Recently, Google spent up to $2.7 billion to bring back an AI expert, Noam Shazeer, who left the company in 2021 to start his own startup, Character.AI. This company allows users to interact with role-playing chatbots and has become a popular project. Source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by provider Midjourney. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google has allocated this hefty amount.

Google has recently issued a warning that the UK may fall behind in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, particularly if the government does not expedite the construction of data centers and ease restrictions on the use of copyrighted works. Google UK’s managing director, Derby Weinstein, stated that while the government recognizes the opportunities in AI, more policies are needed to promote its application. Image Source Note: The image is AI-generated, with authorization from the service provider Midjourney. Weinstein noted that the UK ranks only seventh in the global AI readiness index, which is behind other countries.

Baidu's Q2 2024 financial report shows total revenue of 33.9 billion RMB, with net profit between 5.5 billion and 7.4 billion RMB, performing better under non-GAAP standards. During the earnings call, Robin Li emphasized that competition in the AI field will be fierce and profitability will be key to survival. Baidu has invested in AI for many years, demonstrating its leading position, especially in the application of large models, with the Wenxin large model averaging over 600 million calls per day. The Intelligent Cloud business grew 14% year-on-year, benefiting from the increased demand for generative AI and large language models. The search business is accelerating its upgrade through the Wenxin large model.

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke discussed GitHub's future development strategy on the Decoder podcast, emphasizing its role as a leading software management platform for developers worldwide, particularly in open-source code storage. GitHub has collaborated with 90% of the Fortune 100 companies globally, introducing features such as issue tracking, automated workflows, and cloud-based development environments. Dohmke pointed out that GitHub aims to be the center of developer tools, rather than replacing other tools, comparing it to...

Apple has quietly launched two artificial intelligence frameworks and model libraries, signaling a possible increase in its investments in the AI field. The MLX, released by the machine learning research team, is an efficient machine learning framework that runs on Apple Silicon and is accessible via repositories like GitHub and PyPI. MLX Data is a framework-agnostic, efficient, and flexible data loading package that works with the MLX, PyTorch, or Jax frameworks. Apple has previously taken a conservative approach to AI, but this latest move indicates a potential change.