On December 8, 2024, Jack Ma delivered an outstanding speech at the 20th anniversary celebration of Ant Group, reflecting on the opportunities of the Internet era and envisioning the tremendous changes of the AI era. Jack Ma stated that 20 years ago, when the Internet was just emerging, he and his peers were very fortunate to seize this historical opportunity. However, in his view, the next 20 years will see the arrival of the AI era, bringing unprecedented changes that exceed everyone's imagination. Jack Ma emphasized that AI will be a greater era that will change everything, but he also pointed out that AI will not decide.

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 editorial team of "Yao Wen Jiao Zi" announced today the top ten buzzwords of 2024. These terms cover various fields including technology and artificial intelligence, reflecting the current social development trends and public concerns. This year's buzzwords include "Digital Intelligence," "AI for Good," and "Future Industries." These terms are not only well-known in the tech industry but have also gained popularity among the general public.

Recently, Anthropic and Hume AI launched an innovative voice interaction technology aimed at achieving human-computer interaction in a more natural and emotionally intelligent way. This technology combines Claude's natural language processing capabilities with EVI2's emotional recognition functions, providing new ideas for digital assistant interaction models. The core technology, EVI2, can detect subtle emotional cues in user speech and adjust the interaction accordingly. Compared to traditional voice assistants, this system significantly enhances the fluidity and personalization of interactions.

Faraday Future, led by Jia Yueting, announced that it will change its NASDAQ stock code from FFIE to FFAI in early 2025 to better reflect the company's ongoing focus on its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The company plans to announce the detailed date and plan for the stock code change in January 2025, and will host an 'FF Open AI Day' event, inviting AI industry partners to explore the future of AI in the mobility sector.

On November 21, at the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhou Yuan, founder, chairman, and CEO of Zhihu, shared his views on the changes brought by AI search. He believes that AI search is currently still in its early stages, and both domestically and globally, its user coverage and application scenarios need further expansion and improvement. Zhou pointed out that the industry often compares AI search with traditional search, yet traditional search has already addressed a wide range of mature problems.

Recently, as Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman, early internal emails from OpenAI were exposed, drawing widespread attention to the power struggle among the company's founders. In the emails, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever expressed deep concerns about Musk's strong desire to control artificial intelligence. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from Midjourney. Sutskever reached out to Musk in September 2017.

At the Future Investment Initiative held in Saudi Arabia, SoftBank's founder and CEO Masayoshi Son predicted that within the next decade, we will see the emergence of a super artificial intelligence that is ten thousand times smarter than the human brain. However, he also stated that achieving this technology will require significant financial investment. Note: Image generated by AI, licensed from Midjourney. Masayoshi Son mentioned that creating such a super AI would require approximately 400GW of computing center power, a figure that exceeds the current total power supply of the United States.

Samsung is considering replacing the traditional settings menu with artificial intelligence in future Galaxy phones! According to ETNews, this idea may be realized in upcoming models like the Galaxy S24 FE. Samsung believes that with advanced AI technology, phones will be able to anticipate user needs, eliminating the need for manual adjustments. Imagine a future where smartphones may no longer have cumbersome settings options, and all adjustments are made automatically by the phone. Samsung is committed to enhancing user experience.

In the field of AI, it seems we are on the brink of a new era. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, recently published a 15,000-word article showcasing a future world driven by AI, where technology not only brings unprecedented prosperity and social advancement but also abundant resources. He firmly believes that the so-called 'Powerful AI' could emerge as early as 2026, and this AI will be smarter than Nobel laureates, capable of completing a range of tasks from proving mathematical theorems to writing outstanding novels.