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.

On the occasion of Alibaba's 25th anniversary, the company's founder Jack Ma delivered an inspiring speech on the internal website. Ma emphasized that Alibaba's success is attributed to its unwavering commitment to idealism, belief in the power of the market and the value of innovation, and the conviction that only companies that create genuine value for society can endure.

Baidu's Q2 2024 financial report shows total revenue of 33.9 billion RMB, with net profit between 5.5 billion and 7.4 billion RMB, performing better under non-GAAP standards. During the earnings call, Robin Li emphasized that competition in the AI field will be fierce and profitability will be key to survival. Baidu has invested in AI for many years, demonstrating its leading position, especially in the application of large models, with the Wenxin large model averaging over 600 million calls per day. The Intelligent Cloud business grew 14% year-on-year, benefiting from the increased demand for generative AI and large language models. The search business is accelerating its upgrade through the Wenxin large model.

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke discussed GitHub's future development strategy on the Decoder podcast, emphasizing its role as a leading software management platform for developers worldwide, particularly in open-source code storage. GitHub has collaborated with 90% of the Fortune 100 companies globally, introducing features such as issue tracking, automated workflows, and cloud-based development environments. Dohmke pointed out that GitHub aims to be the center of developer tools, rather than replacing other tools, comparing it to...

The AI industry is facing intense competition, turning the sale of AI models into a zero-profit business. Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have invested billions in training large models, leading to fragile overall operations. Price wars have nearly eliminated the marginal profits for AI model developers, making it difficult for businesses relying solely on model sales. High R&D and hardware costs, combined with pricing competition, have pushe....

The Sinan OpenCompass team at the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has collaborated with the Modao ModelScope to launch the Compass Multi-Modal Arena, a new section of a large model evaluation platform focusing on multi-modal large models. Users can upload images and input questions to have two anonymous multi-modal large models generate answers, which can then be subjectively evaluated based on the quality of the generated content, allowing users to select the better-performing model. The platform offers an easy-to-use interface and a unique question bank.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Amazon's $4 billion investment in the AI startup Anthropic, concerned that the partnership may affect market competition in the UK. The investigation is based on information gathered by the CMA, which believes the collaboration could have adverse effects. Amazon has expressed dissatisfaction, stating that the partnership meets market standards. The CMA has collected public opinions and plans to assess the impact of the partnership on the market in the coming weeks, with a final decision to be announced on October 4. The investigation involves Anthropic's use of Amazon Web Services.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced a preliminary investigation into the relationship between Google and the AI startup Anthropic. This investigation is currently in its early stages and aims to assess whether the partnership could potentially weaken market competition and affect the UK market. Anthropic focuses on developing safe, transparent, and risk-controlled AI systems, having raised nearly $10 billion, with Google as one of its main investors, contributing over $2.3 billion. The CMA is inviting all 'interested parties' to participate in the consultation until August 2024.

In the recently concluded International Mathematical Olympiad, Google's DeepMind AI systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry2, showcased remarkable problem-solving abilities, finishing just one point shy of the championship while surpassing human competitors in speed and accuracy. The AI achieved perfect scores on four problems and solved one in an astonishing 19 seconds, adhering to mathematical competition standards with rigorous clarity. This com....

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an investigation into Microsoft Corporation's hiring of employees from Inflection AI, focusing on whether this constitutes anti-competitive behavior. This investigation is part of the CMA's in-depth study of the "interconnected network" among AI companies.Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized service provider Midjourney The CMA points out that Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Inflection AI, joined Microsoft as the C

In an unexpected twist, a photo disguised as an AI-generated image won third place in the 'AI' category of an art photography competition. This event makes us reconsider the boundaries between AI and human art.

Zhou Hongyi's views on Apple's abandonment of its car manufacturing plans, Apple's determination and competitive attitude, and the importance of going all in on AI.

Microsoft has announced its investment in AI data centers globally. The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI has drawn the attention of regulatory agencies.

Byte has launched 7 new products in half a year, raising questions about whether it can shine in the market during the AI era. Byte's commitment to technological innovation and its developments are drawing significant attention.

Google has released the open-source large model Gemna, breaking away from last year's closed-source strategy. Google is now engaging in a dual strategy of both closed and open source, competing in the large model market against OpenAI and Meta, forming a trio of giants: Google Gemna, Meta LLama, and Mistral. The competitive landscape in large models is intensifying as Google and Meta vie for dominance.

OpenAI has launched a demonstration of its new Sora video AI model, prompting Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela to respond with 'game on.' The competition in the video AI field is fierce. Runway, Google, and Stability AI are releasing new models to counter OpenAI's Sora, escalating the golden race in video AI. Runway recently launched its Gen-2 update, valued at $1.5 billion, while Sora's capabilities and limitations remain unclear.

Microsoft CEO Nadella emphasized the collaboration with OpenAI at the Davos Forum, believing it aids competition in the artificial intelligence sector. Nadella acknowledged that regulators may have competitive concerns regarding the partnership, but he firmly believes collaboration is a necessary avenue for fostering competition. Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI has sparked antitrust investigations in the UK and EU, related to agreements between digital market participants and AI developers. Nadella stressed that collaboration is a way to compete with integrated players in the AI field and regarded the regulators' concerns as reasonable.

Apple has quietly launched two artificial intelligence frameworks and model libraries, signaling a possible increase in its investments in the AI field. The MLX, released by the machine learning research team, is an efficient machine learning framework that runs on Apple Silicon and is accessible via repositories like GitHub and PyPI. MLX Data is a framework-agnostic, efficient, and flexible data loading package that works with the MLX, PyTorch, or Jax frameworks. Apple has previously taken a conservative approach to AI, but this latest move indicates a potential change.

AMD plans to launch the MI300 chip to compete with NVIDIA amid the AI boom. The new chip will be compared with Nvidia's H100, and Microsoft may participate in AMD's activities. AMD is becoming the preferred competitor against NVIDIA.

XTX Markets has launched the AI-MO competition aimed at enhancing the mathematical reasoning capabilities of large language models. The AI Olympic Mathematics Prize, supported by Terence Tao, offers a staggering total of $50 million. The AI-MO competition requires participating AI models to demonstrate human-like mathematical problem-solving formats and the ability to generate readable answers. Gold medal-level AIs will be awarded the $50 million prize, drawing widespread attention from the industry. The competition rules are still under discussion, with final results to be announced in July next year in the UK.