AI Assistants and Innovative Technologies Shape the Future of Work and Learning

Baidu is about to launch a brand new AI-native map, fully applying the Wenxin large model to reconstruct the interaction of map products, bringing users a new experience. Users can wake up various functions and services of the map with a single click through natural language dialogue, significantly improving travel efficiency. At the same time, OpenAI plans to launch a major upgrade for developers next month, aiming to reduce the cost and time of building software applications based on its artificial intelligence model.

Hot News

ZTE launched the "Zhiyu" SMS anti-fraud governance system

At the 2023 China Mobile Global Partners Conference, ZTE Corporation launched the industry's first "Smart Governance" SMS anti-fraud system based on a large model. This system constructs an integrated solution centered around the anti-fraud large model, combining generalized feature neural networks and SNS social feature analysis, to address the root dimensions such as the intent and semantics of fraudulent messages, effectively enhancing the identification accuracy, interception rate, and recall rate of fraud SMS.

Baidu AI native map is about to launch

The Vice President of Baidu revealed that the company will soon launch a brand new AI-native map, which will comprehensively apply the Wenxin large model to reconstruct the interaction of map products. The new version of the map will feature an "AI guide" function, with the ability for multi-turn natural language interaction, providing an experience similar to "real human communication." Users will also be able to generate a personalized digital avatar by uploading images.

QQ Browser launches PDF Reader Assistant

QQ Browser announces the launch of the "PDF Reader Assistant" experience test application. This feature is supported by Tencent's Hunyuan large model and includes main functions such as intelligent summarization, intelligent Q&A, multi-turn questioning, and original text location. The official statement indicates that this feature will eventually cover more document formats like Word, Excel, PPT, and web pages.

ZhiYuan Research Institute upgrades the Aquila large language model series

The Zhiyuan Research Institute announced a comprehensive upgrade of the Wudao·Tianying Aquila large language model series to Aquila2, and introduced the Aquila2-34B model with 34 billion parameters. The new model excels in reasoning, generalization, and has achieved a series of results in scenarios such as intelligent agents, code generation, and literature retrieval. At the same time, the Zhiyuan Research Institute also released an open-source full package, including model series, new versions of semantic vector models, an efficient parallel training framework, and a high-performance Attention operator set.

DeepMind's financial report shows a decline in both costs and profits.

According to documents submitted to the UK government, Alphabet's artificial intelligence lab DeepMind reduced employee costs by 39% in 2022, while profits fell by more than 40% during the same period. To further improve efficiency, Alphabet merged the Google and DeepMind artificial intelligence departments in April 2023 to better share knowledge and computing resources.

Australian schools will allow the use of generative AI.

Australia has announced that starting in 2024, artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, will be allowed to be used in all schools. The government will release the "Framework for the Application of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Australian Schools" to guide school staff, teachers, and students in the safe and ethical use of generative AI. To keep pace with the speed of technological updates, the Australian government has committed to reviewing the regulatory framework every 12 months.

OpenAI plans to launch a significant upgrade for developers.

Insiders reveal that OpenAI plans to launch a major upgrade for developers next month, aimed at reducing the cost and time of building software applications based on its artificial intelligence models. These updates include adding memory storage functionality to the development tools, theoretically allowing application manufacturers to cut costs by up to 20 times, addressing partners' concerns about the rapidly increasing costs of using OpenAI's powerful models.

NetEase Youdao has launched the AI Speaking Private Tutor Hi Echo

NetEase Youdao announced the official launch of the independent app and WeChat mini program for Hi Echo, a virtual speaking tutor powered by the "Ziyue" educational large model. As a one-on-one speaking tutor, Hi Echo offers around-the-clock multi-platform companionship, providing users with high-quality speaking practice anytime and anywhere.

Ernst & Young and IBM Launch AI Human Resources Solution

EY and IBM have jointly launched the human resources solution EY.ai Workforce, aimed at helping businesses integrate artificial intelligence into key human resources business processes. This solution is powered by IBM watsonx Orchestrate, leveraging artificial intelligence to automate human resources tasks and processes, transforming traditional operating methods.

Investment and Financing

Anysphere secured $8 million in seed funding.

The AI startup Anysphere announced that it has secured $8 million in seed funding from the OpenAI Startup Fund, with angel investors including former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi also participating in this financing. Anysphere plans to use this funding to create an AI-driven integrated development environment.