Former Pebble CEO and co-founder Gabor Cselle recently announced his joining of OpenAI to participate in a yet-to-be-revealed mysterious project. This news was confirmed through his official post on the X platform (formerly Twitter). According to LinkedIn, Cselle officially started at OpenAI in October this year. He mentioned on social media: "I am currently learning a lot of new things and will share more details about my work projects later." As a serial entrepreneur, Cs

Tongyi AI, a subsidiary of Alibaba, publicly clarified recent marketing investment data for AI products that was circulated online. Previously, it was reported that multiple AI products had advertising expenditures reaching the hundred million level in the third quarter, which attracted significant attention, particularly regarding specific figures related to Tongyi Qianwen. According to Tongyi AI's official response, the rumored figures of 4.5 million investment for Tongyi Qianwen in Q3 and 900,000 in the first 20 days of October are severely inconsistent with the actual situation. The official statement clearly indicated that the actual investment is far lower than the rumored figures, but did not disclose the real investment amount.

Recently, Ali Tongyi Qianwen officially responded to rumors regarding its advertising expenditure. Previously, there were online reports claiming that Tongyi Qianwen's advertising costs for the third quarter reached as high as 4.5 million, with 900,000 spent in the first 20 days of October. In response, Tongyi Qianwen issued a statement on Weibo denying these figures, stating that the actual advertising expenditure is far lower than what has been rumored.

Douyin recently issued an announcement stating that it will strictly crackdown on the use of AI technology to create false content that deceives seniors into interacting. Douyin encourages creators to use AI technology to assist in their creations, but all content must comply with platform regulations. The use of generative AI technology to publish content that goes against scientific knowledge, falsifies information, or spreads rumors is strictly prohibited. The announcement pointed out that some accounts are improperly using AI technology to generate virtual personas, such as young monks, military personnel, and AI women, employing specific phrases to entice seniors to like, follow, or comment, and even directing traffic for profit. These behaviors violate platform rules.

A recent study led by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology reveals that large language models (LLMs) may be more knowledgeable than they appear. Researchers found that LLMs' internal representations encode information about the correctness of their outputs, allowing them to identify the correct answer even when they ultimately generate an incorrect one. The research team focused on analyzing LLM errors in long text generation, which is more aligned with their real-world application scenarios. They constructed an error detection dataset to compare the model's outputs.

The recently launched "AI One-Click Doll Generation" effect on Douyin has created a massive sensation on social media, with the popularity of a video proving the strong appeal of AI technology in the entertainment sector. An elderly man used this effect to create a cotton doll version of himself, and the video quickly went viral, garnering nearly 2 million likes and over 1.16 million shares. The comments section of this video became a creative stage for netizens, who not only engaged in lively discussions about the old man's video but also began attempting to transform classic scenes and memes from various films and dramas into doll figures.

Tencent Zhi Ying has launched a new feature called 'AI Online Sensation Helper', aimed at simplifying the photo editing process and enhancing efficiency through artificial intelligence technology. This feature, using a cloud-based smart video creation tool, allows users to upload photos and have them automatically beautified and optimized by AI, including portrait beautification and background enhancement, to meet users' pursuit of trendiness and personalization.

In the Kericho region of Kenya, farmer Sammy Selim is busy at his coffee farm, accompanied by young farmer Kennedy Kirui. To get better planting advice, they are using an AI tool called 'Virtual Agronomist.' By simply entering the farm's coordinates on WhatsApp, this AI can provide fertilization recommendations based on local soil and climate conditions. Image credit: Photo provided by AI.