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Today, on the second anniversary of Baichuan Intelligent's founding, the company's founder and CEO Wang Xiaochuan released an all-staff letter, reviewing the past two years' achievements and shortcomings, and clarifying the company's current and future development direction. Wang Xiaochuan emphasized that Baichuan Intelligent will firmly pursue its technological vision and business direction in the medical field, promoting the deep application of AI technology in the medical industry through the path of "creating doctors - changing paths - promoting medicine".

Recently, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology officially issued several measures to build Shenzhen into a pioneer city for artificial intelligence, aimed at promoting the application and development of the AI industry. With an annual investment of up to 300 million yuan, the focus is on cutting-edge areas such as the mathematical principles of AI, infrastructure, core algorithms, as well as embodied intelligence, autonomous driving, and AI chips, to carry out fundamental research and tackle technological challenges. Among them, for demonstration application projects with promotional value, the city will provide subsidies of up to 30% based on the actual investment of the project construction entities, with a maximum limit.

Recently, Google updated its terms of use for generative AI, clearly stating that customers can deploy its generative AI tools for 'automated decision-making' in 'high-risk' areas such as healthcare, provided there is human oversight. According to the updated 'Generative AI Prohibition Policy' released by Google on Tuesday, customers can use Google's generative AI to make 'automated decisions' that may have a 'significant adverse impact' on individual rights, as long as there is some form of human oversight involved.

Mercedes-Benz (China) Investment Co., Ltd. has recently signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd., announcing in-depth collaboration and exploration in the fields of large models, generative artificial intelligence, and big data technology. This strategic partnership marks a further acceleration of Mercedes-Benz's digital innovation in China, aiming to enhance the smart cockpit experience through AI technology and provide Chinese customers with a more convenient and personalized digital luxury experience.

SketchDeco is a sketch coloring method that requires no training. It can transform hand-drawn sketches, masks, and palettes into realistic images without user-defined text prompts. During the line art coloring process, specific areas can be selected, and designated colors can be provided, allowing the AI to apply the specified color effects in the chosen areas.

Altera has officially been renamed to the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Group, revitalizing the FPGA market by offering programmable solutions. Intel announced last October that the programmable solutions group would operate independently. Altera fills a market niche in the AI era with an estimated programmable chip market size of $8-10 billion.

Baidu founder Robin Li emphasizes the importance of multi-modal fusion. Baidu has invested in areas such as text-to-video. Baidu is investing in AGI development. The reasoning cost of Baidu's Wenxin large model has been reduced to 1%. Baidu has reached cooperation agreements with Samsung, Honor, and others. Honor will launch its first small foldable phone. Wenxin Yiyan is expected to contribute billions in incremental revenue in 2024. Baidu's investment in text-to-video has made 5G-A a hot topic at the World Mobile Communications Conference.

IBM announced the opening of a new IBM Consulting Customer Innovation Center in Gandhinagar, India, to accelerate digital transformation with a focus on generative AI, hybrid cloud, and cybersecurity. The center will provide opportunities for existing employees and help IBM attract potential talent from the educational ecosystem in Gandhinagar. John Granger stated that this initiative will enhance IBM's global service delivery to meet customer demands for productivity growth driven by generative AI and cybersecurity. This expansion will further strengthen IBM's market position in India, fostering technological innovation.

["Ark Invest, focused on technology asset management, has selected several companies as part of its 'Sleeping Wave' strategy.", "Ark Invest believes that well-known tech companies like Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Nvidia are not the main beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence revolution.", "Ark Invest has identified some potential niche opportunities, such as the San Francisco-based coding platform and embedded AI coding assistant Replit."]