Dark Side of the Moon researcher Flood Sung recently published a lengthy article, revealing for the first time the development ideas behind the k1.5 model and deeply reflecting on the technological insights brought by the OpenAI o1 model. According to Flood Sung, the importance of Long-CoT (Long Chain of Thought) was actually validated over a year ago by Tim Zhou Xinyu, co-founder of the Dark Side of the Moon. By training small models for multi-digit calculations and transforming the fine-grained calculation processes into Long Chain of Thought data for SFT (Supervised Fine-Tuning).

Recently, a tool called Ready AI has been gaining significant attention in the design community. The remarkable feature of this tool is that users can generate professional-level web interfaces in just 30 seconds by inputting text commands. With Ready AI, users have more control over their desired UI. Unlike similar products, Ready AI supports real-time preview and version comparison features, demonstrating incredible efficiency in design testing for social media platforms and e-commerce websites. Ready AI offers various framework options, such as HTML.

Recently, Baidu's Ernie Bot officially announced that starting from 12:00 AM on April 1, 2024, its services will be fully available for free to all PC and app users. This means that users will not need to pay any fees to experience the latest features of the Ernie Bot series models.

It is reported that with the continuous iteration and cost optimization of the Ernie Bot large model, Ernie Bot will be completely free starting from midnight on April 1st. At that time, users will be able to experience the latest models in the Ernie Bot series without any barriers, whether on PC or APP. This initiative will undoubtedly further enhance the user coverage and market influence of Ernie Bot.

Recently, a line art coloring method called MangaNinja has garnered widespread attention, allowing users to color target line art based on reference images with just an input of the line art and the reference image. This technology is based on a diffusion model and focuses on reference-image-guided line art coloring, significantly enhancing the accuracy of coloring and interactive control capabilities. The research team employed two innovative designs to ensure precise transfer of character details. First, they introduced a patch rearrangement module to facilitate correspondence learning between the reference color images and the target line art. Secondly, they adopted a point-driven approach.

Recently, a research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sony AI, and Sony Group introduced a new technology called MMAudio, which aims to achieve high-quality audio synthesis from videos through multi-modal joint training. The core innovation of MMAudio is its ability to generate synchronized audio using video and text inputs, thereby expanding the application scenarios for audio generation. MMAudio is designed to support generating sound effects that align with video content from either video or text inputs.

In today's debut of the '12 Days of Live Streaming' event, OpenAI announced two significant updates: the full version of the reasoning large model o1 and its advanced mode, along with a $200 monthly subscription service for ChatGPT Pro. The complete version of the o1 model will gradually be made available to ChatGPT Plus users and is designed to answer questions using an internal reasoning chain that is more aligned with human thought processes, enhancing the accuracy of answers to professional queries. Compared to the o1 preview version launched in September, the full version of o

In the fields of music and sound creation, the combination of technology and creativity often faces numerous challenges. Existing AI models typically excel at specific tasks but lack broad adaptability, limiting AI's auxiliary role in music production. To better serve music and audio production, there is an urgent need for a versatile model that can flexibly respond to various creative needs. Therefore, NVIDIA has launched Fugatto, an audio generation and processing model with 2.5 billion parameters. Fugatto is designed to...

The Sogou Input Method version 12.0 has recently undergone a smart upgrade, introducing a series of new features. The key highlights of this update include AI search, AI quick check, AI companion, magic gestures, and a brand-new visual design. In terms of AI search, version 12.0 of the Sogou Input Method, in collaboration with Tencent's Hunyuan Large Model, enables a feature that allows users to search while typing. Users can quickly obtain search results by simply clicking the magnifying glass icon, significantly improving search efficiency. Additionally, PC users can swiftly gather information through the 'equal sign for word selection' feature, enhancing productivity.

According to Canalys data, global AI PC shipments reached 13.3 million units in Q3 2024, accounting for 20% of total PC shipments for the first time. AI PCs are defined as desktops and laptops equipped with chipsets or modules specifically designed to handle artificial intelligence workloads, such as NPUs (Neural Processing Units). With the continuous increase in supply of these devices, AI PC shipments grew by 49% year-on-year. Notably, Windows devices are in A

Google has officially launched the ChromeOS 130 update, introducing multiple new features including Fast Insert, Focus Mode, Welcome Back, and other practical tools. This version also introduces some unique features for Chromebook Plus models equipped with NPU (Neural Processing Unit), such as a brand new AI Recorder app, enhanced microphone and camera effects, and the 'Read to Me' summary feature of Gemini AI tools. Among this update, the Fast Insert feature is particularly noteworthy.

In today's rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence, a multi-modal large language model named ORYX is quietly transforming our understanding of AI's ability to perceive the visual world. This AI system, developed collaboratively by researchers from Tsinghua University, Tencent, and Nanyang Technological University, is regarded as the 'Transformers' of visual processing. ORYX, short for Oryx Multi-Modal Large Language Models, is an AI model specifically designed for processing images, videos, and 3D scene time-space understanding.

Baidu Input Method announces a comprehensive upgrade of its all-scenario AI writing assistant 'Super Writing', integrating a variety of functions such as AI writing, AI chatting, and AI intelligent Q&A, enhancing its comprehensive strength as an AI input method product. In addition, Baidu Input Method has also launched new multimodal creation features like 'Text-to-Image', further improving users' content creation experience in different scenarios.

In Q2 2024, global AI PC shipments reached 8.8 million units, accounting for 14% of total PC shipments, showcasing rapid market growth. AI PCs include desktops and laptops equipped with advanced chipsets, such as NPUs. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X series chips and Copilot+PC signify a new stage in AI PC development. It is expected that shipments will significantly increase in the second half of the year, with total shipments for 2024 projected to reach 44 million units, and it is anticipated to exceed 100 million units by 2025. Apple leads the AI PC market with its Mac products.

Ell3n has launched the 'FLUX Fashion Photography' workflow on the glif platform, allowing users to effortlessly design high-fashion model images by inputting various materials (such as plastic, banana peels, iron, wool) and selecting gender and fashion brands. Participants can creatively design clothing inspired by elements like automotive parts and electronic components, generating unique styles in fashion works. Currently, each user can experience 20 free tries per day; interested users can visit the workflow entrance to try it out.

Geekbench AI is a new cross-platform tool designed to evaluate the performance of devices under compute-intensive workloads, with a particular focus on machine learning tasks. It provides full precision, half precision, and quantized scores by measuring the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs, and includes accuracy assessments. It supports various machine learning frameworks, including ONNX, CoreML, TensorFlow Lite, and OpenVINO. This tool is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.