The AI Tool Collection uses a layout collection of 3 issues per month, updating the latest AI industry news daily. This issue is the collection of AI industry news for Issue 1 of May (May 1 to May 10).
May 10
- Meta has released a new open-source artificial intelligence model, ImageBind, which can integrate multiple data streams, including text, audio, visual data, temperature, and motion readings. (Read the full article:IT Home）
- At its annual Think conference, IBM announced the enterprise-grade generative artificial intelligence and data platform "IBM watsonx." The platform includes three product sets: the next-generation AI platform "watsonx.ai," the data warehouse "watsonx.data" built on an open Lakehouse architecture, and the AI governance toolkit "watsonx.governance." (Read the full article:36Kr）
- Well-known streaming music service Spotify has removed tens of thousands of songs generated by AI startup Boomy , hoping to respond to increasingly serious issues such as traffic fraud by strengthening review efforts. (Read the full article:36Kr）
May 9
- According to SimilarWeb statistics, ChatGPT's global visits last month (April) reached a new high of 1.76 billion, surpassing other international search engines such as Bing and DuckDuckGo, and reaching 2% of Google's and 60% of Baidu's. Currently, ahead of it, besides Google, there are only China's Baidu and Russia's Yandex. (Read the full article:IT Home）
- Following the text-to-image model DALL・E, OpenAI recently released the Shap・E model. Users can input text to create realistic and diverse 3D models. (Read the full article:IT Home）
- Douyin released platform norms and industry initiatives regarding AI-generated content. Douyin has made relevant norms for creators, streamers, users, merchants, advertisers, and other platform ecosystem participants regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence technology on Douyin. (Read the full article:Jiemian News）
- "Father of LSTM" Jürgen Schmidhuber discussed AI threat theories. He believes AI will develop to a level beyond human intelligence, will not have much interest in humans, and humans will continue to benefit from and use tools developed by AI. He called the call to pause AI misleading. (Read the full article:36Kr）
- Baidu launchedSearch AI Companion, where users can conduct conversations, AI painting, and other content creation for free. Baidu Search AI Companion is Baidu's newly launched AI search dialogue tool based on the Wenxin large model, and it is currently in free testing. Users who have applied for Wenxin Yiyan can click the AI icon in the upper right corner on the desktop Baidu website or the mobile Baidu APP to enter the AI chat interface, or directly visit chat.baidu.com.
May 8
- Visual China's website vcg.com launched a new AIGC feature—creative tools based on generative AI technology. Users can use AI creative tools—model conversion and illustration conversion functions—to perform secondary creation on copyrighted images online, thereby obtaining a better user experience and higher work efficiency. However, the AI creative tools are still in Beta version and are only open to some contracted customers. (Read the full article:Visual China Official Account）
- Leo Digital announced that through multiple models including open-source ecosystems, collaborative development, and independent research and development, it has launched the AIGC ecosystem platform "LEO AIAD" for the entire marketing industry, and has partnered with Ultron Photon to further expand AI's ability to optimize productivity from graphics and text to video content creation. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- Lu Qi, founder and CEO of MiraclePlus and former global executive vice president of Microsoft, attended the MiraclePlus Beijing sharing session and delivered a keynote speech titled "New Paradigm, New Era, New Opportunities," conducting an in-depth analysis of OpenAI's sudden emergence. Lu Qi pointed out that the development opportunities in the large model field are enormous, with only two in the world, and one must strive to catch up. (Read the full article:PingWest）
May 7
- Huawei disclosed that its "Ascend AI" has so far developed more than 1,100 partners, has incubated and adapted more than 30 mainstream large models based on Ascend, and currently 25 cities are building artificial intelligence computing centers based on Ascend, of which 14 have already gone online and are running at full capacity. (Read the full article:ZAKER News）
- Taoyun Technology officially released Alpha Egg Children's Cognitive Large Model, the first children's cognitive large model in China. The Alpha Egg Children's GPT Robot built based on this model made a wonderful appearance, bringing a brand-new interactive experience for children in practicing expression, shaping emotional intelligence, inspiring creativity, and assisting learning. (Read the full article:Jiemian News）
- Amazon plans to use ChatGPT technology to transform Alexa and enhance the intelligence and fun of the voice assistant. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- According to The Wall Street Journal, a leaked internal Google document shows that Google plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to transform its search engine, making search results more "personalized," "diverse," and "visual." These changes are expected to be launched this year. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- The development of AI technology has attracted the attention and concern of many people, including the famous investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. At the company's annual meeting held in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett compared powerful AI technology to the atomic bomb and believed it could bring catastrophic consequences to humanity. (Read the full article:ITHome）
