The Alibaba Cloud Bairen Model Service Platform recently launched the 'Real-Time Audio and Video Interaction' feature, enabling users to easily build multi-modal AI applications without the need for programming knowledge. This new feature allows users to quickly integrate AI models into Web, iOS, and Android applications and share them with others. Users can create intelligent agent applications through simple steps: first, create a new intelligent agent application, then select and configure the required text, speech, or visual understanding models on the Alibaba Cloud Bairen platform. The platform offers over 200 large models, including

During the 2024 Volcano Engine FORCE Power Conference · Winter, Volcano Engine announced a brand new upgrade of the Doubao Large Model family, showcasing its latest advancements in the field of artificial intelligence. The daily tokens usage of the Doubao Large Model has exceeded 4 trillion, reflecting an increase of over 33 times since its release in May, demonstrating its widespread application and rapid growth in the industry.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its 2024 AI usage report, revealing that the number of AI application cases has increased by approximately 66% compared to last year. Steven Posnack, the HHS Deputy Chief Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the Chief Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, emphasized in the report that the department's AI use cases have risen from 163 to 271, noting that these cases are at various stages of development. The new figures include applications in operational maintenance, procurement, and development, along with 16 additional cases.

According to the Qichacha APP, China Life (601628) has recently applied to register a trademark for 'AI Large Model Service Platform', classified under financial management, and the current trademark status is 'application in progress'. Previously reported, the Guoshou Investment GPT platform under China Life's Guoshou Assets has launched various office assistants including multi-model experience officers, customer panoramic insights, intelligent document Q&A, AI search, company policy Q&A, and voice cloning, among others, continuously expanding the capabilities of large models and flexibly combining them to achieve business goals.

Austin-based startup RapidCanvas recently announced the completion of a $16 million Series A funding round aimed at advancing its AI Agent technology. These AI Agents can automate up to 75% of the complex tasks traditionally carried out by data scientists and engineers. The funding was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Titanium Ventures, Accel, and Valley Capital.

According to reports, Apple is collaborating with chip giant Broadcom to develop a custom server processor specifically designed to support AI services and features in its operating systems. This project is codenamed 'Baltra' and is expected to enter production in 2026. Currently, there are relatively few details about this project. At this year's developer conference, Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi stated that Apple's intelligent technology would run simultaneously on local devices and private cloud servers, which would be provided by Apple.

At the re:Invent conference on Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of its new multimodal generative AI model series - Nova. The released Nova series includes four text generation models: Micro, Lite, Pro, and Premier, as well as the image generation model Nova Canvas and the video generation model Nova Reel. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated that the Micro, Lite, and Pro models will be available that day.

On November 26, 2024, Intel successfully held the New Quality Productivity Technology Ecology Conference in Chengdu. During the event, Intel, along with global open-source partners and ecosystem collaborators, discussed key topics such as enterprise open platforms, AI PC open-source projects, and foundational software bases. Tencent App Discovery focused on 'AI Innovation,' sharing the features and future vision of the desktop version of the 'Xiaobao AI Assistant,' and discussing the importance and practical possibilities of intelligent services for user experience across multi-end scenarios. Tencent App Discovery's Technical Director Jiang Chao highlighted during his speech that

The latest research released by Google Cloud indicates that UK public services are under increasing pressure due to challenges such as tight budgets and staff shortages. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the public sector by automating administrative tasks and improving service delivery. At the Google Cloud Public Sector Summit held in London, Iain Burgess, Director of Public Sector at Google Cloud UKI, pointed out that AI, particularly generative AI, can automate up to one-third of routine tasks within the public sector. He also stated, 'From tight budgets and staff shortages to substitutes...'

Travel planning has long been a headache for many, but now, an innovative application named MagicMiles is changing that. This app utilizes artificial intelligence technology to provide travelers with personalized and accurate itinerary customization services. Using MagicMiles is very intuitive. Users simply input their destination, type of trip (solo travel, with family or friends), types of activities of interest, and select a budget range, and the app can instantly generate a tailor-made travel route.