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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a recent Facebook post that the company plans to significantly increase its capital expenditures by 2025 in order to maintain a competitive edge in the intense AI race. Zuckerberg indicated that Meta expects its capital expenditures in 2025 to reach between $60 billion and $80 billion, primarily for data center construction and expanding its AI development team. This budget range is almost double Meta's spending of $35 billion to $40 billion last year.

Recently, OpenAI revealed during a Q&A session that there are currently no plans to launch an API for its video generation model Sora. Sora can generate relatively realistic videos based on text descriptions or reference images, attracting significant attention. However, Romain Huet, the head of the development team at OpenAI, stated that they do not plan to launch the API at this stage. He mentioned at the meeting: 'We currently have no plans for a Sora API.' This decision may be related to capacity issues.

YouTube recently announced a collaboration with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to help celebrities and creators identify content on the platform using their AI-generated images and submit removal requests. This technology is planned to be tested early next year, initially focusing on celebrities and athletes, before expanding to 'top YouTube creators, creative professionals, and other leading partners representing talent.' Last year, CAA launched CAAVault, a service that scans and stores its clients' digital images.

As the wave of artificial intelligence sweeps through the global technology industry, a veteran is preparing to take the stage again. IBM recently released a 28-page report titled 'Mainframes as the Backbone of Digital Transformation,' aiming to prove that this 60-year-old computing platform is still essential in the AI era. The report, authored by IBM's Institute for Business Value, not only showcases the current state of mainframes but also outlines their crucial role in AI-driven digital transformation. The report indicates that 79% of IT executives believe that mainframes are vital for achieving AI-driven innovation.

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, the rapid development of AI technology has sparked increasing concern. Recently, Axios analysis revealed that at least 26 states have passed or are considering laws to regulate the use of generative AI in elections. This indicates that in future elections, AI will no longer be merely a technological tool, but a potential "game changer" that could affect voting outcomes. Image Source Note: The image is generated by AI, with licensing provided by Midjourney.

During the opening ceremony of the 2024 Yunqi Conference held today, Wu Yongming, director and CEO of Alibaba Group, as well as chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Group, delivered a speech sharing profound insights on the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He revealed that over the past year, the call price for the Tongyi Qianwen API on Alibaba Cloud's Bai Lian has dramatically dropped by 97%, with the cost of calling one million tokens now as low as 0.5 yuan, and Alibaba Cloud will continue to strive to reduce costs.

Recently, U.S. officials announced that a global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit will be hosted in San Francisco in November. As AI technology advances rapidly, governments around the world are striving to keep pace with this change. The summit will be co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and is scheduled for November 20-21. Raimondo stated in a release, 'As AI develops rapidly, we are doing everything we can.' She noted the importance of close international collaboration and thoughtful coordination.

AI companions are quietly entering human lives with high levels of personalization and endless patience, triggering new forms of emotional connections and even potential 'intellectual addiction.' MIT research reveals that people are inclined to interact with AIs that meet their expectations. The experience of a software engineer demonstrates how AI companions can provoke questions about self-awareness through emotional connections, along with philosophical reflections stemming from interactions with AI. As AI companions raise moral questions like rights to freedom, humans are beginning to reconsider their dependency on AI, realizing that it is not just a technological issue, but also a matter of ethics.

The Grok chatbot on social media platform X incorrectly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris is not qualified on certain 2024 U.S. presidential ballots, based on erroneous AI search results. This raised concerns among secretaries of state, who called on X CEO Elon Musk to promptly correct the AI search assistant to ensure voters receive accurate information. The incident quickly spread on X, despite Grok being available only to premium users with a misinformation warning, erroneous information still circulated widely. Musk's recent comments and actions, including sharing ...

Gary Marcus criticizes Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, in his column, pointing out the discrepancies between Altman's statements on AI safety and his actual actions, raising questions about integrity. Marcus expresses concerns about the safety risks of generative AI like ChatGPT, criticizing Altman's overly optimistic attitude as disconnected from reality, and believes that the safety of AI technology may never be guaranteed. He emphasizes the lack of sufficient regulation and transparency in AI research and development, posing risks to users and society.

As the developer of the Llama foundation language model, Meta points out that the computing power required for future model training will significantly increase, with the expected training amount for Llama 4 being 10 times that of Llama 3. In light of this trend, Meta emphasizes the importance of building training capabilities in advance to avoid falling behind in the competition. Meta has released Llama 3, which has 80 billion parameters, and its upgraded version Llama 3.1, which reaches 405 billion parameters, making it its largest open-source model. To meet future model demands, Meta is

Stability AI recently released a more lenient license for Stable Diffusion3 amidst controversy, but is it enough to resolve the issues? Stability AI introduced restrictive new license terms last month, sparking opposition from Stable Diffusion users. However, the company announced on Friday evening that it had relaxed the conditions, receiving mixed reactions from users.Stability AI released an improved community license for the Stable Diffusion3 (SD3) model, aiming to calm the controversy that

Since the end of 2022, the artificial intelligence startup industry has entered a period of vigorous development. Particularly after OpenAI launched the ChatGPT chatbot, artificial intelligence technology has sparked a wave of startups and investment.Image Source Note: The image was generated by AI, provided by image licensing service Midjourney While artificial intelligence can improve efficiency, its construction costs are high. For artificial intelligence startups, a large number of powerful

Adobe recently announced that it will revise the terms that users must agree to when using its applications, explicitly stating that customer works will not be used for AI training, aiming to regain user trust. This change was announced after strong user protests a week ago.

Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that the company will explore new territory in the field of generative artificial intelligence, having invested heavily in AI. Cook emphasized that AI will bring transformative opportunities for users. Apple plans to introduce new generative AI features in iOS 18. A proposal for an AI transparency report was rejected at the shareholder meeting. Former Vice President Al Gore and James Bell will retire from the board, and Wanda Austin will join the board.

The Tesla mobile app has added a feature for an AI chat assistant named 'Tesla Assistant Beta'. Musk stated that Tesla's long-term value will derive from AI and robotics.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has signed a $70 million contract with Accenture for the AI Patent Search Tool, which encompasses comprehensive system development and maintenance of existing capabilities, as well as new features. The USPTO aims to enhance the modernization of patent examination.

The National Science Foundation is collaborating with 10 other government agencies and AI developers to promote President Biden's significant initiative in the artificial intelligence field. The core of this collaborative effort is the launch of the National AI Research Resource pilot program, aimed at fulfilling President Biden's executive order on AI. NAIRR will provide American researchers with AI models, computational power, datasets, software, and training. The program will focus on the application of AI in healthcare and environmental sustainability.