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Recently, Apple Inc. released a controversial paper pointing out significant defects in the reasoning abilities of current large language models (LLMs). This view quickly sparked heated discussions on social media, especially among senior software engineers on GitHub, such as Sean Goedecke, who strongly opposed it. He believed that Apple's conclusions were too one-sided and could not fully reflect the capabilities of reasoning models. Apple's paper pointed out that the performance of LLMs was unreliable when solving benchmark tests such as mathematics and programming. The research team from Apple adopted

Recently, a special committee report from the Australian Senate revealed that tech companies Amazon, Google, and Meta (formerly Facebook) have been ambiguous and disappointing in their approach to using Australian data to train their AI products. Committee chair and Labor Senator Tony Sheldon expressed strong dissatisfaction, stating that these multinational companies continually evade direct questions during hearings, as if they are performing a cheap magic trick, but ultimately achieving nothing.

In Silicon Valley, the garage culture has birthed many tech legends, and Christoph Kohstall's garage may be the next. Inside his workspace, electrical components, workbenches, and mechanical tools are scattered everywhere, but the most striking feature is the red industrial beams on the ceiling—a gantry system used to stabilize robots during testing. Kohstall is the founder of Kind Humanoid, a startup developing a bipedal robot called Mona. Though their work environment appears chaotic, it is filled with innovation.

During the recently concluded MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), viewers were not only captivated by the star-studded performances but also by the stunning outfits. To allow fans to replicate these red carpet looks, Paramount partnered with tech company Shopsense AI to launch a new technology. This technology gives viewers the chance to snap photos of outfits they love during the live show and find similar clothing through the Shopsense system.

The Stepping Star Open Platform Experience Center has launched the image generation model Step-1X, which debuted at the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, alongside the Step-2 language model and Step-1.5V multimodal model. Partnering with Shanghai Film, Step-1X developed an H5 interactive experience based on the classic IP 'Havoc in Heaven', and despite scarce data resources, it can still generate high-quality images. It emphasizes deep semantic alignment and detail generation, utilizes a self-developed DiT model architecture, supports long instruction input, and is suitable for advertising and gaming.

According to multiple media reports, social media giant Meta is actively in talks to incorporate voices of several well-known actors and influencers for its AI products. This new feature may debut as early as this year's Meta Connect conference in September.

Meta has announced the shutdown of its celebrity chatbot project, which allowed users to interact with virtual avatars of celebrities. Despite significant promotion, the project is no longer in service. Meta's focus has shifted to AI Studio, a new tool that allows users to create their own chatbots. Initial projects included virtual characters such as Coco, Victor, and Amber, but they failed to meet expectations, particularly in attracting more celebrities, resulting in low returns on investment. Nevertheless, Meta remains committed to AI chat technology.

Stable-Hair is an innovative hair transfer technology designed to address challenges in handling diverse and complex hairstyles, providing users with an enhanced virtual hairstyle try-on experience. Utilizing diffusion models, it accurately transfers various real hairstyles onto user-provided facial images. The workflow consists of two phases: first, a 'baldness converter' removes hair from the image, followed by hairstyle transfer through three ....

Recently, the Japanese publishing industry has issued a stern warning about AI-driven search engines, arguing that these emerging technologies are eroding the foundations of the news industry. The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has stated that AI search engines are exploiting the content of news media without fair compensation, a phenomenon known as "free-riding." This means that AI systems profit from news content without providing support for its creation and the news ecosy

Google is exploring the possibility of giving personality to its Gemini AI chatbot, which could mark a significant breakthrough in the AI field. Internal discussions at Google are underway to launch a personalized chatbot as early as later this year. This initiative aims to make AI functions more relatable and accessible. Reportedly, these personalized characters are likely to come from well-known creators on the YouTube platform, although specific participants have not yet been confirmed.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images have triggered a revolutionary change in the field of architectural design, providing architects with the flexibility to produce highly complex and imaginative designs. However, in areas involving culture, sensitivity, and religion, such as Islamic architecture, AI-generated depictions often fail to accurately present historical Islamic elements and their interpretations, according to a study published in the journal 'Buildings'.

'Qianqiu Shisong', the first text-to-video AI animated film, has garnered an enthusiastic response with a premiere viewership share of 4.22%. The successful integration of cutting-edge AI technology with the transmission of excellent Chinese traditional culture has been recognized. The president of the China Animation Association believes that 'Qianqiu Shisong' has pioneering significance, and People's Education Press commented that it offers a new perspective for cultural transmission. The topic '#QianqiuShisong#' has received over 7.91 million views online.

💰 Meta (the parent company of Facebook) is paying millions to celebrities to create celebrity-style AI chatbots. 💬 A celebrity, who wishes to remain anonymous, earned up to $5 million for just six hours of work, becoming one of the AIs. 🤖 Meta plans to expand these virtual celebrities into the video communication space.

Meta plans to invest millions of dollars to create celebrity AI twins. A top creator has signed a $5 million contract for two years, with six hours of work required. The AI avatars will have voice capabilities and are expected to launch early next year, providing a richer interactive experience. This investment will set an important benchmark in the field of digital identity licensing and may encourage other tech giants to ramp up investments in similar projects.

In a media interview, Zuckerberg predicted that the era of AI-powered digital humans interacting with fans could become a reality next year. He believes that fans are eager to interact with digital figures, but celebrities may worry about brand image being compromised. Zuckerberg mentioned that AI could serve as an assistant to celebrities, although technological limitations still exist. During the Meta Connect event, he showcased 28 AI characters, highlighting that issues of brand safety and technical challenges need to be addressed. Zuckerberg's outlook indicates that, after overcoming these challenges, the AI celebrity era could dawn next year.

Delphi is an artificial intelligence startup dedicated to creating personalized digital chatbots to enhance interaction between celebrities, influencers, and their fans. The company shapes celebrities and influencers using various data sources to enable them to interact with a larger audience. Delphi has raised $2.7 million in funding and plans to utilize open-source models, clearly incorporating OpenAI technology. Over 100 chatbot creators and thousands of users are participating in private testing. Delphi's vision is to provide a wider range of interaction for celebrities and influencers through AI technology.