During today's Baidu AI Open Day event, Baidu's Vice President and Head of the Wenku and Baidu Cloud Business Units, Wang Ying, revealed the latest developments in the application of AI technology by Baidu Wenku. It was introduced that the monthly active users of Baidu Wenku's AI features have surpassed 90 million, with daily active users increasing by 230% year-on-year, and the number of paid users exceeding 40 million, demonstrating the platform's strong appeal in the application of AI features. In the past year, Baidu Wenku has added over 100 AI features, including various innovative tools to meet user needs in document processing.

According to Sina Technology, Baidu Wenku's AI functionality has achieved remarkable results worldwide. As of the end of December, the monthly active users (MAU) of Baidu Wenku's AI function have surpassed 90 million, second only to ChatGPT's 310 million, ranking second globally. Since the comprehensive restructuring of Baidu Wenku, over 100 new features have been launched, including Smart PPT, Smart Documents, Research Reports, and AI Universal Search. The introduction of these features has greatly enhanced user experience and work efficiency, attracting a large number of users.

According to reports from 'Intelligent Emergence', Zhang Xiaoran, head of CapCut under ByteDance, has left her position. Zhang graduated from Wuhan University of Science and Technology and the Chinese University of Hong Kong and was an early member of the predecessor to CapCut, 'FaceMo'. Since the end of 2021, she has been responsible for the overall business of CapCut, Xingtu, and other products, witnessing the product's journey from its founding phase to a period of rapid growth. In early 2024, she began reporting to the new head of CapCut and other businesses, Zhang Nan, the former CEO of Douyin. During Zhang Xiaoran's tenure, CapCut achieved significant milestones.

Kimi Smart Assistant, a subsidiary of Moon's Dark Side, announces the evolution of the Kimi Exploration Version, introducing three major inference abilities: Enhanced Search Intent, Source Analysis, and Chain Thinking. The Enhanced Search Intent capability allows Kimi Exploration Version to convert abstract and ambiguous questions into specific queries, expanding users' true search intentions. The Source Analysis capability enables Kimi Exploration Version to filter through a vast number of search results to select sources that are more authoritative and reliable, providing traceable links down to the paragraph level. The Chain Thinking capability allows Kimi Exploration Version to handle reasoning based on a chain of thought.

At the recently held Meta Connect 2024 conference, Meta's founder and CEO Zuckerberg excitedly announced that Meta AI's monthly active users have nearly reached 500 million and is expected to become the most used AI assistant globally. During his speech, Zuckerberg mentioned, 'We are currently close to 500 million monthly active users and have yet to launch in some major markets, such as the European market.' This news undoubtedly fills people with anticipation for the future of Meta AI.

The latest release by QuestMobile, the '2024 AI Agent Application Insights Semi-Annual Report', shows that the monthly active users of artificial intelligence (AI) applications have exceeded 66 million, marking the rapid development and popularization of AI technology at the application level. The report highlights that AI applications have formed eight major categories, including emotional companionship, office efficiency, education and learning, lifestyle assistance, entertainment and leisure, copywriting, and industry consulting, with commercialization paths now opened.