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Ghiblio.art is an online AI tool specializing in transforming photos into artwork in the style of Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is renowned for its hand-drawn style, soft color palettes, and fantastical scenes, as seen in classics like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro. Using advanced AI algorithms, Ghiblio.art automatically recreates user-uploaded photos as Ghibli-esque illustrations, imbuing ordinary images with a dreamy, animated quality. AIbase learned that users simply upload a photo and select...

Tencent Yuanbao announced a comprehensive upgrade to its "Favorites" feature, offering users a new solution for knowledge management and information review. This upgrade not only optimizes user experience but also significantly expands Yuanbao's functionality, making it a more intelligent and convenient tool.

According to the latest estimates from research company SimilarWeb, the Chinese chat AI platform DeepSeek has rapidly gained users within just a week, surpassing Google's Gemini chat AI. On January 31, DeepSeek's website recorded 2.4 million daily visits in the United States, which is 60% higher than Gemini's 1.5 million visits. Notably, OpenAI's ChatGPT remains the industry giant.

Shanghai Mita Network Technology Co., Ltd. recently announced that its AI-driven search platform—Mita AI Search—has been updated and now features a new topic functionality, allowing users to upload materials to the knowledge base and customize data sources for personal or professional fields. Users can create a personalized search environment tailored to their needs through Mita AI Search, enhancing search efficiency and relevance.

Recently, the image AI startup Recraft released its latest text-generating image model, Recraft v3, which has shown exceptional performance in independent testing, redefining the standards for image generation performance. According to Recraft, the v3 model excels in generating text within images, maintaining anatomical accuracy, understanding prompts, and creating high-quality visual content. Its biggest breakthrough is the ability to accurately present long segments of text in a single generation, while many other models struggle with more than a few words.

After WeChat officially supported Live photos, Meitu's video editing app - Wink quickly became popular, achieving the third spot in the App Store in China. Wink meets the growing user demand for Live photo editing with its powerful AI video beautification feature, as well as the 'Convert to Live' and 'AI Animation' functions that allow one-click transformation of images and videos into Live photos. It's reported that Wink's 'Video Beautification' feature enables users to easily edit Live photos just like static images.

Recently, a new study has drawn attention, revealing that ChatGPT's responses reflect the cultural values of people from English-speaking and Protestant countries. The core of this study is that large language models like ChatGPT were trained on a vast amount of data from certain countries and cultures, which may lead to outputs that carry cultural biases. The research team, led by René F Kizilcec and his colleagues, examined five different versions of OpenAI's GPT.

You.com raised $50 million in its Series B funding round, led by Georgian, with participation from Nvidia, Salesforce Ventures, and Day One Ventures, bringing the total funding to $99 million. As an innovator in the AI space, You.com offers a comprehensive solution for knowledge workers through its AI-driven search and productivity platform, providing everything from complex data analysis to content creation, with the aim of transforming online information interaction and enhancing work efficiency.

Wuwen Chip Quasar, an AI startup established just over a year ago, recently secured nearly 500 million in Series A financing, bringing its total financing to over 1 billion, making it the king of financing in the AI infrastructure sector. Its shareholders include state-owned assets, local funds, and notable venture capital institutions such as Shunwei Capital and Dacheng Financial Intelligence. One of the founders, Wang Yu, is the head of the Department of Electronics at Tsinghua University, and many team members have Tsinghua backgrounds with rich research experience. In 2016, DeepInsight Technology, incubated by Tsinghua NICS-EFC Laboratory, was acquired by Xilinx for 300 million.

In a pivotal copyright infringement lawsuit, a judge ruled that visual artists' lawsuits against well-known AI image and video generation companies can proceed and enter the discovery phase. The artists accuse these companies of using their works without permission to train AI models, including Midjourney, Runway, Stability AI, and DeviantArt. The crux of the case is whether the AI companies constitute 'induced infringement.' The judge indicated that the allegations are strong enough to warrant further investigation.

Audible, the audiobook platform owned by Amazon, is testing an AI assistant named 'Maven' to provide personalized audiobook recommendations. Users can simply describe their needs in natural language, such as 'I'm looking for an inspirational novel with a female protagonist,' and Maven will recommend suitable content from nearly a million titles. This feature is currently available to some iOS and Android users in the U.S., covering about half of the audiobook library, though the specific details of the AI model have not been disclosed. Audible is also exploring the application of AI in generating book lists, summarizing reviews, and providing AI voiceovers.

Character AI is making waves among young people in the United States. This AI chatbot application, launched in 2022 by former Google Brain employees Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, allows users to interact with a variety of characters, from fictional figures to historical icons and contemporary public figures.

Personalization features are commonly found in AI assistant applications, enhancing user engagement. Compared to traditional algorithms, AI assistants can capture more complex user behavior data characteristics. By optimizing proprietary data, AI assistants have formed a technological barrier. Jasper, lacking a proprietary model, is in a dilemma but is still exploring paths through proactive customization. AI assistants are poised to achieve an 'iPhone moment' for AI.

Zhipu AI has accumulated over 2.5 billion RMB in financing, with a valuation reaching 15 billion RMB, making it a rising unicorn in the large model sector. The investment landscape of Zhipu AI is essentially a network of investors who value its Tsinghua background, which brings talent and technological advantages. The participation of leading tech companies like Alibaba and Tencent in Zhipu AI reflects its leading position in the large model field. Several other companies linked to Tsinghua, such as Baichuan Intelligence, have also secured substantial financing, showcasing the influence of the Tsinghua network in the wave of large model entrepreneurship. The capabilities of foundational models will determine the future of the competition among numerous models, with Tsinghua-affiliated companies in a favorable position.

Investors' expectations for Nvidia are higher than the market consensus. Nvidia's CoWoS fourth quarter shipment growth rate is expected to slow down quarter over quarter. The decline in ChatGPT traffic is increasingly influencing AI stocks.