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According to Science and Technology Board News, the parent company of the intelligent product Manus, Butterfly Effect, is planning a new round of financing with a target amount of $100 million and an evaluation value of $1.5 billion. According to insiders, state-owned background funds will participate in this round of financing, and the funds raised will mainly be used to expand business in the Chinese market. This move shows Butterfly Effect's emphasis on the Chinese market prospects, and also indicates that the AI intelligent product Manus will accelerate its development domestically.

According to Bloomberg, Manus AI, a general-purpose AI agent from Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, has secured $75 million in funding. This translates to approximately 547 million RMB and was led by Benchmark, a prominent US venture capital firm, with participation from existing investors. This round catapults Butterfly Effect's valuation to nearly $500 million, a fourfold increase, reflecting strong market confidence in its product. Image note: Image generated by AI, image rights reserved.

Still struggling with sound effects for your short videos? Still searching for the perfect BGM that always falls short? Now, ByteDance is releasing a blockbuster AI technology that breaks the final silent spell of video creation! Their newly launched SeedFoley sound effect generation model is like injecting life into your videos. With just one click, it intelligently matches professional-level sound effects to your videos, instantly transforming your work from a silent film into a vibrant cinematic experience. The effect is stunning! Even more exciting, this AI sound effect technology has quickly launched on ByteDance's platform.

Remade AI has released 8 open-source LoRAs for Wan2.1, significantly enhancing AI video creation capabilities and sparking excitement within the community.

Sesame's newly released Conversational Speech Model (CSM) has recently sparked heated discussions on X, lauded as a voice model that sounds "just like a real person." Its stunning naturalness and emotional expressiveness not only make it indistinguishable from human speech for users, but also claim to have successfully overcome the uncanny valley effect in the field of voice technology. With the spread of demonstration videos and user feedback, CSM is rapidly becoming a leader in AI voice technology.

Recently, Adobe's research team collaborated with researchers from the University of Michigan to develop an artificial intelligence system called MultiFoley, which generates sound effects for dubbing in films and videos, assisting in post-production. The innovation of MultiFoley lies in its ability to allow users to create sound effects through text prompts, reference audio, or video examples. In demonstrations, the system can even transform a cat's meow into a lion's roar, or convert the sound of a typewriter into piano notes, perfectly synchronized with video footage.

The recently launched "AI One-Click Doll Generation" effect on Douyin has created a massive sensation on social media, with the popularity of a video proving the strong appeal of AI technology in the entertainment sector. An elderly man used this effect to create a cotton doll version of himself, and the video quickly went viral, garnering nearly 2 million likes and over 1.16 million shares. The comments section of this video became a creative stage for netizens, who not only engaged in lively discussions about the old man's video but also began attempting to transform classic scenes and memes from various films and dramas into doll figures.

Recently, Indeed Hiring Lab released a study exploring the applications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, particularly focusing on the GPT-4o model developed by OpenAI. The research analyzed over 2,800 job skills and found that, despite the potential of generative AI in many fields, it does not imply that white-collar jobs will be rapidly replaced. Image source note: The image was generated by AI and licensed by Midjourney. The study shows that 69% of skills are.

Recently, a new study has shown that engaging in less than 10 minutes of conversation with a chatbot can effectively reduce people's beliefs in certain deeply held conspiracy theories, such as rumors surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was led by a team from MIT, where the researchers specifically designed a highly persuasive AI model—ChatGPT—to individually refute the conspiracy claims of participants through personalized dialogue. In this experiment, the researchers recruited over 2,000 individuals who self-identified as conspiracy believers.

YouTube is developing new tools to help creators manage and protect their voices and images, especially in the context of generative AI. The new tools include 'Synthetic Singing Recognition Technology' aimed at automatically detecting content that uses generative AI to mimic creators' singing voices. This technology will be integrated into YouTube's copyright identification system, with pilot testing planned for next year. Additionally, YouTube is also developing another technology to recognize deepfake videos to protect creators' images. In order to prevent unauthorized YouTube...

The Magnifier Lens Effect is a magnifying tool designed specifically for web images, aimed at helping users observe every detail of an image meticulously. Its core features include a smooth zooming experience and flexible magnification adjustments. Users can adjust the zoom level and lens size using the mouse wheel for an intuitive and comfortable visual experience. This tool is easy to integrate and customize, supporting simple personalization adjustments, making it suitable for various scenarios such as e-commerce, art displays, and educational materials. By adding the magnifier effect to a website, users can enhance their product visuals.

According to a survey by ABBYY, 63% of IT leaders globally have significantly increased AI investments, averaging over $879,000, due to concerns about losing competitiveness from missing opportunities. Although costs are a major concern, almost all respondents plan to continue increasing AI spending in the coming year. Client pressure and risks from AI-generated misinformation were mentioned, but worries about employee misuse of AI became one of the biggest concerns. Small language models (SLMs) are favored by 93% of decision-makers due to their high accuracy. Despite most companies (91%) expressing...