At the main forum of the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming delivered a speech on the company's strategy in the era of artificial intelligence. Wu Yongming emphasized that Alibaba is committed to doing two things: first, continuously improving artificial intelligence infrastructure and related support systems; second, adhering to open source and openness, collaborating with ecological partners to transform AI capabilities into productivity across various industries.

Reddit, known for its vast user community and rich data resources, has opened up new revenue streams through data licensing. The platform hosts over 100,000 active communities, attracting 76 million users daily and generating a massive amount of data that includes real-time discussions, opinions, and interactions, which is highly valuable for AI and machine learning model development. With the rapid advancement of AI technology, Reddit's data has become a key resource for training AI models. In 2023, Reddit launched its data licensing program, which is expected to grow significantly in 2024.

The legal industry is facing challenges to the traditional hourly billing model, as the rise of generative AI has sparked both optimism and concern. Optimists believe that AI can enhance efficiency by assisting in document drafting and contract review, while some lawyers worry that the widespread adoption of AI may undermine competitive advantages, particularly for large law firms that rely on junior staff to handle a significant volume of complex cases. A survey indicates that about one-third of UK law firms are concerned that AI could negatively impact profits and profit margins, as the use of AI may lead to a reduction in the workload of junior staff, who typically handle this portion of work.

The Claude team has caused a major uproar due to their large-scale, unauthorized data scraping activities. Their crawler accessed the iFixit servers one million times within 24 hours, scraping a significant amount of website content, leading to severe resource strain on the servers, which triggered strong dissatisfaction from both the affected company and the public. iFixit explicitly prohibits data scraping on their website, yet the Claude team's actions disregarded these rules, resulting in months of illegal access to the site. This incident not only disrupted iFixit's normal operations but also impacted other entities reliant on website content.

As the Paris Olympics draw near, Google's Gemini AI technology is set to make its debut at the event, partnering with NBCUniversal and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to integrate AI into the coverage of the games. Google is not only providing AI commentary but has also become the official AI sponsor for the US national team. NBC has announced the launch of personalized daily event recaps generated by AI, narrated by the AI version of sports commentator Al Michaels. View

Huawei unveiled three innovative data storage solutions at MWC24 Barcelona, including AI Data Lake, All-Scenario Data Protection, and DCS Full-Stack Data Center, aimed at building a leading data infrastructure for the AI era.

Altera has officially been renamed to the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Group, revitalizing the FPGA market by offering programmable solutions. Intel announced last October that the programmable solutions group would operate independently. Altera fills a market niche in the AI era with an estimated programmable chip market size of $8-10 billion.

Byte has launched 7 new products in half a year, raising questions about whether it can shine in the market during the AI era. Byte's commitment to technological innovation and its developments are drawing significant attention.

In 2023, generative AI was selected as one of the top ten new terms by the National Language Resource Monitoring and Research Center. Before hastily adopting AI, enterprises should undertake three key preparation steps: digitizing internal data, building computational power and systems, and developing a talent team. AI expert Andrew Ng pointed out that generative AI is widely used in areas such as advertising and search engines, but every industry requires suitable AI systems. Successful AI project implementations necessitate substantial scale, long periods, and high-cost preparatory work, as exemplified by NVIDIA's success in medical imaging AI cloud services.

After expert review and computer program analysis, GPT has been awarded Switzerland's Word of the Year, marking the rise of the AI era. The selection covers multiple languages, with 'Monsterbank' in German, 'décombres' in French, and 'Solarexpress' in Romansh ranking among the top. The results reflect social focus, encompassing technology, environmental challenges, and international events. The German selection did not involve bank mergers, while 'décombres' in French metaphorically refers to Credit Suisse and the old world order.

The author spent a month using AI to create a Xiaohongshu influencer to demonstrate that AI can produce content efficiently. The author created multiple AI accounts and found that the generated content was highly homogeneous and lacked differentiation. The author believes that to leverage AI in creation, one must not solely rely on AI for production but also provide high-quality materials. The author took AI to the Hangzhou Asian Games to help generate specific service-oriented content. The author realized that AI is not just a tool but also a good partner for thinking and communication; the era of co-creation between AI and humans has already arrived.