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Alibaba: Layoffs spread online are rumors, and it is estimated to recruit 15,000 new people this year
On May 25, the official WeChat account of Alibaba Group announced that the six major business groups will need to recruit 15,000 new recruits in 2023, of which more than 3,000 will be recruited from schools. At the same time, he said, "Recently, there have been rumors about layoffs in various businesses such as Taobao Tmall, Alibaba Cloud, Cainiao, and Local Life, but rumors are rumors. Our recruitment is in full swing."
JPMorgan Chase creates ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence service to select investment targets for customers
On May 26, CNBC reported that JPMorgan Chase is developing a ChatGPT-style software service to help clients choose investment targets. The report did not say how it obtained the information. Citing documents from the bank, the report also said the company applied for trademark registration this month for a product called IndexGPT. IndexGPT will employ cloud computing software using artificial intelligence to analyze and select securities that suit clients' needs.
Xinhua Net signed a cooperation agreement with Offcn Education to create educational AI "digital intelligent people"
Recently, Xinhuanet and Offcn Education signed a cooperation agreement. Xinhuanet will give full play to its technological advantages in the fields of AI, Metaverse, Digital Human, AIGC, etc., with digital media as the core, and Offcn Education to jointly create educational AI "digital intelligent people", and innovate "technology + content" new education and training The solution helps Offcn Education to build a precise employment service platform of "Offcn Recruitment".
Du Xiaoman open-sources the first 100-billion-parameter financial model "Xuanyuan" in China
Recently, Du Xiaoman officially open-sourced Xuanyuan, the first 100-billion-level Chinese financial model in China. The Xuanyuan model is trained on the basis of the Bloom model with 176 billion parameters. Compared with the general model, it has greatly improved the performance of financial noun understanding, financial market commentary, financial data analysis and financial news understanding tasks. Currently, the Xuanyuan model can be applied for download in Huggingface, and it is open to all financial institutions.
Qi Anxin Group Data Security Branch was unveiled and officially entered the field of digital security
On May 26, at the 2023 Guiyang Data Expo, the data security branch of Qi Anxin Group was unveiled and established, and Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Qi Anxin Group, served as the general manager. This marks that Qi Anxin Group has officially entered the field of data security. At this Expo, Qi Anxin Group also officially released the industry's first data security protection system "Qian Tiandun" that can "see clearly, manage well, and prevent it", and will provide customers with a full chain of data security protective ability.
Yuantai Technology and MediaTek strengthen cooperation in system chip development
On May 25th, the electronic paper manufacturer Yuantai Technology announced that it will strengthen cooperation with MediaTek in the development of system chips, and join hands to enter the global e-book reader market. Together, they will be able to break new ground in the global market for e-book readers. The two companies have joined forces to become a number of internationally renowned e-book suppliers. In the future, Yuantai and MediaTek will continue to deepen cooperation and provide better e-book reader chip solutions for global customers.
A new generation of 256-core blockchain acceleration chip is released
On May 25, at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum, the new generation of 256-core high-performance blockchain-specific acceleration chips developed by Beijing Microchip Blockchain and Edge Computing Research Institute was officially released. The chip can be applied to ultra-large-scale blockchain computing power clusters, and will fully support the operation of the national blockchain computing power network after completion.
Already launched in more than 40 countries and regions, OpenAI will launch the official version of ChatGPT in more markets
Recently, OpenAI announced that it has launched the official ChatGPT application for iPhone and iPad in more than 40 countries and regions. The official version of ChatGPT was first launched in the US market last week, and OpenAI promises to continue to expand to more countries and regions in the coming weeks.
Users can enter text in the text box of the application, use Apple's built-in speech recognition function to input speech, or use OpenAI's open source speech recognition system Whisper for speech input. The app also supports code blocks, and users can copy and paste answers.
TikTok is testing AI chatbots in some regions
On May 25, according to foreign media reports, TikTok is currently testing an AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT in specific markets. The robot, named Tako, will appear at the top right of the TikTok screen. After clicking the icon, it will enter the communication interface, through which users can interact with AI. Tako can provide certain answers to users, and can provide content recommendations based on users' interests and preferences. Tako is being tested on a small scale, only for TikTok users over the age of 18.
OpenAI CEO says no plans to leave Europe
On May 26, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI has no plans to leave Europe, reversing his threat earlier this week to leave the region if EU AI regulation rules were too strict . The European Union is formulating the world's first set of rules to manage artificial intelligence. Altman said on the 24th that the current draft EU artificial intelligence bill is over-regulated.
Runhe Software: The use of large models has made key progress in use case design and scripting in the field of financial testing
Runhe Software stated on the interactive platform on May 26 that the company applies artificial intelligence technology in business scenarios, which can better improve efficiency and solve customer pain points, and provide intelligent solutions that closely meet customer needs. For example: the company has made key progress in use case design and script writing, which are usually the most time-consuming aspects in the field of financial testing, by using large models. Efficiency generation helps to improve the energy efficiency of the financial testing business; the company uses the image generation of the CV large model to generate various abnormal images in the power field to improve the accuracy of the model, thereby helping power customers to identify power more quickly and accurately problems in application scenarios.
