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# 2024.4.22
Today's highlights
Zhou Hongyi: Is closed source better than open source? Llama 3 has given the best answer
Zhou Hongyi responded on Weibo to recent reports that were accused of "attacking Director Li" (Baidu CEO Robin Li):
In the past two days, some people have made trouble, saying that I attacked Factory Director Li. I have always been a believer in open source, but I said that open source is good, and I said it at Harvard on the 13th. Director Li said that closed source is good, and he said it in Beijing on the 16th.
So I am not targeting Director Li. I still look at open source and closed source from the perspective of industrial development. I wanted to demonstrate in detail why open source will definitely surpass closed source, but Llama has already given the best answer.
Without open source, there would be no Linux, no PHP, no MySQL, and even no Internet. Including the development of artificial intelligence, if Google did not open source Transformer, there would be no OpenAI and GPT.
We are all individuals and companies that have benefited from the growth of open source. Meta open-sourced Llama3 at midnight yesterday, an 8 billion version and a 70 billion version, both of which have very strong performance, surpassing Google's closed-source Gemini. It is said that there is also a 400 billion parameter version on the way, and the performance should surpass GPT-4. Whether open source is feasible or not? Llama has given the best answer.
"Father of Hongmeng" Wang Chenglu: Open source Hongmeng is the only architectural innovation in my country's basic software field
Wang Chenglu said in the interview:
I feel that if an operating system is the same as the current operating system, it will have no future and it will be impossible to develop.
The open source Hongmeng operating system is the only architectural innovation in our country in the field of basic software. It is not a simple domestic replacement, it is oriented towards the future of the Internet of Everything.
Wang Chenglu said that before the emergence of open source Hongmeng, all operating systems had a limitation, that is, their DNA was oriented to a single device, such as mobile phones, desktop computers, and tablets. The first feature of the open source Hongmeng operating system is that it is different from all previous operating systems. It is the only operating system that can be installed on almost all kinds of devices , such as smoke sensors, lights, cameras, access control, door locks, etc. This means that the interaction between devices is simpler; the second feature is the soft bus , an invisible highway. The collaboration between devices is connected through a soft bus, just like installing a brain to cooperate with each other. Each device is like a building block that can be continuously reused according to actual needs.
Redis for rust is officially open source, using Rust to reshape the Redis kernel
Redis for rust is a re-implemented Redis server based on the Rust programming language. By taking advantage of Rust, it aims to provide high-performance, reliable and secure key-value storage services. Frankly speaking, we cannot confirm its value at this stage. , but through continuous doing, make this thing "right".
Gitee：https://gitee.com/Jmysy/redis-for-rust
NewCar, an open source front-end animation engine for middle school students, joins the Dromara community
I started playing Scratch during the winter vacation of sixth grade because of an open programming class organized by the school. I started learning Python during the summer after I graduated from sixth grade. Then I met LStar, the first computer enthusiast of the same age that I met. , we created the BugDuck open source team together. What I can say for sure is that that open class affected my life.
The first relatively successful project I did was a front-end framework called tntjs, and I put the promotional video on site B. As a result, it caused a stir among two groups of people. One group thought that we were just learning, and the other group thought that we were just learning. We copied Vue. At that time, there were internal conflicts in the BugDuck team, which eventually split (from more than 30 people to less than five people), and tntjs was no longer maintained.
In the first semester of my third year of junior high school, I didn’t touch code for a whole semester. Part of the reason was because I was about to take the high school entrance examination, and part of the reason was that my parents confiscated my computer. But during this time, I have been thinking about my new project. When I saw the old flash courseware on the teacher's computer, I thought about building an animation engine and named it newcar, so I started writing newcar during the winter vacation. newcar project address: https://github.com/dromara/newcar, document address: newcar.js.org
In general, my original intention to pursue technology has never changed, but there have been bumps along the way.
Today's observation
social observation
First launched on the entire network, China Unicom speed! Created by China Unicom Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center, Llama3 8B Chinese version open source model released
The world's first Llama3 8B Chinese version open source model is released at the speed of light! Created by China Unicom Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center.
- Weibo China Unicom
Lenovo Computer may be out of business
Lenovo Computer is afraid of being eliminated. It does not have the ability to meet the national collective procurement and independent domestic processors. It will be completely replaced by Huawei.
The big money next to Lenovo, but the big money gave him a cut version of the little brother, with performance that makes it difficult to even urinate. .
This is not the point. The point is that soaking in urine is not healthy.
Now my father needs to change the equipment at home to improve work efficiency, but the rich guy next to him is in trouble and he is not on the list.
Maybe Brother Pangtian has never thought before that I am a state-owned enterprise, so why don’t I have a share? My father always trusts me and uses my products.
No, there is a brother named Huawei who is very good recently. I heard that the product performance is even better. Brother Bianfian of Angao brand, please go home and reflect on it.
- Weibo Zou ChenhuiFinan
15 trillion high-quality data sets open source
The name of the project is Fineweb. It is a high-quality large-scale filtered network data set. It is said that the performance is better than all current data sets of the same size. More than 200 ablation models were trained to elaborate. Common Crawl was carefully parsed and filtered. All recipes, Data, ablation models, and hyperparameters are all open source.
Moreover, the project team plans to improve Fineweb over time. In the process of doing this, they made some surprising observations, which will be compiled in a technical blog post for granular data enthusiasts in the coming days. Finally, this is a 275GB dataset.
- Weibo Gaofei
Media Watch
Mistral does not believe in AGI, and the CEO of open source big model warns that technology cannot bring "newly created people"
- Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch said the fascination with creating general artificial intelligence is, at its core, about “creating God.”
- The CEO doesn’t believe Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s predictions that artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence.
- Mensch warned that tech giants could impose AI standards that conflict with global culture and values.
- Data data analysis station
The father of Linux satirizes AI hype: It’s funny, I will probably be replaced by a big model too
Torvalds says don’t expect artificial intelligence to be the final answer.
These two industry open source leaders remain skeptical of the AI hype. Torvalds joked: "It looks funny, I may also be replaced by an artificial intelligence model." Hohndel believes that most artificial intelligence today is like an enhanced version of AutoCorrect.
Torvalds then summed up his stance: "Let's wait 10 years and see where it actually goes before we make all these crazy claims."
-Heart of the Machine
If small holes are not repaired, big holes will suffer: Xijiao and Maima open source new "drag-editing" framework & data set
Recently, researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and McMaster University proposed a new GoodDrag method that includes an Alternating Drag and Denoising (AlDD) framework for dragging editing and information-preserving motion supervision, which effectively improves Image quality for drag editing based on diffusion model.
It is worth noting that GoodDrag follows the simple design principle (do not add entities if unnecessary): AlDD only needs to change the calculation order without adding any calculations; the improvement of information-preserving only requires cleverly modifying one of the losses Make changes. This simplicity greatly improves the generalization ability of the method and provides a solid benchmark for future research.
-Shin Jiyuan
Whose business did the explosive Kimi steal?
A start-up company that was only established for one year, a group of post-90s students with the aura of a prestigious school, created a large-scale model product with outstanding effects, which shocked the entire AI circle.
Now more than a month has passed, and although the popularity has subsided, people around her are still discussing Kimi.
One of the cognitive impacts Kimi has brought to people is that AI is developing too fast, and startups can make eye-catching products in a short time. A large technology company with a capital of hundreds of billions is nothing more than that.
Kimi has stolen the limelight from major technology companies and may even steal their users in the future. The question is, can the popularity last?
-focus
Today's recommendation
Open source projects
nalgeon/rare
https://github.com/nalgeon/redka
Redka is a project developed in Go language, aiming to re-implement the best parts of Redis using SQLite while maintaining compatibility with the Redis API.
characteristic
- The data does not need to fit exactly into RAM
- Support ACID transactions
- Provides SQL views for better introspection and reporting
- Supports in-process (Go API) and standalone (RESP) servers
- Compatible with Redis commands and protocols
Daily blog
Damn it! My WiFi only works properly when it rains...
This happened more than ten years ago, when I was still a young college student. One summer vacation, I rushed home excitedly to spend a few weeks with my parents. After all, I haven’t been back for a year, and the school is on the other side of the sea, so it’s not easy to come back.
My father is an engineer and has been working on networking equipment since before I was born. The company he founded designed and deployed complex network systems for organizations across the country—everything from Gigabit Ethernet in office buildings to line-of-sight microwave links between cities .
As soon as I got home, my father told me seriously: Wi-Fi can only be used on rainy days .
