Alexis Conneau, former chief researcher at OpenAI and head of the GPT-4o project, announced his departure to start a new company, sparking discussions in the AI community. Conneau revealed on social media that after the conclusion of his '#Her project' at OpenAI, he decided to launch a new venture. He humorously responded to inquiries about the timeline for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), suggesting that the new company could bring about 'AGEI'. Conneau has made significant contributions to the field of AI, particularly in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning.

The launch of Civitai Green marks the platform's transformation into a clean, professional AI art creation environment, completely eliminating adult content to provide creators with safe and appropriate image and model resources, enhancing the user experience in the workplace. Through Civitai Green, the platform not only ensures the high quality and diversity of resources but also introduces a more efficient payment processor, Paddle, optimizing the user payment experience. This transformation benefits the platform's commercial development and strengthens the community ecosystem by sharing works.

AI infrastructure startup 'Wu Wen Xin Qiong' announced the completion of nearly 500 million Yuan in Series A financing, setting the record for the largest single financing amount for domestic AI Infra startups. This round was co-led by the Social Security Fund Zhongguancun Independent Innovation Fund, Qiming Venture Partners, and Hongtai Fund, with participation from strategic investors including Lenovo Capital, Xiaomi, and Softcom. The funds will primarily be used to enhance talent acquisition, deepen technology research and development, drive product commercialization, and strengthen ecosystem collaboration. 'Wu Wen Xin Qiong' was established just 16 months ago.

Meta has released a mid-term update showing a significant increase in the adoption rate of its Llama series models, especially after the launch of Llama 3.1. The downloads of the Llama models on the Hugging Face platform are approaching 350 million, a tenfold increase from last year, attracting well-known companies such as Zoom, Spotify, AT&T, and Goldman Sachs. The development of open-source AI not only approaches the performance of closed models but also achieves widespread application at the enterprise level.

Changes at OpenAI have sparked broad concern in the industry regarding AI safety issues. The AGI safety team has significantly reduced in size, from about 30 members to around 16, raising worries about whether the company is neglecting AI safety concerns. The departures were not an organized effort, but rather a gradual loss of confidence among team members. Former governance researcher at OpenAI, Daniel Kokotajlo, noted that the reduction in the team appears to be related to the company's increased focus on product and commercialization development. In response to external doubts, OpenAI emphasizes its commitment to safety.

The UK's railway system has introduced artificial intelligence technology for the first time, developing an Automated Deer Detection and Deterrent System (ADDS) that successfully prevents nearly 6000 deer from entering railway areas, ensuring railway safety. This system was collaboratively developed by Network Rail and London North Eastern Railway, utilizing 127 cameras, 90 ultrasonic alarms, flashing red and white lights, 10 Wi-Fi routers, and portable power supplies to monitor deer movements in real-time and drive them away. Since its implementation, the system's real-time monitoring footage has effectively stopped deer from approaching the railway, reducing animal intrusions.

In the field of artificial intelligence, a mysterious startup named World Labs is gaining widespread attention. Founded by renowned Stanford AI professor Fei-Fei Li, the company has reportedly completed two rounds of financing in just two months.

World Labs, a startup founded by Stanford University AI professor Fei-Fei Li, has completed two rounds of funding in two months, reaching a valuation of over $1 billion and becoming a 'unicorn' company. The latest funding round was led by NEA, with a significant increase in valuation compared to the first round in April. World Labs is dedicated to developing AI models that can accurately estimate the three-dimensional physical properties of real-world objects and environments, aiming for detailed digital replication without the need for large-scale data collection, and is focused on addressing the scarcity of 3D data. The company's business model has not been validated by the market.

Nearly 50% of job seekers use AI tools like ChatGPT to write resumes and cover letters, leading to a surge of low-quality applications in the recruitment market and posing challenges for recruiters. This trend has resulted in a spike in application numbers, with employers like Deloitte and EY warning recent graduates to avoid using AI. While young job seekers can cleverly mask traces of AI usage, generative AI is also being used for cheating, particularly in recruitment tests. Job seekers using the paid version of ChatGPT have a higher success rate in psychological assessments, which correlates positively with socioeconomic status.

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, nearly 9% of the newly registered AI companies in China have either been canceled, revoked, or ceased operations, amounting to almost 80,000 businesses, which represents 8.9% of all new registrations during the same period. Over the past three years, more than 200,000 AI-related companies have been deregistered or revoked. In the last decade, 353,000 AI businesses have vanished. Currently, there are 1.8043 million AI-related companies in China, with more than 4,500 recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as part of the AI industry system, and over 180 large models providing services to the public.

The "Toxic Tongue AI" Twitter personality has rapidly gained popularity due to its unique features and explosive user growth. This AI tool generates humorous and sharp comments by analyzing users' past tweets, requiring only a Twitter username. Developer @ky__zo revealed it has reached 5 million users and generates nearly $4K per hour, with about 36 new registrations per minute, putting pressure on the team. To manage growth, a paid feature has b....

The 'Wolf Ranch' community in Georgetown, Texas, is utilizing the giant 3D printer Vulcan to construct homes, with over a quarter of the houses already sold. Developer ICON is collaborating with housing company Lennar to build 100 homes through this technology, with completion expected by summer. These 3D printed homes are priced between $450,000 and $600,000, utilizing hybrid materials for construction, with walls designed to be sturdy, energy-efficient, and resistant to extreme weather. The modern ranch-style design is provided by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

The Tencent Yuanbao AI Assistant has introduced a new long text deep reading feature, providing users with professional content analysis for documents such as theses, financial reports, and research reports. After uploading content, users can receive core overviews, modular analyses, and chart summaries, allowing rapid comprehension of key information. The deep reading mode, leveraging Tencent's Hunyuan large model, supports the processing of 500,000-word long texts, generating illustrated analyses that include innovation point extraction, professional term search/translation, and DuPont analysis charts. This feature allows users to view deep reading content and the original text offline, enhancing reading efficiency. Powered by Tencent's trillion-parameter Hunyuan large model, it offers...

Intel announced layoffs of 15,000 employees to cut costs and improve profitability. As part of its 2025 plan, the company expects significant reductions in R&D and marketing spending by 2026, with a 20% decrease in capital expenditures this year. The layoffs, representing 15% of its workforce, led to a nearly 20% drop in stock prices. CEO Pat Gelsinger acknowledged poor financial performance in Q2, with a $1.6 billion loss and only 1% revenue gro....

Ampere Inc. has announced a significant update to its product roadmap with the launch of its flagship processor, Aurora, designed for AI acceleration and high bandwidth memory integration, aiming to greatly enhance cloud-native AI computing performance. Aurora features 512 Ampere cores, offering more than three times the performance of existing processors, specifically engineered for AI training and inference workloads, demonstrating Ampere's ambitions in the AI computing space. Aurora utilizes scalable AmpereOn technology.

TikTok pays Microsoft nearly $20 million monthly to access OpenAI's artificial intelligence models via Microsoft's cloud services, bringing approximately $1 billion in annual revenue to Microsoft's cloud division and highlighting the value of AI services in the tech industry. Should TikTok develop its own large language model, it may reduce its reliance on Microsoft's services. OpenAI previously suspended ByteDance's account to investigate whether it violated developer agreements. As OpenAI's exclusive cloud service provider, Microsoft has invested significant resources to support its models, such as ChatGPT.

Apple's progress in the field of artificial intelligence seems to be slower than expected. Recent reports indicate that the expected launch of Apple Intelligence, originally scheduled for September alongside iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, may be postponed to an October update. This delay may delight main competitor Samsung, as the number of Samsung Galaxy AI devices is approaching 200 million.

According to The Guardian, Google's increasing reliance on energy-intensive data centers to support its new artificial intelligence products is at risk of undermining its goal of reducing its carbon footprint. Data released by Google on Tuesday showed that its greenhouse gas emissions have grown by 48% over the past five years. The company attributes the growth to the energy consumption of data centers and supply chain emissions. In its annual environmental report, Google also revealed that emis

In the gaming world, AI technology is no longer a novelty, but it has now taken a new step forward. On June 19, Bilibili UP Master 'Awkward Tie Gen Er' shared a magical experience using AI teammates in 'Naraka: Bladepoint', dramatically increasing the emotional value. This video reached 960,000 views on Bilibili, with over 33,000 likes.

Finding a relaxed way to unwind has become a new choice for many during busy workdays. Following the addictive 'Oh No! I Am Surrounded by Large Models', its sequel 'I Broke the Large Model' has quietly launched, tailored for those looking to take a sneaky break during their workdays. Data shows that user activity during weekdays is much higher than on weekends, indicating that many people prefer to seek opportunities to relax during workdays.