Google has officially announced the launch of its AI research assistant system based on Gemini 2.0 - the AI co-scientist, aimed at providing virtual collaboration for scientists to generate novel research hypotheses and suggestions. This system not only offers traditional literature review and summarization capabilities but also breakthrough original knowledge discovery abilities. The AI co-scientist can simulate the reasoning process of scientific methods and provide researchers with innovative research hypotheses and proposal plans based on existing evidence and specific research objectives.

Recently, Vectara released a report titled 'Hallucination Ranking', comparing the performance of different large language models (LLMs) in generating hallucinations while summarizing short documents. This ranking utilized Vectara's Hughes Hallucination Evaluation Model (HHEM-2.1), which is regularly updated to assess the frequency of false information introduced by these models in summaries. According to the latest data, the report highlighted key metrics such as hallucination rates, factual consistency rates, response rates, and average summary lengths of several popular models.

Recently, Google announced that its Gemini AI has officially launched the 'Global Memory' feature. This new function enables the AI to remember all conversations with users, aiming to provide a more personalized and thoughtful service. According to the official introduction, users will no longer need to specifically revisit past conversation records while interacting with the AI, as it can seamlessly pick up from previous discussions, enhancing the fluidity of communication. To experience this feature, users need to subscribe to Gemini Advanced services.

Recently, a study by the BBC has revealed that leading AI assistants often produce misleading and inaccurate content when answering questions related to news and current affairs. The research indicates that over half of the responses generated by four mainstream AI tools—ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity—are deemed to have 'significant issues'. Note: The image is AI-generated, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney, as requested by researchers for these four generative AI tools.

Recently, Google officially launched its latest image generation model – Imagen 3, which is now available for developers through the Gemini API. This model excels in visual effects, capable of generating high-quality images in various styles, including surrealism, impressionist landscapes, abstract works, and anime characters. Imagen 3 not only enhances image clarity and composition capabilities but also simplifies text prompts to help users more easily translate their ideas into images. Initially, Imagen 3 will be accessible only to paying users.

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.

Google's Gemini AI Assistant has not yet introduced advertising, but this may change in the future. During Alphabet's investor conference call, CEO Sundar Pichai mentioned that the company has 'very good ideas' regarding how to display advertising with Gemini in the future. While users currently access Gemini through either a free or paid subscription model, advertising could become part of the product. Pichai responded to a Wells Fargo analyst regarding G

In 2024, global mobile users spent an astonishing $1.27 billion on AI chatbots and art generation tools. This figure represents significant growth compared to the previous two years, with spending on chatbot applications reaching $1.07 billion, reflecting a strong demand and recognition for AI assistants. According to the latest market report, ChatGPT leads in both downloads and consumption in the AI-generated content (AIGC) application space, becoming the preferred choice for users. Following closely is Google's Gemini.