AMD announced that Keith Strier has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of Global Artificial Intelligence Market, aiming to drive the company's worldwide AI strategy development. Strier's addition will lead AMD in advancing its AI vision globally, enhancing ecosystem capabilities, and accelerating AI collaborations across various industries. As an expert with extensive experience in the field of artificial intelligence, he will report directly to AMD's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. AMD Chair Lisa Su emphasized that Strier's market expertise and industry network will enhance the company's influence in the global AI arena.

ByteDance is secretly preparing to establish a Large Model Research Institute to strengthen its position in AI large models. The institute has attracted top talents from the industry, including Qin Yujia and Huang Wenhao, who will manage technology projects and report directly to founder Zhang Yiming. This move indicates ByteDance's long-term plans and proactive strategies in AI model R&D, aiming to leverage external expertise for technological a....

In the semiconductor industry, AMD recently announced a significant development: Victor Peng, the company's president, will retire next month. As a pivotal figure in AMD's AI strategy, Peng's departure is sure to garner widespread attention within the industry.Since joining AMD in 2022, Victor Peng has been instrumental in driving the company's growth. Prior to AMD, he served as the president and CEO of Xilinx, a programmable chip design company, leading it for four years. Earlier, he had also w

At the recent WWDC conference, Apple announced an agreement with OpenAI, allowing ChatGPT to perform certain tasks on devices running iOS 18 (excluding the EU). This move marks another significant step for Apple in the field of artificial intelligence. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple's executives also mentioned Google Gemini, but the list of potential partners is not limited to this.

Apple Inc. halts electric vehicle development and shifts focus to AI projects. CEO Tim Cook promises shareholders to explore new frontiers in AI. Investors are dissatisfied with the unclear AI strategy as the stock price continues to decline. Apple's stock has dropped 12% this year, with market capitalization falling below Microsoft. Investors want Apple to demonstrate its significant position in AI. Apple faces sluggish iPhone sales, and new product sales growth seems distant. Wall Street is casting doubt on Apple, continuously reducing buy ratings. Analysts believe Apple may launch competitive generative AI products.

Microsoft has reached a collaboration plan with the French company Mistral AI, investing in Mistral AI. Founded in April 2023, Mistral AI has raised approximately $415 million in funding. Mistral AI announced the launch of a new chatbot, Le Chat, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI marks a transition to support Mistral without wholly depending on OpenAI.

TAL Education focuses on mathematical scenarios and AI dialogue learning, launching MathGPT, the first large model specialized in mathematics in China. MathGPT provides detailed answers to mathematical problems, including analysis, detailed explanations, and key insights. The TAL Learning Machine becomes the core product implementing MathGPT, incorporating features such as AI dialogue learning and problem-solving assistance. AI dialogue learning locates students' weaknesses through multi-turn conversations and has received both positive feedback and some criticisms from parents. In the second quarter of 2023, the TAL Learning Machine shipped 90,000 units, ranking fourth in the domestic learning tablet market.

Salesforce's third quarter earnings exceeded expectations as customers look forward to new AI product subscriptions and support service revenue growth. Salesforce is fully committed to AI development, which may take longer than anticipated. The company plans to adjust its workforce.

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Kingsoft Office launched WPS AI, gradually unfolding its AI strategy. The company faces falling stock prices and profitability pressures. Kingsoft Office chooses collaboration over self-developed large models and builds an AIGC + Copilot + Insight product line. Kingsoft Office is moving quickly, even ahead of Microsoft.

Based in Seattle, USA, Getty Images is proactively addressing the threats posed by AI technology with a dual strategy to combat infringement issues. They are suing AI image generation companies involved in infringement while also launching a new AI image generation service called Generative AI. The Generative AI service allows commercial clients to create novel images while mitigating intellectual property risks.

At the annual WebexOne conference, Cisco announced a new AI strategy aimed at improving communication and collaboration capabilities in Webex video conferencing. The new Webex AI Assistant offers automated support, including tone modification, suggested replies, and meeting summaries. Cisco plans to continue expanding Webex's AI features to meet diverse user needs and enhance competitiveness.

Microsoft's AI strategy has resulted in robust growth in cloud revenue. The Azure cloud platform achieved a 29% revenue increase, primarily driven by AI services. Microsoft plans to unveil more than 100 new AI-based products and services at the Ignite conference.