Zhujian Intelligence has announced the suspension of operations, with rumors suggesting a hiatus of up to six months. However, senior management stated that this applies only to the loss-making business units. The suspension aims to optimize business direction in response to cash flow pressures and ensure long-term sustainable growth. Zhujian Intelligence is an AI technology provider, and this move reflects the challenges faced by AI startups. Other AI companies like ElevenLabs have become unicorns, and Reddit signed a $60 million content licensing agreement. The UK House of Lords committee is urging ministers to protect the interests of content creators to prevent the misuse of AI technology.

PhotoRoom founder Matthieu Rouif emphasizes the importance of staying focused, achieving a $50 million ARR in three years, and a valuation of $500 million. From GoPro to PhotoRoom, Matthieu's experience in the image application industry provides deep insights for entrepreneurship. McDonald's testing became an early user research method for PhotoRoom, allowing for rapid product iteration through user dialogue. AI entrepreneurship requires a long-term perspective, and PhotoRoom has found a unique positioning in the competition by segmenting scenarios.

Dropped out at 19 to start a business, received $5 million in investments from NEA and Sequoia, joined Y Combinator to help it become a business empire, ultimately forced out by partners, created OpenAI, secured a $13 billion investment from Microsoft, and successfully reinstated after being dismissed by the board.

OpenAI's first developer conference stunned entrepreneurs with new content on multimodal models, price reductions, GPTs, and more. Startup companies are filled with anxiety as investors begin to question entrepreneurs, stating that differentiation is significantly lower than OpenAI, sparking heated discussions about the future of the large model industry.

Make Startups has launched an AI software called CoFounderOS to assist new entrepreneurs in smart entrepreneurship. CoFounderOS integrates various features, including entrepreneurial advice, market analysis, and business planning. This software provides personalized guidance at any time, without the need for appointments or face-to-face meetings.

Wang Huainan believes that the battle for large models is basically over, and China should seize the opportunity to create vertical Copilot applications. He is developing an oral history product called 'Ru Xi' to help everyone easily complete their personal history. The goal of the oral history project is to have a Sima Qian beside everyone, marking a historical moment where everyone can leave their mark. Wang Huainan will collaborate with his friend Lu Qi on this project, as they believe it concerns all of humanity and has an idealistic tone. Wang Huainan thinks that Sam Altman's entrepreneurial qualities are what have brought OpenAI to where it is today.

Jing Kun and Zhu Kaihua previously served as CEO and CTO of Xiaodu Technology, respectively. Jing Kun is known as the 'Father of Xiaobing'. Both have experience in software and hardware integration and specialize in voice interaction. Their planned startup aims to leverage large model technology to create an integrated voice interaction solution.

Nemo Yang, a post-00s Chinese entrepreneur, founded Kinesys AI and launched the large model middleware Cortex, which has attracted considerable interest from investors. Cortex enables quick integration of large model APIs and data interface access, saving AI developers a significant amount of time. Startups in the large model middleware space, such as LangChain and LlamaIndex, have also secured investments from Silicon Valley firms. Due to the high technical barriers, competition in the large model middleware field is not intense, making it a promising niche industry. The market for large model middleware is vast and is expected to facilitate the deployment of AI applications.

1. Don't FOMO or JOMO; stay calm amidst the noise and be aggressive in calmness. 2. Successful AI companies need to build a data flywheel. 3. Vertical models with professional barriers may be opportunities.