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AIbase Report — Features and Application Scenarios Offerwall allows publishers to provide website readers with various ways to access content, including small payments, participating in surveys, watching ads, etc. Publishers can also add custom options, such as subscribing to newsletters. The tool is now available for free in Google Ad Manager and uses AI intelligence to decide when to display it to visitors, maximizing engagement and revenue. After more than a year of testing, 1,000 publishers have participated in the trial. Google has partnered with third parties

Kuaishou announced that it will further increase its investment in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector to address concerns about the monetization capability of its latest AI tools. At the earnings conference call on May 27th, Chief Financial Officer Jin Bing stated that as company revenue continues to grow, Kuaishou's overall losses in Ke Ling AI will gradually narrow. Additionally, the amortization of fixed costs such as training and labor will help improve financial conditions. Jin Bing revealed that Kuaishou's AI expenditures are expected to increase year-over-year, mainly aiming to attract and retain top AI talent and enhance capabilities.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a striking report indicating that artificial intelligence (AI) could impact 40% of global jobs in the future. The report projects the global AI market to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033, an economy on par with Germany. However, while AI has the potential to boost productivity and drive digital transformation, its economic benefits are currently concentrated in a few regions and corporations. Image note: Image generated by AI.

Amidst the wildfires ravaging California, Jim Fan, a scientist from Nvidia, the world's largest artificial intelligence chip manufacturer, proposed using AI robots to combat the flames. However, this suggestion has raised concerns about environmental impact. Fan shared a video on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), showcasing a humanoid robot walking down the streets of China. In his comments, he praised the robot's 'style' and made a call to action.

Recently, at the New York Times DealBook summit, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman shared his views on the future of artificial general intelligence (AGI). He stated that although OpenAI once predicted that AGI would 'elevate humanity' and 'automate the vast majority of intellectual work,' he now believes that the arrival of AGI may not be as significant as many people think.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Firefox, Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers expressed in an interview with TechCrunch that significant impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on how people use web browsers are expected in the next two to three years. She reiterated Mozilla's strategic focus on the browser as its core product and stated that the company has increased its investment in the development of Firefox. Chambers believes that as the EU...

With the rapid development of generative AI technology, the amount of e-waste generated is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. A global research analysis predicts that by 2030, AI-related e-waste will skyrocket from 2,600 tons in 2023 to 2.5 million tons. This figure is equivalent to nearly two discarded iPhones for each of the 8.5 billion people worldwide, raising serious concerns about environmental impacts. Image source note: Image generated by AI, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney.

Recently, ByteDance officially addressed rumors regarding an 'intern disrupting large model training'. The company confirmed that an intern did maliciously interfere with the model training tasks of the commercialization technology team's research project. However, this action did not affect the company's official commercial projects and online business, nor did it involve other large model businesses of ByteDance. Moreover, ByteDance pointed out that claims circulating online about 'involving over 8,000 nodes and causing losses of over ten million dollars' are seriously exaggerated. According to public reports, the intern was part of ByteDance's commercialization technology team.

Recently, OpenAI faced a wave of executive departures, with the exit of three senior management members drawing widespread attention. To alleviate investment concerns, the company's CFO, Sarah Friar, communicated a positive message to the public via an email. In the message, she reiterated that OpenAI will continue to focus on developing artificial intelligence technologies that benefit investors, demonstrating the company's confidence in the future. Friar revealed that OpenAI's ongoing $6.5 billion funding round has been oversubscribed, with expectations of completion soon.

Recently, an analysis by The Guardian revealed that there may be serious misleading practices by tech companies in handling the environmental impact of their AI data centers. The emission data reported by tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Apple significantly diverges from reality. According to this analysis, the actual emissions from these companies are 662% higher than the figures they officially disclose, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, as this study only covers data from 2020 to 2022. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjou.