On December 24, the Shanghai Municipal Government Office announced the 'Work Plan for the Development of Medical Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai (2025-2027)'. The plan clarifies the main tasks and goals for the next three years, aiming to respond to the national strategic deployment of 'AI + Action'. By promoting deep integration of medical innovation and artificial intelligence, it seeks to transform Shanghai into a globally influential hub for innovation, application demonstration, and industrial development in medical AI technology.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Madrid Zoo Aquarium recently announced that a unique AI and synthetic biology-developed zookeeper, Irenia, has joined the giant panda support team, providing relevant information for the pandas 'Jinxi' and 'Zhuyu,' who arrived from China in April this year. Irenia is a digital persona that previously appeared on the zoo's TikTok channel, offering educational insights about giant pandas. It is now featured on a large screen behind the panda exhibit, providing real-time information to visitors.

Evo is a genomic foundation model capable of multi-modal and multi-scale learning. Evo can generate genomic-scale DNA sequences. Evo goes beyond single molecules and short sequences, allowing for the design of synthetic multi-component biological systems. Evo can predict essential genes in bacteria or phages at the whole genome scale.