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.

Artificial intelligence and video search company Moments Lab has announced a partnership with Bitcentral for integration. According to both companies, this integration will allow users of Bitcentral Oasis MAM (Media Asset Management) to utilize powerful AI-generated metadata to enrich their media assets while maintaining their local or hybrid storage architecture. Bitcentral's Chief Operating Officer Sam Peterson stated, 'We are excited to provide Moments to Oasis MAM customers.'

In a recent series of Threads posts, Instagram head Adam Mosseri emphasized the need for social media users to be vigilant in the face of the growing prevalence of AI-generated content. He pointed out that the images and information users see online may not be real, as AI technology is now capable of creating content that closely resembles reality. To help users better assess the authenticity of information, Mosseri mentioned that users should consider the source of the content, and social platforms also bear responsibility.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, stated on social media that users should be wary of images they see online, especially those that can easily be mistaken for reality, such as AI-generated content. Mosseri emphasized that AI technology has significantly enhanced its ability to produce realistic content, so users should approach this content with caution and consider its source, while social platforms have a responsibility to assist in this matter. He wrote, 'As an internet platform, it is our duty to label AI-generated content as much as possible.'

Recently, xAI announced a major upgrade to its Grok AI chatbot, promising significant enhancements in performance, even claiming it can compete with Sonnet3.5, particularly in prompt-following capabilities. The upgraded Grok-2 is now available for free to all X platform users, with paid users benefiting from higher usage limits and additional features. According to xAI, Grok-2 is three times faster than its predecessor and has also seen notable improvements in accuracy and language support.

Recently, OpenAI announced a strategic partnership with UK-based media platform Future to integrate content from over 200 media brands under Future into OpenAI's user experience. Image source note: The image is generated by AI, with image licensing from Midjourney. Future is a company listed on the FTSE 250, dedicated to distributing trusted professional content through various platforms, including websites, newsletters, videos, magazines, and live events.

The Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP) recently issued a warning to local media group GEDI, indicating that its collaboration agreement with OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, may violate EU privacy protection laws. According to this agreement, GEDI plans to provide its Italian language news content to ChatGPT subscribers, while OpenAI may use GEDI's news archives to enhance the accuracy of its products. The GPDP stressed that GEDI's digital archive contains a significant amount of personal information, including numerous details and even sensitive data.

Recently, five major Canadian media organizations have jointly filed a lawsuit against the AI company OpenAI, accusing it of using their copyrighted content without authorization to train ChatGPT. These media organizations include Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada. According to the lawsuit, OpenAI used their content in the development of its GPT model.

Recently, OpenAI, in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media, launched a free training course on artificial intelligence (AI) designed to help teachers understand AI technologies and prompt engineering. This new initiative was officially released on Wednesday, aiming to provide educators with the skills and resources to effectively and responsibly integrate AI tools into the classroom. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from provider Midjourney.

The New York Times and the Daily News encountered an unexpected twist in their copyright lawsuit: an OpenAI engineer inadvertently deleted virtual machine search data that could have been key evidence, adding a dramatic turn to this high-profile legal dispute. According to a letter submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday night, lawyers and technical experts for the two media companies had previously invested over 150 hours searching OpenAI's AI training dataset. However, on November 14, an OpenAI engineer accidentally deleted data stored on the virtual machine.

UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 recently launched an innovative anti-fraud technology - an AI virtual grandma named 'Daisy', specifically designed to combat the rising tide of phone scams. This virtual grandma's sole task is to answer scam calls and delay the scammers as much as possible. When scammers dial a specific number set up by the operator, this AI robot, 'indistinguishable from a real person', will answer the call. According to O2, they have utilized multiple cutting-edge AI technologies and models.