶 The birth of an AI band, where the Doubao large model masters multiple music creation skills, bringing innovative inspiration.
💻 Leap in programming capabilities, supporting various programming languages to meet full-stack development needs.
Details link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KVfu86njzyK2iK4j6VJONw
9. Death of OpenAI whistleblower prompts parents to call for FBI investigation
The parents of former OpenAI researcher Balaji have expressed doubts about his death and are calling for an FBI investigation. Balaji was found dead in San Francisco on November 26, with police initially ruling it a suicide, but his parents believe the investigation was insufficient. Balaji had publicly accused OpenAI of copyright infringement and was committed to advocating for creators' rights. His parents insist he had no history of mental illness and are calling for a more thorough investigation into his death to seek the truth.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌟 Balaji's parents question the police's initial determination of his death as suicide and are requesting FBI involvement in the investigation.
🕵️♂️ Balaji had no history of mental illness prior to his death and left no suicide note; his parents maintain he had no reason to commit suicide.
🖥️ Balaji worked at OpenAI, publicly accusing it of copyright infringement and fighting for creators' rights.
10. Xunlei establishes global AI headquarters in Hangzhou, partnering to promote digital economy development
During the fourth quarter key project signing event held in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Xunlei Group signed a cooperation agreement with the Hangzhou Future Technology City Management Committee to establish a global artificial intelligence headquarters in Yuhang District. Xunlei Group's CEO Li Jinbo stated that the future headquarters will leverage Yuhang District's advantages to actively promote artificial intelligence innovation strategies, enhance the company's continuous investment in capital and talent, and drive the industry application of artificial intelligence technology.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🤝 Xunlei Group has signed a cooperation agreement with Hangzhou Future Technology City to establish a global artificial intelligence headquarters.
💡 The future headquarters will leverage Yuhang District's advantages to promote artificial intelligence innovation strategies.
📈 It is expected to drive local economic growth and technological advancement.
11. Artificial life search model to discover new forms of artificial life
In recent years, significant breakthroughs in protein discovery have earned Nobel Prizes, and the potential of foundational models in exploring large combinatorial spaces is gradually becoming apparent, indicating possible transformations across multiple scientific fields. The field of artificial life has not yet fully utilized these foundational models. The research team's newly proposed "Artificial Life Automated Search" (ASAL) method effectively alleviates the long-standing burden of manual design and trial-and-error reliance in the artificial life field through visual language foundational models.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌟 The ASAL method uses foundational models to alleviate traditional design burdens and enhance research efficiency in artificial life.
🔍 ASAL can discover simulations of specific phenomena and novel open simulations, showcasing diverse simulation spaces.
🚀 Research results successfully identified new life forms and quantified previously qualitative phenomena, advancing artificial life research.
Details link: https://github.com/sakanaai/asal
12. Google CEO states: AI model Gemini will be the company's "top priority" in 2025
At a recent strategy meeting, Google CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized that 2025 will be a crucial year for the company's development, especially in the field of artificial intelligence. Pichai pointed out that while Google's AI application Gemini has already gained strong momentum, there is still a need to accelerate progress to close the gap with competitors. He stated that next year, the focus will be on expanding Gemini on the consumer side to enhance market competitiveness.
【AiBase Highlights:】
🌟 2025 will be a key year for Google's development, with Pichai emphasizing the need to accelerate progress.
🤖 The Gemini application has gained strong momentum in the AI field, but Google still needs to work to close the gap.
🚀 Next year, Google will focus on expanding Gemini on the consumer side to enhance market competitiveness.