May 6
- The iFlytek Spark Cognitive Large Model achievement launch event was held as scheduled in Hefei, Anhui. iFlytek Chairman Liu Qingfeng and Research Institute President Liu Cong releasediFlytek Spark Cognitive Large Model, conducted on-site tests of the large model's seven core capabilities, and released application achievements in four major industries: education, office, automotive, and digital employees. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- NVIDIA recently released a press release showcasing a brand-new texture compression algorithm, Neural Texture Compression (NTC). Compared with block compression algorithms, using this algorithm can increase video resolution by 4 times and reduce VRAM consumption by 30%. (Read the full article:ITHome）
May 5
- Google announced today that it is expanding the scale of its Trusted Tester program by 10 times, inviting more users to participate in testing Google Workspace's AIGC features. Users can click "Labs in Google Workspace" to join, but it is still currently limited to U.S. users. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- Reports say Microsoft is working with AMD to jointly develop AI processors to ensure the supply of AI processor chips. In the partnership, Microsoft provided funding support to AMD, and the two sides are jointly developing Microsoft's self-developed AI processor code-named "Athena". (Read the full article:ITHome）
- According to a 36Kr report, Xueersi is developing its own math large model, named MathGPT, aimed at math enthusiasts and research institutions worldwide, with algorithms for solving and explaining problems in the field of mathematics as its core. It has already achieved phased results and will launch a product-level application based on this self-developed large model within the year. (News source:36Kr）
- NetEase Youdao released a teaser video for an AI speaking teacher developed based on the "Ziyue" large model. According to the video content, the NetEase Youdao AI speaking teacher can not only provide flexible practice scenarios, but can also play multiple roles according to user needs, gently guiding users through multi-turn conversations. (Read the full article:PingWest）
May 4
- Major news! Microsoft announced New Bing chat is now officially in open preview mode, and anyone can use it. No queue, no plug-in installation, no need to download the beta browser. Now using Bing Chat only takes 3 steps: open the Edge browser, go to Bing.com, and click the "Chat" button at the top. (Read the full article:ifanr）
- AI drawing tool Midjourney recently released the latest version 5.1, claiming it can bring users higher-quality and more personalized AI artworks. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- Domestic online design tool "Jishi Design" announced that its AI design tool "Jishi AI" will begin full open testing starting today. An internal testing code is no longer needed, and everyone can experience this AI design tool. (Read the full article:Full text from the Jishi Design official WeChat account）
May 3
- Samsung introduced a new policy this week requiring employees not to use generative AI such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Bard in the workplace. (Read the full article:ZAKER News）
- Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google's AI subsidiary DeepMind, said on Tuesday thatartificial general intelligence (AGI) may be achievable within a few years. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used more and more widely in Hollywood, making Hollywood screenwriters feel an unprecedented threat. They worry that AI will infringe on their creativity and copyrights, and even replace their jobs. To protect their interests, they launched a strike action on Monday, demanding restrictions on the use of AI in the screenwriting field. (Read the full article:ITHome）
May 2
- Major news! Turing Award winner and father of deep learning Geoffrey Hinton has left Google. Hinton submitted his resignation in April so that he could speak freely about the risks of artificial intelligence. In media interviews, Hinton even said he regretted his life's work. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- A former Google AI engineer recently revealed that the company had once developed an AI dialogue system capable of thinking independently, but later deleted it because of concerns about its safety. He also said that Google currently has more advanced AI technology that has not been made public. (Read the full article:ITHome）
- According to reports, Microsoft's Azure cloud services division plans to sell a version of ChatGPT that runs on dedicated cloud servers, with its data stored separately from other customers' data, similar to a "private version" of ChatGPT, but the price may be 10 times that of the regular version. (Read the full article:IT之家）
May 1
- Microsoft Edge browser is further promoting its Bing Chat chatbot. In the latest Canary version, this feature has been integrated into the right-click menu. Users can select text with the mouse in the Edge browser and then choose "Ask Bing Chat" from the right-click menu to send the selected content to the chatbot. (Read the full article:IT之家）