In 2024, global mobile users spent an astonishing $1.27 billion on AI chatbots and art generation tools. This figure represents significant growth compared to the previous two years, with spending on chatbot applications reaching $1.07 billion, reflecting a strong demand and recognition for AI assistants. According to the latest market report, ChatGPT leads in both downloads and consumption in the AI-generated content (AIGC) application space, becoming the preferred choice for users. Following closely is Google's Gemini.

Recently, Shenzhen Yuanxiang Information Technology Co., Ltd. officially launched its leading intelligent digital human platform 'Yuanxiang Ribao', providing a new solution for brand presentation and content production. The platform has quickly attracted the attention of various industries with its high customization capabilities, real-time interaction features, and one-click broadcasting convenience.

Recently, Meitu Image Research Institute (MT Lab) and Beijing Jiaotong University jointly proposed a technique called MEMatte (Memory Efficient Matting), which is a super high-resolution matting technology successfully selected for the top-tier conference in the field of artificial intelligence, AAAI 2025. The main highlight of the MEMatte technology is that it is a memory-friendly natural image matting framework that effectively reduces the computational overhead of the model. This innovation allows for operations in memory-constrained environments, such as commercial graphics cards and edge devices.

Amidst the increasingly fierce competition in the global AI sector, Arthur Mensch, the founder and CEO of French startup Mistral AI, recently stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television that the company will not consider selling and will focus on advancing its initial public offering (IPO) plans in the future. He mentioned that Mistral AI will continue to expand its business in Europe and the US, while also planning to open an office in Singapore to enhance its influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Since its establishment in 2023.

Recently, the American artificial intelligence company OpenAI challenged a ruling by the Delhi High Court in India, arguing that the court does not have the authority to demand the deletion of ChatGPT's training data. This case originated from a lawsuit filed by the Indian news agency ANI last November, claiming that OpenAI used its published content to train ChatGPT without authorization. ANI requested the removal of its content from the model's training dataset and accused OpenAI of copyright infringement. The submission was made to the Delhi High Court on January 10.

On January 23, 2025, the world's first publicly accessible, ready-to-use computer intelligent agent, GLM-PC, was upgraded again, attracting widespread attention. GLM-PC is based on the multimodal large model CogAgent, capable of 'observing' and 'operating' the computer like a human, assisting users in efficiently completing various computer tasks.

Recently, reports have emerged indicating that Google has entered into close cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) following the outbreak of conflict with Hamas. This information comes from internal company documents obtained by The Washington Post, which reveal that employees from Google Cloud responded directly to requests from the Israeli military for AI tools in the weeks following the conflict. It is understood that after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7th, Google Cloud employees established contact with the IDF and emphasized the urgent need for responses in internal discussions.

Recently, former U.S. President Trump announced a massive artificial intelligence investment project named 'Stargate', with a budget of up to $500 billion. The plan is jointly funded by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, with Trump appearing alongside the CEOs of these three companies—Sam Altman, Larry Ellison, and Masayoshi Son—at the launch event. Masayoshi Son will serve as the project's chairman, and the joint involvement of these three billionaires has attracted considerable attention. However, unexpectedly, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX...