On September 19, Kuaishou announced a major global upgrade to its Keling AI model, launching version 1.5. The new version features significant improvements in several areas, including video quality, dynamic effects, aesthetic performance, motion realism, and semantic understanding.

During the opening ceremony of the 2024 Yunqi Conference held today, Wu Yongming, director and CEO of Alibaba Group, as well as chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Group, delivered a speech sharing profound insights on the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He revealed that over the past year, the call price for the Tongyi Qianwen API on Alibaba Cloud's Bai Lian has dramatically dropped by 97%, with the cost of calling one million tokens now as low as 0.5 yuan, and Alibaba Cloud will continue to strive to reduce costs.

Recently, the online sales industry has undergone a revolutionary change! A startup named Rep.ai has just announced the completion of a $7.5 million funding round, aiming to launch a brand new AI digital clone technology. This technology will help businesses create virtual sales representatives capable of conducting real-time video and audio conversations, truly providing 24/7 services and transforming our traditional shopping experience. Rep.ai was formerly known as ServiceBell, and they have rebranded to focus on developing these lifelike AI clones.

IBM and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently announced the launch of two groundbreaking free AI interaction models designed to predict global energy access and simulate energy equity. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in employing artificial intelligence technology to address global energy challenges. The newly introduced power access prediction model utilizes AI technology to analyze population, urbanization, infrastructure, and satellite data to provide power access predictions for 102 countries up to 2030. Meanwhile, the Clean Energy Equity Index, as a pioneering index, employs AI to gauge...

In today's rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Microsoft and BlackRock have taken a significant step forward. The two giants announced the joint launch of a fund exceeding $30 billion, focusing on AI infrastructure investment, primarily covering data centers and energy projects. This major announcement was made on Tuesday and immediately generated a tremendous response in the global tech and finance circles. With the continuous advancement of AI technology, particularly the widespread application of deep learning and large-scale data processing models, the demand for computing power has shown explosive growth.

Amazon's cloud computing division - Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced that they will invest $10 billion over the next five years to build, operate, and maintain data centers in the UK. Image source note: The image is AI generated and authorized by the provider Midjourney. This decision marks Amazon's further expansion in the UK, where the company established its first AWS region back in 2016, which includes centralized data centers. Additionally, AWS has three availability zones and two Waves in the UK.

Recently, global talent recruitment and provider company Magnit launched an AI assistant named 'Maggi', designed to help hiring managers find suitable talent more easily and quickly. Maggi is part of Magnit's newly integrated workforce management platform, and Magnit hopes to change the traditional methods of recruitment through this innovative tool. Vidhya Srinivasan, Magnit's Chief Product and Marketing Officer, stated that Maggi employs

During a recent signing ceremony, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of new laws aimed at the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which are relatively strict on a national level. The new regulations comprise five items, three of which specifically address AI deepfake technology that could impact elections, while the other two concern the cloning of Hollywood actors' voices and images. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. The new law AB2655 requires large online platforms...

Recently, the famous programming competition platform Codeforces made an important decision - to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in programming contests. With the rapid enhancement of AI programming capabilities, Codeforces founder Mikhail Mirzayanov stated that this decision is necessary as the development of neural networks has reached 'a new height that cannot be ignored'. Image source note: The image is generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. This new regulation mainly targets the participants of the competitions.

In Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, G20 leaders reached an important consensus this Friday, deciding to work together to combat misinformation and establish guidelines for the future development of artificial intelligence. This is the first time in G20 history that the issue of misinformation has been explicitly acknowledged, calling on digital platforms to enhance transparency and accountability. Source Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from provider Midjourney. João Brant, Digital Policy Secretary under Brazilian President Lula, stated in an interview with the Associated Press that G20 representatives emphasized the importance of digital platforms.

As AI technology continues to advance, understanding user interfaces (UI) has become a key challenge in creating intuitive and useful AI applications. Recently, researchers at Apple introduced UI-JEPA in a new paper, an architecture designed for lightweight, device-side UI understanding that maintains high performance while significantly reducing the computational requirements for UI understanding. The challenge of UI understanding lies in processing cross-modal features, including images and natural language, to capture temporal relationships within UI sequences. Despite the complexity, multimodal large language models...

Within the complex neural networks of the human brain, billions of neurons are continuously generating electrical activity, encoding our every thought, action, and sensation. The complexity of this neural symphony has long been a significant challenge in brain-computer interface (BCI) research. However, researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have recently made a major breakthrough by developing a novel artificial intelligence algorithm called DPAD (Decoupled Prioritized Dynamic Analysis), which promises to fundamentally change the way we interpret brain activity. Image Source Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by provider M

Ding Jian, the president of Xianyu, announced at the '2024 E-commerce Conference' during the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services that Xianyu will launch two new AI products this year, namely 'Smart Publishing' and 'Smart Hosting'. These products are currently undergoing small-scale gray testing within the Xianyu app and are expected to officially launch this year. 'Smart Publishing' allows users to upload just one product image, and the system will use image recognition and natural language generation technology to automatically create a product description that fits the Xianyu style.

Recently, Google was sued by a company named Gemini Data for its newly launched AI service 'Gemini'. Gemini Data is a company that offers an enterprise-level AI platform and believes that Google used their registered trademark without legal authorization. The sequence of events is as follows: in February 2023, Google changed the name of its generative AI service from 'Bard' to 'Gemini', and prior to this, in December 2023,

Apple has quietly introduced an intriguing new feature in the latest iPhone 16 series – the camera control key. This innovation is not only designed to simplify the user's photography experience but also reflects Apple's ambitious vision in the smart services arena. This brand-new camera control key is far from an ordinary button; it serves as a multifunctional operational hub. Users can quickly launch the camera by long-pressing, take instant shots with a light touch, and even swipe to adjust the shooting focal length. This diverse range of operation methods will undoubtedly enhance the photography experience, especially for photography enthusiasts.

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....

Recently, Quark officially launched its self-developed intelligent dialogue assistant, CueMe. CueMe is a multifunctional smart assistant that integrates literary creation, knowledge acquisition, and emotional companionship, aimed at providing users with comprehensive information services. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence technology, CueMe can meet users' diverse needs in learning and work, whether it’s writing essays, reports, or creating novels and copy, CueMe offers efficient support.

The New Zealand government announced the launch of a virtual assistant named Gov-GPT at the Aotearoa AI Summit, aimed at simplifying the process for citizens to access government information by leveraging Chat-GPT technology. Minister of Technology Judith Collins stated that this initiative is part of the vision for a 'digital front door,' designed to help citizens quickly find the government information they need. Callaghan Innovation will lead the pilot project for Gov-GPT and will introduce a program to encourage businesses to adopt artificial intelligence, providing research and expertise.