Sequoia Capital partner Pat Grady stated that future billion-dollar AI companies are more likely to emerge from application software rather than foundational model development. Although Sequoia has invested about $150 million in foundational models like OpenAI and xAI, its application layer investments are significantly higher. Grady emphasized the need for AI startups to design products atop models to meet market demands, expressing optimism abo....

Sam Altman's Worldcoin project has garnered widespread attention and controversy for its combination of biometric iris scanning and cryptocurrency. Users obtain specific cryptocurrencies by scanning their irises, with their information linked to the blockchain to provide universal basic income. However, this process has raised concerns about privacy and data security, leading to investigations by more than 14 countries. Worldcoin is under scrutiny in at least 14 countries, including France, the UK, South Korea, and Chile. Privacy officials state they are collaborating with regulatory agencies, but progress on this collaboration has been limited.

Etched's Sohu chip claims to be 20 times faster than the Nvidia H100 chip when running AI models, specifically designed to optimize transformer AI model processing and does not support other AI models. This specialization allows Sohu to exhibit extremely high computational power for tasks like ChatGPT. The launch of Sohu could lead to a revolution in the AI hardware market, especially in multimodal processing and real-time translation applications. Etched has successfully raised $120 million and partnered with TSMC for the production of 4nm chips.

Recently, a large-scale study funded by OpenAI founder Sam Altman revealed the impact of universal basic income on the lives of American citizens. Conducted by the OpenResearch Lab over three years, this study provided $1,000 per month to 3,000 randomly selected participants in Texas and Illinois, while establishing a control group that received $50 per month.

Recently, several artificial intelligence large models have garnered widespread attention for making errors in simple numerical comparisons. Prominent AI models, including ByteBean, GPT4o, Kimi from the Dark Side of the Moon, StepStar JumpAsk, and Baichuan Intelligence's BaiXiaoYing, all provided incorrect answers to basic questions like "Which is larger, 9.11 or 9.9?" Additionally, earlier reports indicated that multiple large models incorrectly answered how many "r"s are in the word "strawberr

2023 is a special year. The author quit their job, learned programming, and developed their first app, Cush. By utilizing AI tools like GPT-4, the author solved problems encountered during the programming process, reducing the difficulty of coding. Throughout the development, the author focused on simplicity and core functionalities to enhance user experience. Ultimately, the author realized the importance of concentrating on creating great products, believing in themselves, and persevering. The article is primarily a sharing of experiences, enriched with insights and inspirations.