In 2025, Suzhou will fully implement the 'Top Ten Actions for Intelligent Manufacturing in Suzhou', which includes AI innovation application actions aimed at promoting the deep integration of AI and the manufacturing industry. This initiative was emphasized at the Suzhou New Industrialization Promotion Conference held on January 3. The conference proposed that Suzhou is committed to building a modern industrial system with world-class competitiveness, fully striving to create a globally leading 'Intelligent Manufacturing City'. According to Suzhou's development plan, it is clear that by 2026, the city aims to establish four trillion-level industries and fifteen super-hundred-billion-level industries, driving growth.

Yuanshi Intelligence Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen recently announced that it has completed tens of millions of RMB in angel round financing on December 25, 2024, with Tianji Capital as the investor. This financing will accelerate Yuanshi Intelligence's efforts in ecological development, strengthening technological capabilities, and launching AI applications targeting end consumers. Founded in June 2023, Yuanshi Intelligence is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the research and development of large model architectures and AI applications. With its innovative technology and clear development strategy, the company has continuously attracted the favor of the capital markets. Prior to this financing, Yuanshi Intelligence had

Recently, Microsoft's research team launched an artificial intelligence technology known as the 'Large Action Model' (LAM), marking a new phase in the development of AI. Unlike traditional language models like GPT-4o, LAM can autonomously operate Windows applications, meaning AI can not only engage in conversation or provide suggestions but can actually perform tasks. The advantage of LAM lies in its ability to understand various user inputs, including text,

Since last summer, billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has promised that its flagship model Grok3 would be released by the end of 2024, in response to models like OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Gemini. However, with January 2nd now passed, Grok3 has yet to appear, nor are there any signs of an upcoming release. Musk stated on the X social platform in July that Grok3 would be launched by the end of the year after training on 100,000 H100 GPUs, representing a 'significant leap'.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially released a list of 151 typical application cases for artificial intelligence empowering new industrialization. The publication of this list marks the extensive application of artificial intelligence technology in the industrial field, reflecting the country's determination and efforts in promoting the process of new industrialization. Among the 151 typical application cases, selected examples include Huawei Ascend AI processors, Galactic Kirin intelligent computing operating system, Fourth Paradigm Prophet AIOS5 one-stop industry large model platform, and SenseTime Intelligent Computing Cloud aimed at industrial large models. The Ministry emphasizes the role of local industries.

On the occasion of Baidu's 25th anniversary, company founder Robin Li sent a letter to all employees, reflecting on Baidu's development history and looking ahead to the future. In the letter, Robin Li emphasized that Baidu has always been at the forefront of technological development, firmly believing that technological innovation is the core competitiveness of the company. Robin Li pointed out that throughout its history, Baidu has consistently invested over 20% of its funds in R&D, aiming to transform cutting-edge technology into practical products to benefit more people. He stressed that the large-scale application of technology is key to realizing its value and achieving significant technological breakthroughs and disruptive innovation.

According to the '2024 AI Usage Trends Report for Young People', the application of AI is no longer limited to specific fields; it has permeated various aspects of life, from work reviews to personal side jobs, creative video production, and even roles as cyber friends or partners. The report highlights that compared to 2023, those born after 1995, women, and business managers have the highest interest in AI. Overall, over 80% of respondents expressed a strong interest in AI tools such as text, graphics, audio, and video. Additionally, nearly half of the respondents reported using AI tools daily.

The artificial intelligence application developed by Li Auto, the Li Xiang Classmate App, has officially been launched on the Apple App Store and Xiaomi App Store. The iOS version is approximately 91MB, while the Android version is about 81MB. This application relies on Li Auto's self-developed large model and offers a rich set of intelligent interaction features.

Li Xiang, CEO of Ideal Automotive, announced during the 2024 Ideal AI Talk live event that the company's upcoming Ideal Classmate App will officially go live on mobile devices on December 27, marking another step in Ideal Automotive's expansion into the field of artificial intelligence. After the live stream, Ideal Automotive's product line head, 'Old Tang Ge Tango', shared a video of the app's beta version, showcasing some of its features.

The Alibaba Cloud Bairen Model Service Platform recently launched the 'Real-Time Audio and Video Interaction' feature, enabling users to easily build multi-modal AI applications without the need for programming knowledge. This new feature allows users to quickly integrate AI models into Web, iOS, and Android applications and share them with others. Users can create intelligent agent applications through simple steps: first, create a new intelligent agent application, then select and configure the required text, speech, or visual understanding models on the Alibaba Cloud Bairen platform. The platform offers over 200 large models, including

Today, in response to rumors that ByteDance might initiate a price war for large models, Douyin Vice President Li Liang issued a statement on social media, clearly stating that this is not a price war. Li Liang pointed out that the Doubao large model has reduced costs through technological innovation, with significant optimizations in algorithms, software engineering, and hardware solutions. He mentioned that the pricing of 0.3 yuan per 1,000 tokens not only has a considerable gross profit but also follows a transparent pricing strategy, which is not the traditional 'list price discount' model.