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News is spreading in the AI field that Jie Junyuan, a former AI expert from ByteDance, has officially joined Chixun Intelligent, an embodied AI startup, as the head of its embodied intelligence department. This change not only injects strong momentum into Chixun Intelligent's technical team but also paves the way for the future development of embodied AI. Jie Junyuan is a highly respected figure in the field of artificial intelligence. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China and received his doctorate from the University of Washington. He has published papers at several top academic conferences, and these papers...

The US technology policy sector is undergoing significant adjustments. Recently, Michael Kratsios, a researcher at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (Stanford HAI), was appointed as the Director of the White House Office of Technology Policy, and will also serve as the incoming Presidential Technology Advisor for the Trump administration. This appointment has garnered widespread attention, marking the growing influence of top AI researchers on national technology policy. Trump is bringing back former officials to restructure the technology team, in addition to Michael Kratsios.

According to media reports, Tan Xu, former Chief Research Manager at Microsoft Research Asia, joined the startup Dark Side of the Moon in August, primarily responsible for developing end-to-end speech models. One important goal after Tan's joining is to create a speech experience similar to GPT-4o for the company. Dark Side of the Moon has not yet responded, but insiders have confirmed Tan's employment, and specific position details have not been finalized. Public information indicates that Tan Xu's research areas include deep learning, language/speech/music processing, and AI content generation, with publications in AI academic conferences.

Recently, Google spent up to $2.7 billion to bring back an AI expert, Noam Shazeer, who left the company in 2021 to start his own startup, Character.AI. This company allows users to interact with role-playing chatbots and has become a popular project. Source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by provider Midjourney. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google has allocated this hefty amount.

Recently, the global discussion around the seemingly simple question 'Is 9.11 greater than 9.9?' has revealed the shortcomings of large language models (LLMs) in handling basic logical problems, a phenomenon referred to as 'zigzag intelligence' or 'uneven intelligence'. Expert Andrej Karpathy pointed out that while LLMs can tackle complex tasks, they often perform poorly on certain straightforward questions, reflecting an imbalance in the models' intelligence. For example, OpenAI researcher Noam Brown found that LLMs struggle with Tic-Tac-Toe.

Renowned AI expert Fei-Fei Li has established a startup called "World Labs" within just four months, which has quickly become a unicorn in the AI field. According to two insiders, World Labs is currently valued at over $1 billion and has completed two rounds of funding.Image source note: The image is generated by AI, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney The investment lineup is strong, including the famous venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z) and the AI-foc

["Over 500 AI experts signed an open letter calling for government legislation to regulate deepfakes.", "The open letter urges the criminalization of deepfake child sexual abuse materials.", "Signatories include scholars from various fields globally, urging a comprehensive halt to the dissemination of deepfakes.", "Experts call on the government to take action in response to the growing threat of deepfakes."]

When developing advanced artificial intelligence systems, AI companies should appoint independent members to their boards to represent social interests. Professor Yoshua Bengio emphasizes that technological development requires democratic governance, and public oversight is essential. Bengio has expressed concern over the management changes at OpenAI, urging for appropriate safeguards and a focus on AI safety. The global AI safety summit agreements and government collaborations have also become focal points of Bengio's attention.

📢 AI experts unite to urge government regulations: proposing the 'One-Third Investment Rule' to emphasize ethics and safety in AI. 🌍 Call for democratic oversight of AI risks to avoid issues such as misinformation, social injustice, and concentration of power. 🔐 The enhancement of advanced AI systems' capabilities must be accompanied by safety measures, keeping pace with rapidly advancing technology.