Today, in response to rumors that ByteDance might initiate a price war for large models, Douyin Vice President Li Liang issued a statement on social media, clearly stating that this is not a price war. Li Liang pointed out that the Doubao large model has reduced costs through technological innovation, with significant optimizations in algorithms, software engineering, and hardware solutions. He mentioned that the pricing of 0.3 yuan per 1,000 tokens not only has a considerable gross profit but also follows a transparent pricing strategy, which is not the traditional 'list price discount' model.

On December 18, 2024, ZhiYuan Research Institute signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tencent Group, aiming for in-depth collaboration in several areas, including large model research and development, exploration of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, and open-source ecosystem construction. According to the cooperation agreement, ZhiYuan Research Institute and Tencent will leverage their respective strengths to promote the deep integration of large model technology and industrial scenarios, and explore technological solutions for large model training and inference optimization in diverse computing environments. Both parties are also committed to building an open and innovative hardware and software ecosystem to foster the development and application of technologies.

Recently, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology officially issued several measures to build Shenzhen into a pioneer city for artificial intelligence, aimed at promoting the application and development of the AI industry. With an annual investment of up to 300 million yuan, the focus is on cutting-edge areas such as the mathematical principles of AI, infrastructure, core algorithms, as well as embodied intelligence, autonomous driving, and AI chips, to carry out fundamental research and tackle technological challenges. Among them, for demonstration application projects with promotional value, the city will provide subsidies of up to 30% based on the actual investment of the project construction entities, with a maximum limit.

Recently, a Xiaohongshu user named 'Summer Little Camisole' posted a video interacting with Moflin, which instantly attracted a large number of viewers. The comment section turned into a live showcase for 'cloud petting', with many users expressing that 'Moflin is so cute' and eagerly inquiring about its price. So far, this user has released three videos interacting with Moflin, receiving significantly more likes and comments than her other content. Moflin officially went on sale in Japan on November 7 this year, priced at 2832 RMB, and was sold out almost immediately upon release. Its appearance is similar to

The WeChat platform has introduced a new feature - 'Author Reading Voice', allowing public account authors to provide voiceovers for their articles using personalized voices. This feature means that readers can click '🎧 Listen to Full Text' to hear the article read by the author in their own voice, enhancing the interactivity and personalization of the reading experience.

The AI application development platform Coze has announced the launch of its new version—Coze 1.5—at the Volcano Engine FORCE Power Conference. This update marks a significant step forward for the Coze platform in the field of AI application development, aiming to provide users with a more powerful and convenient development environment. The core highlight of Coze 1.5 is its support for a GUI (Graphical User Interface) development interface, allowing one-click publishing to various application formats such as mini programs, H5, and APIs. This feature enables users to quickly build applications based on large models, regardless of whether they have programming knowledge.