Nucleus AI Rises Silently Focusing on Agriculture with 22 Billion Parameter Model

Jack Ma Reiterates Focus on AI; Alibaba's All-in AI Strategy Draws Attention; Employees Say Performance Not Yet Tied to AI

Alibaba founder Jack Ma recently addressed company employees, reaffirming the importance of artificial intelligence and stating that AI's future role is to liberate, not replace, humanity. Previous market rumors suggested that all Alibaba departments would have AI-driven growth as a core performance metric by 2025. However, an Alibaba employee told the media that performance evaluations are not currently directly linked to AI, which remains an auxiliary tool. In response to inquiries, Alibaba stated that this was not an official announcement.

AI Daily: Zhipu AI Opens Sources 32B/9B GLM Series Models and Launches Z.ai Domain; OpenAI Releases GPT-4.1 Series Models; Alibaba ModelScope Launches MCP Plaza

Welcome to the "AI Daily" column! Your daily guide to exploring the world of artificial intelligence. We present you with the hottest AI topics, focusing on developers, helping you understand technology trends and learn about innovative AI product applications. Discover new AI products here: https://top.aibase.com/ 1. Zhipu AI Launches New Domain Z.ai and Open Sources 32B/9B Series GLM Models Zhipu AI team recently announced the open sourcing of 32B and 9B series GLM models and launched a new interactive...

Global Artificial Intelligence Market Projected to Reach $368 Billion by 2034

SignalFire Raises Over $1 Billion to Focus on Applied AI Startups

Venture capital firm SignalFire announced it has secured over $1 billion in funding to support next-generation early-stage technology startups, particularly those innovating in applied artificial intelligence (AI). This capital will be allocated across multiple programs including SignalFire's Seed, Early, XIR (High-Retention), and Opportunity programs. The firm stated that this funding will be used to back founders pursuing disruptive innovations with the potential to 'reshape entire categories'. Image note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provided by Midjourney.

Moon's Dark Side Launches First Content Community, Kimi, to Enhance User Interaction

Moon's Dark Side recently announced it's conducting a gray-scale test of its first content community product, Kimi, aimed at improving user experience and retention. The product, Kimi, underwent limited testing late last year and is now entering a wider testing phase. According to The Paper, Moon's Dark Side is a company founded in March 2023, led by a team headed by Yang Zhilin, who has a background at Tsinghua University. Core members of the founding team have participated in the development of several well-known large language models, including Google's Gemini and Bard.

Zhihu AI Officially Initiates IPO Process; A New Chapter for the 'Big Six' in Large Language Models

Zhihu AI, a leading player in the Chinese large language model market, has officially begun its initial public offering (IPO) process, marking a significant milestone for the industry's 'Big Six' companies.

Meta Restarts AI Training Using Public Content from European Users

Meta recently announced it will resume training its AI models using publicly available content from European users. This decision follows a pause last year due to data privacy concerns. Meta stated that this AI training will primarily rely on publicly shared posts and comments from adult users across the 27 EU countries. Furthermore, interactions between users and Meta AI, such as questions and queries, will also be used to train and improve its AI models. Image attribution: Image generated by AI, image licensing provided by Midj

Zhipu AI Launches New Domain Z.ai and Open-Sources 32B/9B GLM Model Series

Zhipu AI's technology team has announced the open-sourcing of its 32B and 9B GLM (General Language Model) model series, and the official launch of its new interactive platform, Z.ai. This model series includes base models, inference models, and contemplative models, all under a permissive MIT license. This grants developers extensive freedom for use and development, allowing free use for commercial purposes and free distribution.

Meta's Llama-4-Maverick Plummets in Rankings, Raising Concerns of Benchmark Manipulation

Meta's open-source large language model, Llama-4-Maverick, has experienced a dramatic drop in LMArena rankings, plummeting from second place to 32nd. This significant shift has sparked widespread skepticism among developers, who suspect Meta may have manipulated the benchmark by submitting a specially optimized version. The issue stems from Meta's April 6th release of its latest large language model, Llama 4, encompassing three versions: Scout, Maverick, and Behemoth.

Pre-training Doesn't Equal Stronger: Research Reveals Catastrophic Overfitting in Large Language Models