The Sogou Input Method version 12.0 has recently undergone a smart upgrade, introducing a series of new features. The key highlights of this update include AI search, AI quick check, AI companion, magic gestures, and a brand-new visual design. In terms of AI search, version 12.0 of the Sogou Input Method, in collaboration with Tencent's Hunyuan Large Model, enables a feature that allows users to search while typing. Users can quickly obtain search results by simply clicking the magnifying glass icon, significantly improving search efficiency. Additionally, PC users can swiftly gather information through the 'equal sign for word selection' feature, enhancing productivity.

During the 2024 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming delivered a keynote speech at the Internet Entrepreneurs Forum on November 21, emphasizing the profound impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the internet industry. He pointed out that the biggest change in the internet industry this year is still the rapid development of AI technology. Wu Yongming stated that the greatest value of AI is not merely the development of one or two super apps on mobile phones, but in driving productivity transformation across various industries. The development of AI requires a prosperous ecosystem of technology, products, and market.

According to AI Frontline news, Liu Wei, an outstanding scientist and one of the heads of Tencent's Hunyuan Large Model technology, has left Tencent. Liu Wei was responsible for the technical development and application practice of the Hunyuan Large Model at Tencent. He has published papers at several international conferences and journals and has received multiple awards. His departure has drawn attention from the industry as he was one of the key figures behind the Hunyuan Large Model at Tencent. The Hunyuan Large Model is a significant part of Tencent's strategy in the field of artificial intelligence, aimed at providing powerful AI capabilities for various application scenarios. It is reported that Liu Wei once stated that Tencent's Hunyuan Large Model.

According to Tech Planet, Douyin has announced the launch of a new feature called the 'V Project,' aimed at expanding the boundaries of live streaming and interaction. Douyin states that 'V' represents infinite possibilities, symbolizing exploration, innovation, and breakthroughs. Through this project, Douyin hopes to provide users with a more interesting and enriched interactive experience. The core highlight of the 'V Project' is the AI Avatar feature. This feature allows creators to generate a virtual avatar that mirrors their personality and thoughts, enabling continuous interaction with users for 24 hours.

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.

Recently, Beijing ZeroOneEverything Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony in Beijing to officially launch the development of native large model applications based on Huawei Ascend hardware. This collaboration will leverage the technological advantages of both parties, focusing on the application of artificial intelligence across multiple industries, particularly in finance, government affairs, manufacturing, energy, transportation, and telecom sectors. The core of this partnership is that ZeroOneEverything will utilize Huawei's Ascend hardware foundation, Ascend heterogeneous computing architecture (CANN), and MindSpore AI framework.

At the 2024 World Baidu Conference, Baidu founder Li Yanhong presented a series of eye-catching advancements in the field of AI. He pointed out that the most significant breakthrough in large model technology over the past two years has been the basic resolution of the 'illusion' problem, marking a qualitative leap in the accuracy of AI responses, transforming it from 'seriously spouting nonsense' to a reliable intelligent assistant. At the conference, Li Yanhong emphasized Baidu's latest retrieval-augmented generation technology, iRAG, which innovatively integrates the vast image resources accumulated by Baidu's search platform and advanced techniques.

At the 2024 Baidu World Conference held at the Shanghai Expo Center, Li Yanhong, founder, chairman, and CEO of Baidu, announced an impressive achievement: the daily call volume of the Wenxin large model has exceeded 1.5 billion, a figure that has grown by more than 7.5 times in the past six months.

On November 12, 2024, the Baidu World Conference grandly opened at the Shanghai World Expo Center. The conference included a main forum, four sub-forums, and over thirty sessions of public courses on artificial intelligence. Baidu's founder, Robin Li, delivered a speech titled 'Applications Have Arrived' at the main forum, introducing Baidu's latest technological breakthroughs and application achievements in the field of artificial intelligence, while also providing an in-depth discussion on future industry trends.

Recently, Xiaomi officially announced the large model upgrade of Xiao Ai's music capabilities, introducing a brand new 'Music Q&A' function, which is now supported on multiple devices! This feature is compatible with various devices, including smartphones and in-car devices. Users simply need to upgrade Xiao Ai's large model to the latest version to experience this new function. According to Xiaomi, the 'Music Q&A' function leverages enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities to assist users in querying song information and answering professional music knowledge. Whether on smartphones or in-car devices, users can easily interact with Xiao Ai.

Recently, Kuaishou has launched the 'Keling AI' standalone app to enhance its AI creation strategy on mobile platforms. This app is based on Kuaishou's self-developed Keling large model and Ketu large model, providing capabilities for video and image generation and editing. According to official descriptions, the 'Keling AI' app is a next-generation creative productivity platform, forming a cross-platform product matrix with web, app, mini-program, and international versions. The 'Keling AI' app meets users' daily creative needs, but compared to the more feature-complete Keling web version, it still has some practical functionality missing.

Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT and Llama have sparked a revolution in the field of artificial intelligence, but efficiently training these massive models while aligning them with human values remains a challenge. Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF) has become an important training method for LLMs in recent years, but traditional RLHF frameworks have limitations in flexibility, efficiency, and scalability. To address these issues, the ByteDance Doubao Large Model Team has open-sourced an RLHF framework called HybridFlow.

With the development of AI technology, many difficult problems in learning scenarios are being solved efficiently. On November 1, Quark fully upgraded its 'AI Question Search' product, making the process of searching and solving problems faster and more capable. Users can find various new and difficult questions through their smartphones, tablets, and computers, and the AI will provide step-by-step explanations, allowing users to ask questions at any time. After launching the 'One-Stop AI Services' and 'System-Level All-Scenario AI Capabilities', Quark's AI capabilities are being applied to learning scenarios, helping users enhance their learning abilities and efficiency.

On October 30, Mianbi Intelligence announced a strategic partnership with Baidu Intelligent Cloud, aiming to jointly develop collaborative solutions for large models. According to the partnership agreement, the two parties will leverage Baidu Intelligent Cloud's Qianfan Large Model Platform, Wenxin series large models, as well as Mianbi's MiniCPM series edge large models and cutting-edge technology accumulation across multiple terminals and different scenarios, to collaboratively develop and promote edge-cloud collaborative technology solutions that further enhance the performance of large models in practical applications such as embodied intelligence, smart terminals, and edge computing, while reducing the inference costs of large models.