Ant Group announced the complete open source map for the first time, and all nine core technologies are open source
On May 26, Ant Group was invited to participate in the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum Exhibition, and announced for the first time the complete layout of open source with key basic software as the core. All nine core technologies are open source. At the same time, it announced further open source solutions for rare characters, helping to achieve a more inclusive and equal society. digital services. It is understood that at present, 97% of software developers and 99% of enterprises in the world have used open source software. According to reports, Ant Open Source focuses on basic software fields such as databases, cloud native, and middleware, and has accumulated nearly 100 community-leading open source projects, nearly 1,600 open source warehouses, and 9 core open source projects.
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Weibo: Revenue in the first quarter was US$413.8 million, down 15% year-on-year
On May 25, Weibo released its financial report for the first quarter of 2023. The financial report shows that revenue in the first quarter was US$413.8 million, a year-on-year decrease of 15%. In the quarter, Weibo’s non-advertising revenue reached US$58.5 million, or approximately RMB 401 million, an increase of 10% year-on-year, excluding exchange rate factors. In the first quarter, due to the popular effects of Spring Festival movies, TV dramas such as "Hurricane" and "Three-Body Problem", as well as the upward trend of the entertainment market, the quarterly daily average entertainment field traffic and the number of interactive users increased by double digits compared with the same period last year. keep growing.
Litchi: Revenue in the first quarter was 631 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22%
On the evening of May 25, Lizhi Group, China's first online audio stock, released its financial report for the first quarter of 2023. The financial report shows that Lizhi’s revenue in the first quarter was 631 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 7%; net profit was 48.33 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 194% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 54%; the overall average monthly active users of the entire platform was 49.6 million , the average number of monthly paying users is 471,500.
In the first quarter, Lizhi continued to focus on product innovation, continued to expand the core content categories of users on the platform, and superimposed a number of innovative functions enabled by self-developed technologies to provide users with differentiated audio entertainment experience. In terms of global innovation business, in the first quarter, Lizhi continued to focus on the application of core technologies, carry out continuous innovation of products, build an AI chat robot platform, and promote the development of international business.
As early as the end of February this year, Lizhi took the lead in integrating OpenAI’s GPT model into its global voice social products, launched the AI chat robot module, and further optimized it at the end of March, launching a new upgraded version of the MY AI FRIEND chat robot.
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iResearch: China's digital twin market will exceed 10 billion yuan in 2022
On May 26, iResearch released the "2023 China Digital Twin Industry Research Report". The report shows that the scale of China's digital twin market will exceed 10 billion yuan in 2022 and is expected to reach 37.5 billion yuan in 2025; The research enthusiasm is active, and the number of published papers in China is leading. In terms of investment and financing, industry financing is gradually picking up, and the urban track is the most prosperous; players in the digital twin industry can be divided into technology service providers (such as CIM, BIM, visualization platform manufacturers, etc.) wait). Technology, business, and resources will build competition barriers for digital twin manufacturers. The development of digital twins is accompanied by four major challenges: immature business models of manufacturers, high requirements for supporting technologies, ununiform standard systems, and imperfect data capabilities.
TrendForce: Global DRAM chip demand expected to exceed supply as early as July
Recently, TrendForce released a report stating that global demand for DRAM chips is expected to exceed supply as early as July, a change that will ease the pressure on semiconductor companies struggling due to chip downturns. In addition, it is expected that global DRAM demand will exceed 105.4 billion 2GB chips this year, exceeding the estimated supply of 104.3 billion.
Report: China's research and development index CIRD was 107.0 in April, and the activity of artificial intelligence research and development has risen significantly
On May 25, Wisdom Buds, a technology innovation information service provider, released the "Wisdom Buds China R&D Index CIRD March-April 2023 Monthly Report". The report shows that in March and April 2023, China's research and development index CIRD was 111.0 and 107.0 respectively, that is, the overall volume of China's research and development innovation activities in the current period was 111% and 107% respectively compared with the same period last year. From the perspective of the seven key technology areas, the artificial intelligence research and development index rose rapidly in April, reaching 120.7, and the number of authorized invention patents in this field increased to more than 10,000 in April; from the perspective of key technology areas, the three major "international technology innovation The research and development index of the "Center" maintains a leading trend in the country, among which Shanghai is the most prominent, with the index reaching 117.8 in April.
Investment and Financing
Hongjing Zhijia received an additional investment of tens of millions of yuan from Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7
Recently, Hongjing Zhijia, an autonomous driving company, announced that it has received an additional investment of tens of millions of RMB from Prosperity7 Ventures, a diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures. Currently, the additional investment of Prosperity7 has been completed. It is understood that the financing will be used for the development of the company's next-generation ADAS advanced assisted driving system and advanced autonomous driving solutions, while expanding the company's production capacity to meet the growing demand for autonomous driving business of OEMs.
