Airbnb Acquires AI Startup GamePlanner.AI for $200 Million

OpenAI Advisory Board Calls for Strengthened Nonprofit Regulation to Ensure Artificial Intelligence Benefits All Humanity

OpenAI advisory report advocates nonprofit AI governance for democratic participation, suggesting transition to a public benefit corporation to balance profit and social goals, with increased public interest funding.....

Liangxin Technology Launches AI Energy Big Model, Power Trading Will Achieve Intelligence

Lanxin Tech unveiled 'Lanxin Jiugong AI Energy Model' at the Chain Expo, featuring core technologies like a time-series prediction engine with 90% accuracy and an AI agent engine for real-time monitoring and strategy generation, now applied in Guangdong, Shandong, and Zhejiang.....

Meta Once Again Poaches Apple AI Experts to Strengthen the Layout of the Super Intelligence Laboratory

Meta hired two Apple AI experts, Mark Lee and Tom Gunter, for its super intelligence lab, following the recruitment of Apple's AI head with a $20M+ package. Zuckerberg prioritizes AI, investing heavily to compete with OpenAI and Google, highlighting the intense tech talent war.....

OpenAI's Acquisition of Windsurf Fails, Google Successfully Poaches the CEO and Core Team

OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf failed, and Google successfully poached its CEO and core team to join DeepMind. Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, had raised $200 million in funding and had a valuation of $1.25 billion. Google obtained non-exclusive licensing rights to some of its technology but did not acquire the company. Recently, the popularity of code-generation startups has declined, facing competition from large models like Anthropic and Google. Windsurf will be taken over by its former executives and will continue to operate independently.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will release the 'International Artificial Intelligence Open Source Cooperation Initiative' at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference

The 2025 World AI Conference, themed 'Intelligent Era, Global Collaboration', will be held in Shanghai from July 26-28. It will launch an international AI open-source initiative and showcase latest AI technologies, building on its success since 2018 (300k+ visitors in 2024). China also plans a BRICS AI cooperation center.....

Study Warns of Major Risks in Using Artificial Intelligence to Treat Chatbots

Stanford study warns of risks in AI therapy chatbots, showing stigmatization of mental conditions and inadequate crisis responses. Some AIs failed to detect dangers, giving mechanical replies. Researchers recommend auxiliary roles over replacing therapists.....

Reverse Acquisition Reappears: Google Acquires Part of Windsurf's Technology and Core Team

After OpenAI's $3B Windsurf acquisition failed, Google DeepMind secured a $2.4B non-exclusive tech license and poached key talent. Windsurf's founders and top researchers will join Google while the company remains independent, showcasing a new 'reverse acquisition' trend in AI where giants boost capabilities through hires and licensing. Most of Windsurf's 250-member team will stay to develop AI coding tools. The OpenAI deal collapsed due to Micro....

Google Announces the Latest Class of Students at the American Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Institute

Meituan Invests Again in the Field of Embodied Intelligence, Xinghai Tu Completes Over $100 Million Financing

Uncovering the Secrets of Large Models! The 'Thinking Words' Behind Them Contain Astonishing Information

Recently, a research team from Renmin University, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, University College London, and Dalian University of Technology revealed an important finding in the reasoning process of large models: when the model is thinking, the 'thinking words' it uses actually reflect a significant increase in its internal information. This research result provides a new perspective for better understanding the reasoning mechanisms of artificial intelligence through methods of information theory. You may have seen large models output some language that seems human-like when answering questions, such as "Hmm..." or "Let me think...".