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NetEase Youdao officially launched its new AI hardware product, the Youdao OpenEar open-ear headphones, at the Zhongguancun HardTech Carnival in Beijing. These headphones have attracted significant attention from tech enthusiasts and media outlets alike, thanks to their unique open-ear design, high-value audio quality, and convenient smart interaction features.

Amidst the rapid global advancement in technology, Hong Kong is striving to transform itself into an innovation and technology hub, leading to a significant surge in demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) professionals. Recent reports indicate that Hong Kong employers are currently seeking to fill over 2000 AI-related positions, which will be showcased at the upcoming NetEase Hong Kong Career Expo. The expo, scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, will feature over 580 organizations, including startups, tech companies, government bodies, and large corporations such as Hang Seng Bank and Centaline Property.

On January 22, 2025, NetEase Youdao officially released the first inference model in China that supports step-by-step explanations, 'ZiYue - o1'. This model features a design with 14 billion parameters, enabling efficient deployment on standard consumer-grade graphics cards, marking a significant advancement in the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the domestic education sector. 'ZiYue - o1' utilizes Thinking Chain technology and incorporates self-dialogue and error-correction mechanisms, allowing it to output detailed thinking processes when solving problems. This way, students not only receive answers but also understand the logic behind problem-solving.

NetEase's popular mobile game 'Nirvana in Fire' has partnered with Baidu's Wencin AI model to launch the world's first AI model arena within a game, providing players with a brand-new experience of real-time interaction with AI character roles. This collaboration marks a new frontier in the integration of 'Artificial Intelligence + Gaming,' offering over a hundred million players a more immersive and free gaming experience.

AI startup Seele, founded by former NetEase Cloud Music Vice President Wang Shimu, has launched the emotional companion robot Koko AI, based on its self-developed 3D multimodal large model EVA-01. Koko AI offers users a new experience of face-to-face interaction with virtual characters by integrating 3D modeling, animated performance, and voice chat technologies. The product makes virtual characters more vivid, enables natural human-computer interaction, and supports users in communicating with characters through text or voice, providing intelligent and empathetic responses. Users can also customize the experience according to their personal preferences.

The "LingDong" brand has been meticulously crafted by NetEase Vuex, relying on its independently developed industrial-grade large models and AOP (Artificial Intelligence Operation Perception) technology concept. Two flagship products under the brand, the mining robot and the loading robot, have been put into use in over 50 provincial key projects, serving diverse environments such as mines, ports, mixing stations, and schools. In addition to the robot brand launch, NetEase Vuex also showcased it

NetEase CEO Ding Lei emphasizes the importance of AI in various fields, noting that global gaming player demands are similar. NetEase will promote successful experiences in overseas markets. 'Egg Party' has over 26 million creators and is preparing to explore international markets.

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Educational technology company NetEase Youdao unveiled the country's first educational large model 'Zi Yue' Version 2.0 at a launch event on January 3. The company also introduced three innovative applications developed based on the large model and a new smart hardware product. The most notable is the AI home tutor 'Little P Teacher', which provides students with question-and-answer support across all grades and subjects, and stimulates children's thinking through interactive communication. Youdao also launched the virtual oral English tutor Hi Echo 2.0 and Youdao Speed Reading, aimed at helping students improve their English speaking skills and quickly comprehend documents.

NetEase announced its Q3 financial report with a net revenue of 27.3 billion yuan and over 12 billion yuan invested in R&D. NetEase's AI large model has been widely applied in core businesses and real-world scenarios. The NetEase Mail Smart Assistant has been approved, offering intelligent features such as AI email writing and email summarization. NetEase Youdao's educational large model supports the development of six major native applications. NetEase is increasing its investment in R&D and application of key technologies, including self-developed AI large models.

NetEase Youdao has launched the 'Yimosheng' open source speech synthesis engine, supporting both Chinese and English languages with over 2000 different voice tones. This engine features a distinctive emotional synthesis capability, able to synthesize voices that convey a wide range of emotions including happiness, excitement, sadness, and anger. Users can download and use it for free on GitHub and implement emotional synthesis and applications through the provided interfaces and script APIs. This project aims to help developers and content creators expand the application scope of high-quality TTS. NetEase Youdao has also introduced voice customization and voice replication.

Ding Lei from NetEase shared his thoughts and suggestions on the future development of the music industry at the China Digital Music Industry Conference. He emphasized the need for the Chinese digital music industry to establish fairer and more reasonable distribution rules. He stated that artificial intelligence will become a standard in the music industry, enhancing music production efficiency. NetEase Cloud Music is making strides in the AI music field and will promote the development of technological tools to support industry creative needs.

Youdao has launched Hi Echo, a virtual spoken English tutor that offers one-on-one speaking practice. Hi Echo supports free conversation and provides a comprehensive assessment of your speaking skills. It features a coach with a standard, authentic American accent. Covering 8 conversation scenarios and 68 topics, it is continuously updated. This allows learners to practice speaking easily and overcome social anxiety.

Self-developed games yield high profits, making enhanced R&D a top priority. Artificial intelligence boosts game production efficiency and experience. Continue to expand into overseas markets with a focus on North America, Europe, and Japan.

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NetEase Cloud Music has launched the 'Personal DJ' feature to recommend and explain music to users. The 'Personal DJ' acts as an intelligent assistant for exploring the world of music, offering personalized recommendations and rich explanatory content. Users can activate or deactivate the 'Personal DJ' feature by clicking the button in the personal roaming player.

A research paper from NetEase Interactive Entertainment AI Lab titled 'General Image-to-Image Translation with One-Shot Image Guidance' has been accepted by the prestigious International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) 2023.