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Recently, Shanghai officially established the 'Artificial Intelligence Identifier Ecosystem Alliance'. This new organization aims to promote the development of identifier technology in the field of artificial intelligence. Guided by the Shanghai Internet Information Office, the alliance is led by the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Security Governance Laboratory and brings together several well-known companies including Xiaohongshu and Xiyu Technology (MiniMax). The common goal of these member units is to enhance the transparency and security of AI-generated content, laying a foundation for building a trustworthy AI environment. The establishment of this ecosystem alliance has attracted attention from all parties. As mentioned earlier, the government...

OpenAI is actively testing a new feature to add watermarks to its GPT-4o image generation model. Recently, ChatGPT has garnered significant attention for its powerful image generation capabilities. The model not only accurately generates images with text but also creates highly realistic visual works, even mimicking the artistic styles of renowned animation studios like Studio Ghibli. Image attribution: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney. Initially, this feature is reportedly only available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.

OpenAI announced the highly anticipated product, Sora Turbo, during today's live stream, marking a significant breakthrough in the field of generative AI for 2024. Sora Turbo's generation efficiency has significantly improved, allowing for direct generation of up to 20 seconds of 1080P video from text, making it one of the highest duration video models in the world. This model supports input of text along with images or videos, generating specific video content and making the generation results more controllable.

Apple has finally delivered a significant update to its professional video editing software, Final Cut Pro. After a 13-year wait, this 25-year-old video editing software has launched its 11th major version, set to officially debut this Wednesday. Existing users can upgrade to the new version for free, while new users will need to pay $300 to purchase it, although a 90-day trial period is available. The biggest highlight of this update is the comprehensive integration of artificial intelligence technology.

Apple has released Final Cut Pro 11, introducing a series of new features, including AI-driven magnetic masking and Transcribe to Captions. The software will be available for download on Wednesday, with existing users receiving the update for free, while new users will need to pay $300 to download. New features in Final Cut Pro 11 include: Magnetic Masking, which allows for easy cropping of people and objects from videos without relying on green screens.

Changes at OpenAI have sparked broad concern in the industry regarding AI safety issues. The AGI safety team has significantly reduced in size, from about 30 members to around 16, raising worries about whether the company is neglecting AI safety concerns. The departures were not an organized effort, but rather a gradual loss of confidence among team members. Former governance researcher at OpenAI, Daniel Kokotajlo, noted that the reduction in the team appears to be related to the company's increased focus on product and commercialization development. In response to external doubts, OpenAI emphasizes its commitment to safety.

Qualcomm has officially joined the Augmented Reality (AR) Alliance as a founding member, aimed at promoting AR hardware development and enhancing the user experience of wearable devices and other products. The alliance brings together companies like STMicroelectronics, META, and Essilor Luxottica to collaboratively unify the global AR supply chain, emphasizing the vast potential of AR technology. Qualcomm's membership significantly bolsters the hardware ecosystem, leveraging its experience in application development platforms and many years in the industry.

The third edition report of 'Top 100 Consumer Generative AI Applications' released by Andreessen Horowitz reveals popular AI applications and their usage trends. The report shows that content generation tools, particularly in image, video, and music, dominate web applications, with 52% of web products focusing on this area. The music generation tool Suno has notably improved its ranking. In the mobile application sector, image and video editing tools are favored by users, and ChatGPT remains...

Runway ML has launched the AI video generation model Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, which offers a 7-fold increase in speed and a 50% reduction in costs compared to its predecessor, making AI video production more accessible. Turbo is suitable for all plans, including free trials, allowing users to enjoy an efficient video generation experience without incurring additional costs. The generation speed of Gen-3 Alpha Turbo is so fast that it surpasses typing speed, effectively addressing the time lag issue of AI video generation models. In terms of pricing, video costs only $5 per second.

Google announced a price cut for its fast AI model, Gemini 1.5 Flash, reducing input token costs to $0.075 per million tokens and output token costs to $0.30 per million tokens, representing a decrease of up to 78%. This move is highly beneficial for developers, particularly for scenarios such as summarization, classification, and multimodal understanding. The new API and AI studio from Google have enhanced PDF analysis capabilities, supporting the understanding of PDFs that include graphical and image content, and expanded language support to cover over 100 languages.

Google's star AI model Gemini has launched a significant pricing strategy that dramatically reduces the cost of API usage, cutting costs by nearly 50% compared to its major competitor GPT-4o mini. The input costs for the Gemini 1.5 Flash model have dropped by about 85%, and output costs by about 80%, making it one of the lowest-cost AI services on the market. This price reduction not only lowers the entry barrier but also supports over 100 languages, introduces context caching, and batch processing API optimization services.

To meet users' increasing demands for video editing, ByteDance's video editing app Jianying has recently announced the launch of a new SVIP membership service. This service not only includes a variety of advanced AI features, such as smart translation, smart highlighting, smart packaging, and digital human synthesis, but also offers users a wealth of exclusive resources and personalized services.

Sam Altman's return to OpenAI will bring more strategic leadership. The addition of three women members injects diversity and professional experience into the board. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo are the new members. Bret Taylor welcomes the new members and emphasizes their crucial role.

OpenAI plans to appoint new board members next month amid growing regulatory issues.

Snapchat Plus members can create and send images using the AI-generated image feature based on text prompts. Users can click the 'AI' button on the right side of the camera interface to select text prompts or predefined options, such as 'Future Disco' or 'Rocket Ready for Launch.' The new AI features include filling in backgrounds with AI to make the subjects of the photos appear farther from the camera, and adding theme transformations to photos via the 'Dreams' feature. Snapchat Plus members can receive one free package containing eight 'Dreams' per month.

OpenAI plans to postpone the launch of the GPT Store to early 2024. The number of board members will expand to nine to promote the development of AI technology. A self-service portal for corporate clients will allow users to pay service fees via credit card. The GPT Store will offer GPT models created by users on the platform, fostering innovation in artificial intelligence.

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.

Social media giant Meta has announced the disbandment of its team responsible for overseeing artificial intelligence projects, with members transitioning to the generative AI and AI infrastructure teams. Many members of Meta's AI regulatory team have moved to the company's generative AI product team, while some have joined the AI infrastructure team. This restructuring is aimed at keeping pace with the AI boom, as many tech companies are investing in machine learning development.