According to Southern Metropolis Daily, a recent typical case announced by the Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security reveals a concerning new model of online misinformation. The public security authorities in Guangzhou, Guangdong, successfully cracked a criminal gang that used artificial intelligence tools to produce false information on a large scale, arresting 6 criminal suspects. The gang aimed to earn traffic revenue from online platforms and employed meticulously planned criminal tactics: recruiting part-time workers to register social media accounts, using AI tools to quickly rewrite popular articles, and batch publishing false information. Statistics show that the gang has published more than 500,000 pieces of traffic-driving graphic information.

On December 7, 2024, the Network Audio-Visual Program Management Department of the National Radio and Television Administration issued a notice regarding the management of AI 'modified' videos, clearly stating the need to address the rampant phenomenon of AI 'modification' videos. Recently, several classic films and television dramas have been 'modified' by AI tools, such as 'The Legend of Zhen Huan' being turned into a 'gunfight movie' and 'Dream of the Red Chamber' being altered into a 'martial arts movie', with absurd scenes like Sun Wukong riding a motorcycle appearing. These 'modified' videos not only parody classic culture but also provoke public concern about the impact on traditional cultural values.

On November 29, the China Meteorological Administration's Huafeng Meteorological Media Group, in collaboration with Alipay, officially launched the first national-level weather smart assistant – 'China Weather Assistant'. This smart assistant uses authoritative meteorological data provided by the China Meteorological Administration, combined with the Ant AI model and Alipay's government AI solutions, to offer users a variety of helpful services including weather inquiries, clothing recommendations, and meteorological education. Users can experience the 'China Weather Assistant' by pulling down on the Alipay homepage or downloading the Zhixiaobao APP. The 'China Weather Assistant' connects data from over 2,400 meteorological stations nationwide.

On November 28, the official website of the National Radio and Television Administration announced the approval and implementation of the industry standard 'Technical Requirements for Digital Virtual Humans'. This recommended industry standard aims to regulate the definition, classification, application scenarios, images, driving technology, platform capabilities, and safety capabilities of digital virtual humans, applicable to builders of technical systems, creators, and users.

With Trump's election as President of the United States, his administration is expected to attempt to ease regulations on self-driving cars, a news that caused Tesla's stock price to rise by over 5% on Monday. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has been actively promoting the launch of its 'Robot Taxi' service, aimed at competing with rivals like Waymo, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet. The market is optimistic about the Trump administration's intentions to lower the regulatory barriers for self-driving cars, resulting in excited investors buying Tesla shares.

The safety risks associated with lithium battery fires are often a cause for concern. To address this, scientists have proposed a method to provide early warnings of battery fires using sound. The study discovered that lithium-ion batteries undergo a series of chemical reactions before catching fire, leading to a gradual increase in internal pressure and ultimately causing the battery to swell. Due to the hard casing of the batteries, which cannot accommodate this swelling, the safety valve inside the battery bursts when the pressure becomes too high, creating a distinct sound.

French AI newcomer Mistral AI recently launched a new content moderation API service, highlighting its ambition in the global AI field and demonstrating deep thought on AI safety governance. This moderation system, built on the Ministral8B model, can accurately identify nine categories of potentially harmful content, including sexual content, hate speech, violence, dangerous activities, and personal identity information. Notably, the API supports 11 major languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and more.

French AI startup Mistral AI has officially launched a new content moderation API aimed at competing with OpenAI and other industry leaders, while addressing the growing concerns around AI safety and content filtering. This service is based on Mistral's Ministral8B model, finely tuned to detect potential harmful content across nine different categories, including pornography, hate speech, violence, dangerous activities, and personally identifiable information.

French AI startup Les Ministraux has launched two brand new lightweight models, Ministral3B and Ministral8B, specifically designed for edge devices, with parameters of 3 billion and 8 billion, respectively. Both models excelled in instruction-following benchmark tests, with Ministral3B surpassing Llama38B and Mistral7B, while Ministral8B outperformed both models in all aspects except for coding capabilities.

French AI startup Mistral has recently announced the launch of a new series of generative AI models, specifically designed for edge devices such as laptops and mobile phones. Mistral has named this series 'Les Ministraux' to meet the growing demand for local processing and privacy-first solutions. The newly released Les Ministraux series includes two models: Ministral3B and Ministral8B.

The National Internet Information Office recently released the 'Measures for Labeling AI-Generated Synthetic Content (Draft for Comments)', aimed at regulating the labeling of AI-generated synthetic content, safeguarding national security and public interests, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations. This measure is formulated based on the 'Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China', 'Regulations on the Administration of Algorithms for Internet Information Services', 'Regulations on the Administration of Deep Synthesis in Internet Information Services', and the 'Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services', among other laws and regulations. The deadline for feedback is the 20th.

Google has recently launched an exciting experimental feature—AI-generated podcasts. This feature can transform your research materials into engaging podcast segments, featuring two 'hosts' discussing the information you have gathered.

Singapore has recently introduced a new bill aimed at banning the use of deepfake technology during elections to ensure the authenticity of information and the fairness of the electoral process. With the advancement of generative AI technology, the risk of deepfake content has increased. The bill seeks to regulate the production of false content created by both AI and non-AI technologies, including videos, audio, and images. The core provisions prohibit the publication of online ads that falsely depict candidates' words and actions during election periods, with violators facing fines or imprisonment. The bill also allows for issuing correction orders to individuals and social media platforms that publish false content.

The medical large model 'Da Yi' developed by SenseTime Medical has successfully passed the algorithm filing by the National Cyberspace Administration. This filing marks the authoritative recognition of 'Da Yi's' compliance and safety, and highlights a key progress in its technological application. The model is based on the large language model 'Ri Ri Xin · Shang Liang' with a scale of hundreds of billions of parameters.

T3 Travel's Lingxing Qianmo large model has successfully passed the algorithm filing by the National Cyberspace Administration, marking official recognition of its compliance and safety, as well as significant progress in expanding application scenarios. As the first ecological large model in the domestic travel industry, Lingxing Qianmo is primarily applied in driver-passenger services, intelligent scheduling, and travel security, aiming to enhance customer service efficiency, accelerate order acceptance speed, and achieve intelligent safety assurance. In the driver-passenger service field, the application of Lingxing Qianmo has increased customer service handling efficiency by 10%, saving a significant amount of work time and supporting human customer service.

Sybill, an AI assistant startup for sales representatives, raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Greycroft, bringing total funding to $14.5 million. Its unique AI assistant tracks and analyzes calls and emails, providing context-based insights rather than just meeting notes, targeting salespeople instead of sales leaders. This strategy has quickly opened up the market. Built on existing generative AI GPT models, Sybill's internal retrieva....