Recently, Meta AI open-sourced a foundational multimodal language model named SPIRIT LM, which can freely mix text and speech, opening new possibilities for multimodal tasks involving audio and text. SPIRIT LM is based on a pre-trained text language model with 7 billion parameters, which has been continuously trained on text and speech units, expanding into the speech modality. It can understand and generate text like a large text model, while also being capable of understanding and generating speech, and even mixing text and speech to create various forms of expression.

Recently, xAI engineer Hieu Pham posted an 'explosive' message on social media claiming that xAI's large language model Grok3 had successfully proven the Riemann Hypothesis, leading to a halt in the model's training. This news quickly sparked heated discussions in the AI community, with netizens expressing shock and struggling to discern the truth. After all, the Riemann Hypothesis is one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems, hailed as the 'crown jewel' of conjectures, its difficulty is well understood. Hours later, Pham revealed in another post that it was just a joke.

Recently, a study conducted jointly by Ruhr University Bochum, GESIS Leibniz Institute, and CISPA Helmholtz Center revealed that accounts on X (formerly Twitter) using AI-generated avatars only account for 0.052% of all accounts. Researchers analyzed nearly 15 million X accounts and found that 7,723 accounts used AI-generated avatars. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. These accounts exhibited significant characteristics.

Recently, a significant personnel appointment has caused a stir in the tech world. According to the latest news from LinkedIn, Caitlin Kalinowski, head of Meta's AR glasses business, has officially joined OpenAI as the head of robotics and consumer hardware, a fact confirmed by TechCrunch. As a heavyweight figure in the hardware field, Kalinowski's resume is particularly impressive. At Meta, she has led the AR glasses team since March 2022 and has been at the forefront of the much-anticipated AR developments.

In a recent Reddit Q&A, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that insufficient computing power is one of the main reasons the company is unable to frequently launch new products. He stated that the current AI models are becoming increasingly complex, and OpenAI faces many constraints and difficult decisions on how to allocate computing resources to implement numerous excellent ideas. Reports suggest that OpenAI has encountered difficulties in obtaining sufficient computing infrastructure.

In Google's latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai conveyed a clear message: Gemini is rapidly expanding its influence. Data shows that the API call volume for Gemini has experienced a staggering 14-fold increase over the past six months, confirming the strong market demand for its services. In terms of product integration, Google has already begun incorporating Gemini's capabilities into its core application matrix. Currently, major applications such as Google Maps and Google Search are being enhanced.

Recently, the results of an AI weapon scanning pilot project in New York City left many astonished. The scanning equipment provided by a tech company named Evolv failed to detect a single gun but flagged 12 knives instead. The image source note: Images generated by AI, Image licensed by service provider Midjourney. This trial, which started at the end of July, lasted only a month and produced disappointing results. According to CBS New York, although the equipment detected 12 knives, it did not result in any arrests.

During the recent earnings report, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that the company's investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is showing 'strong momentum.' Despite Meta's quarterly revenue and profit exceeding Wall Street's expectations, Zuckerberg anticipates that the company's AI spending will increase further next year. Although Meta's stock has risen over 70% in 2024, reaching a new high, the stock price fell about 3% in after-hours trading following the earnings report.

Xiaomi's upcoming Xiaomi 15 series smartphones will no longer offer an 8GB RAM version, instead, the base model's RAM configuration will start at 12GB, with a projected price increase. Xiaomi representative Wang Teng noted that future flagship models are likely to eliminate the 8GB RAM option due to the higher memory demands of on-device AI models. He suggested that as AI technology becomes more widespread in smartphones, users should opt for higher RAM versions whenever financial conditions permit. He also advised consumers to be aware of the pricing differences of RAM across different brands.

Douyin recently issued an announcement stating that it will strictly crackdown on the use of AI technology to create false content that deceives seniors into interacting. Douyin encourages creators to use AI technology to assist in their creations, but all content must comply with platform regulations. The use of generative AI technology to publish content that goes against scientific knowledge, falsifies information, or spreads rumors is strictly prohibited. The announcement pointed out that some accounts are improperly using AI technology to generate virtual personas, such as young monks, military personnel, and AI women, employing specific phrases to entice seniors to like, follow, or comment, and even directing traffic for profit. These behaviors violate platform rules.

Today, OPPO announced that it has successfully applied the Expert Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture to mobile devices for the first time globally. This groundbreaking advancement significantly enhances AI processing efficiency, opening new pathways for the further development of terminal AI technologies and laying the foundation for the deep integration of AI and mobile hardware. As AI technology rapidly advances, an increasing number of AI tasks need to be completed on terminal devices. However, large AI models often require powerful computing capabilities, which poses a huge challenge for mobile devices with limited hardware resources. This breakthrough aims to overcome this limitation.