According to reports, The New York Times recently announced that it will allow its product and editorial teams to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, marking an important step for the media in technological innovation. The news was conveyed to employees through an internal email, which introduced a new internal AI summarization tool - Echo. In this email, The New York Times also shared a series of AI products for employees to use in building web products or developing editorial concepts. Additionally, the newspaper has established relevant editorial guidelines for using AI tools and encourages the editorial team.

Recently, reports have emerged that Amazon's plans to revamp its smart voice assistant, Alexa, have been delayed yet again, with the new launch date pushed to 2025. According to Bloomberg, insiders familiar with the matter stated that Alexa's AI team was informed that the new version, originally set to launch this year, has now been forced to delay. As early as September last year, Amazon announced plans for a major overhaul of Alexa, which will be equipped with intelligence similar to ChatGPT, enabling it to provide more natural and engaging interactions.

Shenzhen Riecho Technology Co., Ltd. recently issued a statement confirming that the audio portion of the audiovisual materials circulated on September 16 was cloned by the suspect using its self-developed Reecho AI voice generation model platform. The audio is derived from a live broadcast segment by Lu. The company has initiated an internal review mechanism to strengthen user identity authentication and audio generation security management to ensure the lawful and compliant use of the technology. Reecho stated that as a startup team established less than a year ago, we are committed to frontier technologies in audio and anthropomorphic artificial intelligence.

Youdao has launched Hi Echo, a virtual spoken English tutor that offers one-on-one speaking practice. Hi Echo supports free conversation and provides a comprehensive assessment of your speaking skills. It features a coach with a standard, authentic American accent. Covering 8 conversation scenarios and 68 topics, it is continuously updated. This allows learners to practice speaking easily and overcome social anxiety.