Meta Proposes S2A Attention Mechanism, Boosting Large Model Accuracy to 80.3%

Baidu Releases PaddlePaddle Framework 3.0 to Empower Intelligent Development in the Age of Large Models

Meta's High-End Smart Glasses, Hypernova, Leaked: Features Built-in Display, Potentially $1400 Price Tag

Bloomberg reports that Meta is preparing to launch a high-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in display, potentially as early as the end of this year. Codenamed Hypernova, these glasses will support running apps and displaying photos, controlled via gestures and capacitive touch on the sides of the frames. The screen, according to the report, will only appear in the bottom-right quadrant of the right lens, optimized for viewing when looking downward. Upon startup, the main screen displays icons horizontally, similar to Meta's...

PaddlePaddle 3.0 Officially Released: Supports Large Models Like Wenxin 4.5, Reduces Cross-Chip Adaptation Costs by 80%

Baidu's deep learning platform, PaddlePaddle, recently announced the official release of its new generation framework, PaddlePaddle 3.0. This release introduces five core technological innovations, including "dynamic and static unified automatic parallelism," aiming to effectively reduce the development and training costs of large models and support the infrastructure construction of the large model era. As the core infrastructure supporting large model training and inference tasks, PaddlePaddle 3.0 demonstrates excellent performance optimization. The framework already supports multiple mainstream large models, including Wenxin 4.5 and Wenxin X1, and through optimization...

AliExpress March Promotion Sees AR/VR Glasses Sales Surge 600%, Brand Globalization Plan Helps Chinese Brands Break Through

Sales of AR/VR glasses on AliExpress skyrocketed by 600% during March's big promotion. A strategic brand globalization plan is credited with helping Chinese brands achieve this significant breakthrough in the international market.

Meta's VP of AI Research, Joelle Pineau, to Depart

Joelle Pineau, Meta's Vice President of AI Research, announced on Tuesday via Facebook that she plans to leave the company in May. A highly respected leader within Meta's AI research lab (FAIR) for over two years, she oversaw the company's innovation and development in AI. Pineau's departure comes at a crucial time for Meta, as the company plans to invest up to $65 billion in AI by 2025.

Meta Unveils MoCha: AI System Transforms Text into Vivid Animated Characters with Natural Lip Sync and Movement

Meta, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Waterloo, recently launched MoCha, a novel AI system that generates full-body animated characters with synchronized speech and natural movements from simple text descriptions. This innovative technology promises to significantly enhance content creation efficiency and expressiveness, showcasing immense potential across various fields. Breaking the mold, MoCha's full-body animation with precise lip-sync differs from previous AI models that primarily focused on facial expressions. Its unique ability to render natural full-body movement makes it a groundbreaking advancement.

Meta Unveils MoCha AI System: Generating Character Animations with Synchronized Speech and Movement

Meta, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Waterloo, has developed MoCha, an AI system capable of generating full-body character animations with synchronized speech and natural movements. Unlike previous models focused solely on facial animation, MoCha renders full-body movements from multiple camera angles, encompassing lip-sync, hand gestures, and interactions between multiple characters. MoCha's demonstration highlights the accurate generation of synchronized upper body movements and hand gestures in close-up and medium shots, significantly improving lip-sync accuracy.

Meta AI Research Lead Joelle Pineau to Depart; $65B Investment Plan Continues

Joelle Pineau, VP of Meta AI Research, announced on Tuesday via a Facebook post that she will be leaving her position at Meta in May. Pineau has served as the head of Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab for the past two years, leading the lab's cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence. FAIR is a core internal research team at Meta, led by renowned scientist Yann LeCun. Pineau's departure comes as Meta...

National Astronomical Observatories of China and Alibaba Cloud Release World's First Solar Large Model, Jinwu: M5-Class Solar Flare Prediction Accuracy Exceeds 91%

Recently, the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) and Alibaba Cloud jointly announced the launch of Jinwu, the world's first solar large model, marking a significant step in the deep integration of solar physics research and artificial intelligence technology. The model, built on Alibaba Cloud's open-source Tongyi Qianwen framework, boasts a prediction accuracy exceeding 91% for M5-class solar flares, achieving the highest global level for this type of prediction. This achievement not only improves the accuracy of space weather forecasting but also provides new techniques for addressing the potential terrestrial impacts of solar activity.

Tuniu Launches AI Assistant Xiao Niu: Open-Source Large Model Empowers One-Stop Smart Travel Service

On April 1st afternoon, Tuniu Travel announced the official launch of its self-developed AI assistant, "Xiao Niu," a travel application agent available on both the Tuniu Travel app and the "Xiao Niu" mini-program. According to the announcement, "Xiao Niu" innovatively utilizes the open-source large models DeepSeek and Tongyi Qianwen, deeply integrating with vertical travel application scenarios to provide users with a more convenient and efficient travel experience. Through "Xiao Niu," users can easily search and book air tickets, hotels, and train tickets. Furthermore, this AI...