Artificial intelligence is sweeping across the globe at an unprecedented speed, but a significant issue is becoming increasingly prominent: while general-purpose AI is proficient in many skills, it often struggles with specific regional cultures and languages. This is particularly true in culturally and linguistically diverse areas such as the Middle East and South Asia, where users urgently require AI models that understand the 'local language'. Although large general models can handle multiple languages, they often reveal a lack of cultural depth and in-depth regional knowledge when dealing with scenarios rich in regional context.

In the U.S. legal community, copyright disputes related to artificial intelligence (AI) are escalating, and Thomson Reuters has recently won a preliminary victory in this copyright battle. The company sued the now-defunct legal research firm Ross Intelligence in 2020, accusing it of using materials from Thomson Reuters' legal platform Westlaw to train its AI model without authorization. According to the 3rd U.S. Circuit...

Recently, the Malaysian Customs Department installed 40 state-of-the-art luggage scanners at major entry points nationwide, with a total investment of up to 40.72 million ringgit. Customs Director General Ahnis Rizana stated at a press conference on September 27 that these scanners equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology significantly enhance the detection capabilities for travelers' luggage and belongings, effectively combating smuggling activities, including the trafficking of banned items such as drugs. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. She mentioned that these 40 scanners began operations in May.

Adobe has launched Adobe Express for Education, an AI-assisted platform designed for the educational sector, with new features aimed at providing safe and responsible AI tools for students and educators to enhance the learning experience. The platform includes a real-time assignment system, multimedia presentations, animation capabilities, and themed templates to encourage creative projects. It is free for K-12 teachers and students and compatible with various educational software. New AI features include template generation, image creation, and personalized coloring page tools, without AI text generation to protect students' privacy.

Bilibili content creator 'Unfree Photographer Winga' skillfully utilized various AI tools to create an eye-catching AI video simulating the hallucinogenic visual effects that may occur after consuming poisonous mushrooms. The video has garnered over 1.5 million views and more than 200,000 likes on Bilibili, reaching as high as 13th place on the platform's overall rankings. The creator chose a real-life backdrop in Yunnan and leveraged AI technology to present creative visual effects, with netizens calling it 'a kind of bizarre beauty.' The video cleverly applied Stable Diff.

Thomson Reuters recently launched a feature called 'AI Skill Factory,' allowing non-engineers to build new AI tools. This platform aims to enable professionals in fields such as law, tax, and business to experiment safely and develop AI skills without coding. The goal is to broaden the pool of employees participating in innovation by simplifying complexity, enabling domain experts to more quickly contribute to creating solutions.

Thomson Reuters has launched a generative AI tool to assist legal professionals with complex research. AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Precision allows users to pose legal questions in natural language and receive comprehensive answers. This tool utilizes Thomson Reuters' Westlaw database, offering 150 years of legal analysis and content. The generative AI platform helps Thomson Reuters rapidly expand its AI product offerings.

Li Feifei's new book 'The World as I See It' has been officially released. She expresses concerns about Stanford's lack of computational power to train ChatGPT and claims she is not an AI doomsayer. Li Feifei identifies as a moderate rather than being for open-source or doomsday scenarios, hoping for peaceful coexistence between humans and artificial intelligence. She has a clear understanding of the potential and risks of AI and advocates for strong governmental regulation. Li Feifei supports the establishment of regulatory frameworks and standards but does not call for a halt to all activities.