It is reported that Hongjing Zhijia, established in 2018, has always insisted on covering the passenger car and commercial vehicle markets, providing intelligent driving solutions integrating software and hardware. Possesses full-stack perception software, high-end driving and memory parking software, and car-level autonomous driving computing platform hardware research and development capabilities. The product line covers all levels of L1-L4 autonomous driving.
Kuaikong Technology completed the Pre-A round of financing
On May 26, Kuaikong Technology announced that it has completed the Pre-A round of financing, which was invested by Shenzhen Guarantee Group. The financing amount was not disclosed, and Multidimensional Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor. The funds raised in this round will be mainly used to accelerate business expansion, expand R&D and engineering teams, and ensure the smooth mass production and delivery of vehicle middleware and new automotive Ethernet components.
It is reported that Kuaikong Technology was established in 2019. Facing the new EEA (Electrical/Electronic Architecture) of smart cars, Kuaikong Technology has built a matrix of SOA middleware software and Ethernet hardware products, aiming to provide end-to-end full-stack real-time network and Data interaction scheme.
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Huawei Zhou Bin: The demand for AI computing power is increasing rapidly
On May 26, Zhou Bin, CTO of Huawei's Ascend computing business, said in an interview during the Zhongguancun Forum that the wave of artificial intelligence large-scale models has brought about a rapid increase in computing power demand, and this demand is valuable, not a bubble. A new law has emerged in the AI computing power industry, called the AI computing power growth curve. This law tells us that the demand for AI computing will double approximately every four months. This is more effectively reflected in computing power requirements than Moore's Law.
Robin Li: Big models are about to change the world
On May 26, Robin Li, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, delivered a speech entitled "Large Models Change the World" at the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum. He said that we are at a new starting point, which is a new era of artificial intelligence centered on large models. Large models have changed artificial intelligence, and large models are about to change the world. He also pointed out that the large model has successfully compressed human perception of the entire world, allowing us to see the path to general artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence has once again become the focus of human innovation, and more and more people recognize that the fourth industrial revolution is coming, and this revolution is marked by artificial intelligence.
Bi Ran, product manager of Baidu’s “Flying Paddle” platform, will leave and join Tudou Data
Bi Ran, product manager of Baidu Paddle Paddle platform (Paddle Paddle), will resign in the near future. It is understood that Bi Ran is still in Baidu's internal employee system. After leaving Baidu, he will join Tudou Data, a space-time big data service provider, as CTO. People familiar with the matter said that after joining Tudou Data, Bi Ran will be mainly responsible for the productization of government and enterprise customers.
He Xiaodong, Vice President of Jingdong Group: Large-scale models will move from language models to the physical world
On February 26, at the 2023 Xiaomanyao Science and Technology Conference, He Xiaodong, vice president of Jingdong Group, said: "ChatGPT represents the trend of large models in the future, and the next step will be from language models to multi-modal models, and multi-modal intelligence will emerge. , At the same time, it will further move towards the physical world, and make general-purpose large-scale models and general-purpose intelligence in terms of mechanical intelligence." According to He Xiaodong, JD.com continues to upgrade the artificial intelligence large-scale model in response to industry needs. In 2021, the company proposed a 1 billion-level large-scale model. Last year, it created a 10-billion-level large-scale model, and this year it will be further upgraded to a 100-billion-level industrial model.
Researchers push sign language-to-text AI translator to help hearing-impaired people communicate normally
On May 25th, researchers at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) developed a new tool that translates sign language into text to give people with hearing impairments more inclusiveness and accessibility. And sex. The tool leverages artificial intelligence techniques, including self-attention mechanisms and faster throughput, to more accurately understand signer gestures and produce accurate transcriptions.
The tool is based on the How2Sign dataset, a publicly available large-scale, multimodal and multiview dataset comprising 80 hours of American Sign Language instructional videos and corresponding English transcripts. This dataset was released by BSC and UPC to train a model to convert sign language to text.
Chen Xudong, Chairman of IBM Greater China: Nearly 60% of Chinese companies are actively deploying AI
At the 2023 Xiaomanyao Technology Conference held from May 25th to 26th, Chen Xudong, chairman and general manager of IBM Greater China, pointed out through a recent survey that nearly 60% of Chinese companies have actively deployed AI in their business. 99% of enterprises believe it is critical to build, deploy and operate AI solutions anywhere. Two-thirds of businesses are considering how to use automation software or tools to increase efficiency. In addition, 70% of enterprises are considering how to use AI to accelerate environmental, social, and governance processes. Chen Xudong believes that by 2030, all-round, multi-modal artificial intelligence will be further popularized, and human production and life will enter a new era of human-machine collaboration.
Microsoft President: Deep Fakes Are the Biggest Worry About AI
Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern about artificial intelligence is deepfakes, which look real but are false. With the advent of OpenAI's ChatGPT, deepfakes have become a pervasive problem. Smith also argued in his speech and in a blog post on Thursday that people need to be held accountable for any problems caused by artificial intelligence, urging lawmakers to ensure that controls on the grid, water, supplies and other critical infrastructure used to control power grids, water, supplies and other critical infrastructure so humans remain Control.
