On February 21, 2025, Beijing time, the DeepSeek AI team, focused on exploring Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), made an exciting announcement on social media, officially kicking off their participation in the #OpenSourceWeek event. This small yet ambitious tech team announced that starting next week, they will open source five code repositories to share their research progress transparently with the global developer community.

Recently, Microsoft launched OmniParser V2.0, a new parsing tool designed to convert user interface (UI) screenshots into structured formats. OmniParser enhances the performance of UI agents based on large language models (LLM), helping users better understand and interact with the information on their screens. The tool's training dataset includes an interactive icon detection dataset, meticulously curated and automatically annotated from popular websites to highlight clickable and actionable areas.

Recently, an open-source plugin that seamlessly integrates the DeepSeek R1 model into Visual Studio Code has gained widespread attention in the developer community, with installation numbers in the VSCode plugin market surpassing 40,000. This plugin provides developers with a one-stop AI programming assistant service.

In a recent legal dispute, Elon Musk's lawyer stated that if OpenAI decides to abandon its transition to a for-profit company, they will withdraw the $97.4 billion acquisition offer for OpenAI's non-profit division. This news has sparked widespread attention in the tech community. Musk has long opposed OpenAI's transition from a non-profit organization to a for-profit enterprise. He believes that OpenAI should adhere to its original non-profit mission to ensure that its technology development and applications benefit all of humanity. In contrast,

In a recent statement, OpenAI officially updated its model guidelines, emphasizing that its AI models will no longer shy away from sensitive topics nor dismiss certain viewpoints. This high-level rule aims to guide OpenAI's models' behavior and ensure they remain open when handling various topics. OpenAI clearly stated in the new guidelines: "Our models must never attempt to guide users towards pursuing their own agendas, either directly or indirectly." This means that the models should remain neutral in fields such as politics, society, and culture.

Against the backdrop of increasing global competition in AI, the EU has officially announced an unprecedented artificial intelligence investment plan. Today at the AI Action Summit in Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen formally unveiled a grand initiative called 'Invest AI', showcasing the EU's strong determination in global AI competition. This investment plan, with a total scale of €200 billion, notably includes a dedicated €20 billion European Fund for the construction of AI gigafactories. This decision marks the EU's official entry into large-scale AI development.

Recently, an unconventional AI duel has been taking place on the internet. From verbal skirmishes to chess matches, the competition between AIs not only showcases their language capabilities and thought processes but has also become a hot topic of discussion. A recent dialogue video between DeepSeek and GPT on Bilibili has garnered widespread attention, with over 3 million views and more than 500,000 interactions. In this duel, DeepSeek demonstrates exceptional linguistic expressiveness, employing rhetorical devices such as parallelism and metaphor, and even manages to deliver witty rhymes, showcasing its uniqueness.

Recently, Huggingface, the world's largest open source AI community, released the latest Open LLM Leaderboard. The results show that all ten of the top-ranked open source large models are derivative models that have been fine-tuned based on Alibaba Tongyi Qwen's (Qwen) open-source model. This achievement marks Qwen's dominant position in the open-source AI field and further enhances its global influence. The Open LLM Leaderboard is widely...

Recently, Zhu Xiao Hu, the managing partner of Shajiang Venture Capital, revealed his strong interest in DeepSeek during an interview. He stated that if DeepSeek opens up funding opportunities, he would invest. This statement has sparked widespread attention in the industry. In the interview, Zhu further pointed out that a similar open-source ecosystem like Android has already emerged and is developing rapidly. In the face of such a market landscape, it has become very difficult for other competitors to catch up. DeepSeek, as an emerging chatbot technology, has arrived at the right time.

According to Changjiang Daily, the court in Wuhan's East Lake High-tech Zone heard a notable copyright dispute case, becoming the first case in Wuhan involving copyright protection for AI-generated images. The key point of the case was that Wang, the creator of AI-generated content, successfully upheld his copyright and received 4,000 yuan in economic compensation. The incident began when Wang published a note on the Xiaohongshu platform about his image works created using a 'certain AI' app. According to statistics, this note garnered widespread attention.

Genspark has recently launched a new feature called "Deep Research," which provides AI-driven search and research services by integrating the capabilities of multiple models. Initial testing shows that while it may not match the depth of content found in OpenAI's related services, its quality and accuracy are satisfactory. Notably, this feature currently supports a free trial. In practical tests, Deep Research has been able to accurately compile important recent information, such as OpenAI's releases from the past week.

Google announced this week that it will add a digital watermark to images edited using its Magic Editor AI feature. This watermark is particularly suited for images modified via the Reimagine feature on Pixel 9 devices. The launch of this new feature aims to enhance the public's ability to identify AI-generated and edited content. The Reimagine feature, announced in 2024, utilizes generative AI technology to significantly modify digital photos.

According to The Washington Post, billionaire Elon Musk and his staff at the 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) are utilizing artificial intelligence technology to analyze sensitive government data to determine which expenditures need to be cut. This initiative involves projects from the Department of Education and financial expenditures, with some staff members reportedly only in their teens. Image source note: The image was generated by AI, and the specific AI tools used by the image licensing service Midjourney are not clear, but reports indicate that the software was powered by Microsoft's Azure.

Recently, the South Korean government announced plans to strengthen investments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and establish a 'National AI Committee' to promote national development in this area, aiming to become one of the top three AI-leading countries globally. This policy comes in close relation to the technological advancements of the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which the South Korean government believes has brought new challenges to the domestic market, necessitating a stronger response. Image source note: The image was generated by AI and is licensed through service provider Midjourney, according to Bloomberg.