ESPN is developing an AI-generated virtual character named FACTS for its Saturday college football show SEC Nation. This virtual character will use information from ESPN Analytics, including the Football Power Index (FPI), player and team statistics, and game schedules, to enhance education and enjoyment in sports analysis. Image: ESPN FACTS is described as ESPN's first statistician Howie Schwab.

Kunlun Wanwei Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its latest developed TianGong Large Model 4.0 O1 version (English name: Skywork O1) will launch invitation testing on November 27, 2024. The TianGong Large Model 4.0 O1 version is the first domestic O1 model with Chinese logical reasoning capabilities. It not only incorporates abilities such as thinking, planning, and reflection in its model output but also shows a significant improvement in reasoning capabilities compared to the baseline model in standard evaluation sets, achieving an essential enhancement in the model's reasoning abilities.

Microsoft has recently open-sourced an innovative business validation tool called TinyTroupe. This project, based on multi-agent virtual character simulations, offers enterprises a new low-cost market validation solution. By building a virtual user population, companies can quickly gather user feedback before the official product launch, significantly reducing market trial and error costs. The core advantage of TinyTroupe lies in its use of large language models like GPT-4 as the driving engine. By setting the personality traits, interests, and behavioral patterns of virtual users, the system can simulate...

At the Baidu World Conference held on November 12, 2024, Baidu announced an important innovation in the field of AI creation — 'Free Canvas', a new feature launched in collaboration with Baidu Wenku and Baidu Netdisk. Baidu's founder, chairman, and CEO Robin Li emphasized that 'Free Canvas' is a versatile whiteboard powered by the Wenxin multimodal large model, designed to inspire limitless inspiration and creativity in everyone, allowing anyone to become the protagonist of their own story, a cartoonist, or a short video director. He pointed out that 'Free Canvas' is not a futures product but is available immediately.

ByteDance launched its latest image editing model, SeedEdit, on November 11, becoming the first productized universal image editing tool in China. Users can simply input a straightforward natural language instruction to change the background, transform styles, and add or remove elements in images, without the need for complex tracing and painting. SeedEdit excels at understanding commands, accurately interpreting both Chinese and English prompts, including idioms and proper nouns. For example, a user can just input 'replace the watermelon with grapes,' and SeedEdit...

Recently, scientists have successfully developed a new device called the 'Electronic Tongue'. This device utilizes artificial intelligence technology to accurately differentiate between various coffee blends and has the ability to detect whether food and beverages are about to spoil. With the continuous advancement of technology, this new invention provides a novel solution for food testing and quality control. The 'Electronic Tongue' mimics human taste, using sensors to perceive the chemical components of different substances to determine their flavor. Compared to traditional taste testing methods, the Electronic Tongue not only...

In today's rapidly developing artificial intelligence landscape, the phenomenon of AI 'hallucinations' has become increasingly frequent, causing significant inconvenience for many companies. Customer service chatbots confidently describe non-existent products, financial AIs fabricate market data, and medical bots provide dangerous medical advice. These issues are no longer mere curiosities; they pose serious risks that are affecting company reputation and profitability. To tackle this challenge, San Francisco-based startup Patronus AI has announced the launch of the world's first self-service platform aimed at real-time detection and prevention.

Recently, some media reports indicated that WeChat is conducting gray testing of the AI Q&A feature, allowing some users to input questions in the WeChat search box to trigger the AI Q&A function. The AI Q&A can generate an approximately 400-word response in about 20 seconds and provide 5 reference materials from WeChat official accounts. The test results show that the AI Q&A feature currently mainly cites WeChat official accounts as reference materials.

Apple has recently launched the testing of its new artificial intelligence software suite, 'Apple Intelligence,' in the U.S., attracting attention from tech enthusiasts. This software rollout marks a significant advancement for Apple in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in writing assistance and voice assistant capabilities. Apple plans to expand these features to other English-speaking markets by December and expects to roll them out to users in the European Union by April 2025. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by Midj.

Recently, many users reported that Kimi has begun internal testing of the "Exploration Version". Users who have obtained testing privileges can enter " / " in the input box to see the new feature options. From the screenshots of the Kimi Exploration Version interface, the page prompts: Enter " / " to use Kimi Exploration Version to solve complex search problems. It is worth mentioning that since it is in functional testing, each account with testing privileges can only use it 5 times a day. It is understood that Kimi Exploration Version has significantly improved its intelligence and reasoning capabilities.

Ding Jian, the president of Xianyu, announced at the '2024 E-commerce Conference' during the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services that Xianyu will launch two new AI products this year, namely 'Smart Publishing' and 'Smart Hosting'. These products are currently undergoing small-scale gray testing within the Xianyu app and are expected to officially launch this year. 'Smart Publishing' allows users to upload just one product image, and the system will use image recognition and natural language generation technology to automatically create a product description that fits the Xianyu style.

Worth Buying Technology announced its 2024 semi-annual report on the evening of August 28, 2024. The report shows that the company achieved operating revenue of 715.81 million yuan during the reporting period, a year-on-year increase of 5.69%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 7.66 million yuan, while the net profit after deducting non-recurring gains and losses was 11.98 million yuan.

Xincheng Lingo is the first end-to-end speech large model in China, with internal testing reservations now open. This model is considered to be close in capability to GPT-4, marking a significant breakthrough for China in the field of speech AI. The core advantages of Xincheng Lingo include native speech understanding, diverse speech style expression, and efficient speech modality compression. It can recognize textual information in speech and capture other important features, providing a natural and vibrant interaction experience, and adjusting speech styles flexibly according to context and user instructions. With a high compression rate speech codec, Xincheng Lingo...

Amidst the widespread adoption of cloud computing and SaaS in the digital transformation of enterprises, startup Opkey has announced the completion of a $47 million Series B funding round, aimed at accelerating the development of its AI-driven ERP testing platform. Developed by Pankaj Goel and his team, the platform addresses functionality issues that may arise from frequent updates to ERP systems. Opkey has collaborated with over 200 major companies, covering well-known platforms such as Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, and SAP, through automated testing.

Google AI Studio has released a new native prompt library that integrates features such as long-text context, multimodal inputs (images, videos, audio), and structured outputs. The aim is to provide users with a rich and diverse experience across various fields including education, programming, and travel. This library includes practical features like recipe generators, math tutors, math homework generators, treasure hunt design, unit test generators, and travel suggestions, all designed to enhance user exploration and innovation through intuitive displays and comprehensive information. Users only need to log into Google AI Studio.