Spanish BBVA Bank (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) recently announced the successful global deployment of the ChatGPT Enterprise Edition to enhance employee efficiency and innovation. In just five months, the bank has created over 2900 customized GPT applications by closely collaborating with legal, compliance, and IT security teams to ensure the safe and responsible use of AI. BBVA Bank has always been at the forefront of technological innovation.

On November 15, Alibaba Tongyi Lab launched the Code Mode, a feature that enables users to generate various applications through simple everyday language instructions, including mini games, data charts, websites, and resumes. Users can experience this new interactive method by visiting the Tongyi web version (tongyi.ai) and clicking on 'Code Mode' in the input box.

Tencent announced that its smart assistant product, Tencent Yuanbao 2.0, has officially been relaunched. The new version features a redesigned conversation list that allows users to easily find historical dialogues and previously used intelligent entities, making it more convenient to review information or continue unfinished conversations. Tencent Yuanbao 2.0 also introduces a dedicated section for AI applications, gathering five major applications: AI Search, AI Reading, Creative Painting, Inspiration Gallery, and AI Photo Enhancement, to meet users' diverse creative needs in searching, reading, writing, and painting.

Recently, Beijing ZeroOneEverything Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony in Beijing to officially launch the development of native large model applications based on Huawei Ascend hardware. This collaboration will leverage the technological advantages of both parties, focusing on the application of artificial intelligence across multiple industries, particularly in finance, government affairs, manufacturing, energy, transportation, and telecom sectors. The core of this partnership is that ZeroOneEverything will utilize Huawei's Ascend hardware foundation, Ascend heterogeneous computing architecture (CANN), and MindSpore AI framework.

According to 36Kr, former Meituan co-founder Wang Huiwen has officially returned to Meituan and will serve as the head of the AI team, focusing on exploring applications of artificial intelligence. This team, named GN06, concentrates on areas such as emotional companionship and chatbots. Wang Huiwen will play a key role within the team, overseeing interviews and vetting the recruitment for product and operations positions. Reports indicate that the GN06 team's working status is relatively independent and does not fall under any of Meituan's business groups, allowing them to focus on developing new directions outside the core business.

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.

At the recent Universe 24 Developer Conference, GitHub officially launched a brand new platform - GitHub Spark. This new tool is designed to help developers, especially those with less experience, easily create micro-applications using natural language. Meanwhile, GitHub has also provided more options for its AI coding assistant Copilot, allowing developers to choose different AI models based on their needs.

Recently, Zhipu AI announced that the video call API: GLM-4-Plus-VideoCall is now open for applications on the platform. This API is based on the model behind Qingyan video calls, capable of enabling video calls and multi-turn voice interaction across modalities, and is expected to become a new paradigm pushing the innovation of human-computer interaction.

Recently, Databricks launched a brand new feature - Databricks Apps. This new service helps enterprise developers create production-ready data and AI applications in just 5 minutes. Imagine being able to easily build applications with just a few clicks, how convenient! Product link: https://top.aibase.com/tool/databricks-lakehouse-platform

Recently, Hugging Face released a new Python package called 'OpenAI-Gradio', aimed at helping developers quickly create AI-driven web applications. The launch of this tool signifies a major shift in AI integration, streamlining the process of using OpenAI's large language models (LLMs) and allowing developers of various skill levels to easily get started. With OpenAI-Gradio, developers can launch their AI applications in just a few minutes.

Baidu's official account recently announced that the 2024 Baidu World Congress will be held on November 12 in Shanghai. This congress is Baidu's most important annual technology and product launch event, having been held continuously since 2006 for 18 years. Last year, Baidu's founder, Li Yanhong, introduced the Wenxin Large Model 4.0 at the congress, showcasing Baidu's new AI applications including search, maps, document library, and cloud storage under the theme 'Hands-On Guide to Creating AI Native Applications'. The Wenxin Large Model leads in usage domestically, with daily invocation exceeding 700 million times, compared to last year.

At the 2024 Baidu Cloud Intelligence Conference, Baidu Smart Cloud announced that the Qianfan Large Model Platform has successfully upgraded to version 3.0 and released its latest 'report card'. The platform has assisted users in fine-tuning 30,000 large models and developing over 700,000 enterprise applications, with the daily call volume of the Wenxin large model exceeding 700 million. To meet the needs of enterprises in the large model industry, Qianfan Large Model Platform 3.0 has undergone comprehensive upgrades on multiple levels. The platform now supports calls to nearly a hundred domestic and international large models, including the Wenxin series.

According to reports, AI startup Phacet has raised $4.4 million for its small business solutions. Based in Paris, Phacet is working to expand its AI applications across several sectors, including e-commerce, industry, and finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. Nicolas Marchais, founder and CEO of Phacet, stated that investor support will enable them to advance their mission of bridging the gap between rapidly evolving AI models and the specific needs of SMEs.

Recently, Baidu Intelligent Cloud's Qianfan Large Model Platform and three other AI native applications — Xiling, Keyue, and Zhenzhi — successfully passed the ISO/IEC 42001 standard certification for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems and were awarded the world's first certification for large model platform application systems. This certification indicates that Baidu's products and management systems have reached an internationally leading level in quality, safety, and compliance.