Against the backdrop of rapid development in artificial intelligence, iFLYTEK and several enterprises jointly established the 'Anhui Kexun Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership)' on December 16. The fund has a total investment of 500 million RMB, aiming to support and promote innovation and development in the field of artificial intelligence. According to data from the Tianyancha App, the managing partner of this newly established investment fund is Hefei Kexun Innovation Information Technology Partnership (Limited Partnership). Its business scope is extensive, covering equity investment and investment management for private equity funds.

OpenAI recently stated that there are currently no plans to release its AI video generation model, the Sora API. The Sora model can generate highly realistic videos based on textual descriptions or reference images. During an AMA (Ask Me Anything) event with the OpenAI developer team, Romain Huet, the Director of Developer Experience at OpenAI, clearly stated that the Sora API is not currently in the plans. 'We do not have any plans for the Sora API at this time.'

Recently, OpenAI revealed during a Q&A session that there are currently no plans to launch an API for its video generation model Sora. Sora can generate relatively realistic videos based on text descriptions or reference images, attracting significant attention. However, Romain Huet, the head of the development team at OpenAI, stated that they do not plan to launch the API at this stage. He mentioned at the meeting: 'We currently have no plans for a Sora API.' This decision may be related to capacity issues.

During a continuous 12-day live event, OpenAI released the O1 model API to developers on the 9th day and announced significant upgrades to the real-time API, supporting WebRTC technology. Starting from the release date, OpenAI will provide access to the O1 API for developers at usage level 5. Compared to the previous preview version, this updated O1 model API achieves a 60% reduction in thinking costs and adds advanced visual processing capabilities. Meanwhile, GPT-4o has improved in audio processing.

Recently, Zhipu Company successfully completed a new round of financing, raising 3 billion RMB, attracting participation from multiple strategic investors and state-owned institutions, with existing shareholders such as Guanjun Capital also increasing their investment. The funds will primarily be used for the research and development upgrades of Zhipu's base large model, further enhancing its capabilities in complex reasoning, multimodal task solving, and promoting innovation and development in the industry ecosystem. This marks Zhipu's second round of financing this year. Previously, in September, Zhipu received funding support led by Zhongguancun Science City, becoming the first large model startup to achieve a valuation exceeding 20 billion RMB.

Austin-based startup RapidCanvas recently announced the completion of a $16 million Series A funding round aimed at advancing its AI Agent technology. These AI Agents can automate up to 75% of the complex tasks traditionally carried out by data scientists and engineers. The funding was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Titanium Ventures, Accel, and Valley Capital.

Kuaishou Technology Co., Ltd. recently announced that its self-developed visual generation model, Kling AI, has launched the standard mode of the API V1.5 model and the 'motion brush' feature of the V1.0 model, aimed at enhancing user experience and increasing flexibility and efficiency in artistic creation. The updated V1.5 model standard mode offers excellent performance, fast processing speed, and high cost-effectiveness, providing users with a premium option.

Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its Zhipu Open Platform BigModel has launched the first free multimodal API—GLM-4V-Flash. This new model leverages the excellent capabilities of the 4V series, achieving improved accuracy in image processing and further lowering the barriers for developers to delve deeper into large models across various fields.

In today's rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, Kore.ai has launched an innovative platform called 'AI for Work', providing a new solution for enterprises' digital transformation. This no-code platform not only automates conversations but also mechanizes daily workflows for knowledge workers, delivering unprecedented efficiency gains. Unlike traditional conversational AI, Kore.ai's platform can build autonomous AI agents that not only perform single tasks but also collaborate to tackle more complex challenges.

Recently, Zhu Xiaohu, the managing partner of Jinshi River Venture Capital, has repeatedly posted on social media in response to the Dark Side of the Moon arbitration case, criticizing former managing partner Zhang Yutong. In response, Yang Zhiling, founder and CEO of the Dark Side of the Moon, issued a statement last night via social media, addressing questions regarding his exit from his previous company to start anew and the issue of Zhang Yutong's shares in the Dark Side of the Moon. Yang Zhiling clearly stated that all necessary procedures received the signature approval of each director when he left Cyclical Technology to begin a new venture. He emphasized his clear separation from the previous company and some shareholders.

In the global fintech landscape, artificial intelligence is reshaping the way data is analyzed. London-based fintech company 9fin has recently completed a $50 million Series B funding, which will propel its AI-driven debt capital market analysis platform to the next level. Co-founder and CEO Steven Hunter stated that 9fin's core mission is to provide market professionals with smarter and faster data insights. Co-founder and CTO Huss El-Sheikh emphasized the importance of investing in top talent.

The Japanese government is vigorously advancing its strategic layout for the chip and artificial intelligence industries. This fiscal year, the government will allocate an additional 1.5 trillion yen (approximately $9.9 billion) in a special budget targeting cutting-edge technology fields such as next-generation chips and quantum computers. This budget is divided into two important parts: 1.05 trillion yen will be used for the research and development of next-generation chips and quantum computers, while 471.4 billion yen will focus on supporting domestic advanced chip production. Notably, the 'moon landing plan' of Rapidus is drawing attention, although details are still pending.

Elon Musk's AI company xAI was founded in July 2023 and has astonishingly achieved a valuation of $50 billion in just 16 months. This figure surpasses the price Musk paid when he acquired Twitter. When it comes to star companies in the field of artificial intelligence, OpenAI is undoubtedly the brightest star. In contrast, it took OpenAI a full nine years to reach the same milestone, marking a true contest of patience and time. According to Business Insider, xAI is competing fiercely.

Recently, the social media platform Bluesky faced a significant data scraping incident. A machine learning librarian, Daniel van Strien, scraped over one million public user posts from Bluesky's API and uploaded this data to the AI company Hugging Face. The dataset includes users' Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and a range of features to search for specific user content.