Recently, discussions have arisen regarding the early development of Silicon-based Fluid following reports of its completion of Pre-A round financing. A previous report by Venture Capital Daily stated that in the second half of 2023, DeepSeek's founder Liang Wenfeng expressed interest in investing in Silicon-based Fluid, with the condition of open-sourcing its self-developed LLM inference engine, which was reportedly rejected by Silicon-based Fluid's CEO Yuan Jinhui. In response, Yuan Jinhui denied these claims today, stating that his mention of not collaborating with Liang Wenfeng in 2023 was an expression of regret over his own lack of foresight.

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance, businesses are beginning to explore whether to rely on a single AI agent or to build a multi-agent network that encompasses a broader range of functions. Recently, the orchestration framework company LangChain conducted related experiments aimed at exploring the performance limits of AI agents when faced with an overload of instructions and tools. LangChain detailed its experimental process in a blog, focusing on the central question: 'What happens when a ReAct agent is asked to handle...

Recently, the well-known AI company DeepSeek has been actively expanding its workforce in response to rapid user growth. According to a recruitment platform, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fundamental Technology Research Co., Ltd., has posted multiple job openings covering various fields, including deep learning researchers, core system development engineers, and senior UI designers, with job locations in Beijing or Hangzhou.

Alexander Beckman, co-founder and former CEO of Silicon Valley AI startup GameOn, and his lawyer wife, Valerie Lau Beckman, have recently been indicted by federal prosecutors on multiple fraud charges. They are accused of deceiving investors and the company by falsifying financial statements and other means from 2018 to 2024, involving more than $60 million.

According to Intelligent Eruption, embodied intelligent agent operating system developer Yunjinwei recently announced the completion of an angel round financing of several million yuan, led by iFlytek. This round of financing will be used for core technology product development and market ecosystem construction. Founded in June 2021, Yunjinwei focuses on the development of embodied intelligent agent operating systems. The company was founded by Dr. Wang Wenyu, former general manager of the hardware division of Yitu Technology, and co-founder Dr. Zhou Chang was formerly responsible for visual large model development at Alibaba's DAMO Academy for the Urban Brain. The team has received support from Ningbo's Yaojiang Talent Plan and Yongjiang Talent Engineering Plan.

On January 7, 2025, Beijing Zero One Everything Technology Co., Ltd. refuted recent online rumors regarding 'Alibaba acquiring Zero One Everything'. The company clearly stated that these rumors are untrue and denied the related false statements. Zero One Everything emphasized that its collaboration with Alibaba Cloud is based on deep cooperation in technology, computing power, business, and talent, rather than an acquisition relationship.

According to the '2024 AI Usage Trends Report for Young People', the application of AI is no longer limited to specific fields; it has permeated various aspects of life, from work reviews to personal side jobs, creative video production, and even roles as cyber friends or partners. The report highlights that compared to 2023, those born after 1995, women, and business managers have the highest interest in AI. Overall, over 80% of respondents expressed a strong interest in AI tools such as text, graphics, audio, and video. Additionally, nearly half of the respondents reported using AI tools daily.

Recently, Google updated its terms of use for generative AI, clearly stating that customers can deploy its generative AI tools for 'automated decision-making' in 'high-risk' areas such as healthcare, provided there is human oversight. According to the updated 'Generative AI Prohibition Policy' released by Google on Tuesday, customers can use Google's generative AI to make 'automated decisions' that may have a 'significant adverse impact' on individual rights, as long as there is some form of human oversight involved.

On December 18th, at the Volcano Engine FORCE Power Conference, Volcano Engine President Tan Dai unveiled the new Doubao Visual Understanding Model. This model processes both text and image-related information simultaneously, providing more accurate answers. The new model excels in content recognition, understanding, and reasoning capabilities, featuring more nuanced visual description abilities, which brings stronger intelligent processing capabilities to enterprise users. Tan Dai revealed at the conference that the Doubao Visual Understanding Model has achieved significant technological breakthroughs and has also seen a dramatic reduction in pricing.