Event comments
Former White House cyber policy director: Microsoft is a national security threat
AJ Grotto said that the degree of Microsoft's control over IT within the US federal government has reached a shocking level. The company owns 85% of the U.S. government productivity software services market and a higher share of operating systems, firmly occupying the position of the most dominant supplier.
Regarding the view that "Microsoft is to some extent a national security threat to the United States," AJ Grotto expressed full agreement. He believes that Microsoft has a systemic influence in some public sectors (such as critical infrastructure areas such as electricity, finance, medical and health care). The company's dominant position not only exists within the US federal government, but also in the broader IT market, so it has indeed risen to the level of "national security risk."
Therefore, AJ Grotto suggested that the US government should focus on encouraging and promoting competition and looking for alternatives, such as open source software such as Linux, Google product suites, etc. However, he also said that switching to new products is not easy. In addition to technical issues, it is also necessary to consider that some current government employees are older and the learning cost of the new system will be relatively high.
Review
The comments reflect Microsoft's potential national security risks, especially as its products and services are widely used by government agencies. Microsoft's dominant position in the global IT field makes it part of critical infrastructure, and its security issues not only affect users and enterprises, but may also affect national security.
In addition, Microsoft's large number of users and widespread use around the world also means that any security breach could have widespread impact. Therefore, Microsoft needs to put more effort into strengthening the security of its products and services to prevent potential security threats and data leaks.
Overall, AJ Grotto's comments highlight Microsoft's importance and responsibility in public sector security, as well as its critical role in global IT security. This requires Microsoft to pay more attention to security in future development to protect the interests of its users and customers while ensuring that national security is not threatened.
Former Microsoft developer: Windows 11 performance is "ridiculously bad"
Andy Young, a former senior software engineer at Microsoft, recently wrote that the performance of Windows 11 has dropped significantly, and some pages are loading very slowly. In particular, the "Start" menu of Windows 11 has an obvious delay problem when opening, which is simply "ridiculously bad."
"To be clear, I love Windows. I helped build parts of it. I want it to be as good as it ever was. If the data shows that you're building software that frustrates a large percentage of your users, that means there's a lot more There’s work to be done.”
Review
The performance issues of Windows 11 not only affect users' daily use, but also have an impact on Microsoft's brand image, the views of the technical community, hardware compatibility, and market competition.
Developers may have concerns about the long-term stability and maintainability of Windows 11, which may affect their future development decisions. It also provides opportunities for competitors. Other operating system providers may use these issues to promote their products and attract users who are not satisfied with the performance of Windows 11.
Microsoft needs to proactively address these issues to ensure the stability of its operating system and user satisfaction.
Ma Huateng and Zhou Hongyi shake hands to "eliminate grudges"
April 20, 2024 is the 30th anniversary of China's full-featured access to the international Internet. The Internet Society of China held the "China Internet 30th Anniversary Development Symposium - Seize the Opportunity and Start Again" in Beijing.
During the meeting, industry figures such as Tencent Group founder Ma Huateng, Xiaomi Group founder Lei Jun, 360 founder Zhou Hongyi, Cheetah Mobile CEO Fu Sheng and other industry figures gathered offline.
After experiencing the dispute known as the "3Q War" in 2010 , Ma Huateng and Zhou Hongyi shook hands and talked and laughed.
Review
This handshake is not only the relaxation of the personal relationship between the two industry giants, but also reflects the changes in the competitive situation of the Internet industry. After experiencing the fierce confrontation of the "3Q War", the reconciliation between Tencent and 360 shows that China's Internet industry is shifting from the life-and-death zero-sum competition in the past to a more mature, rational and inclusive cooperative competition. This transformation is crucial to the long-term healthy development of the industry, helping to establish a healthier market order and promote win-win cooperation among enterprises.
It also has exemplary significance for the entire business society. It demonstrates to other industries the possibility and value of reconciliation and cooperation among competitors. In today's complex and ever-changing market environment, competition and cooperation between enterprises are the norm. How to balance the relationship between the two and achieve positive interaction is a topic that every enterprise needs to face.
It may also have a positive impact on consumers and users. Cooperation between enterprises helps integrate resources, improve service quality and innovation capabilities, and ultimately benefit consumers. Especially in the fields of the Internet and technology, cooperation can promote the development and application of new technologies and bring users a richer and more convenient experience.
Voice of open source
media opinion
Zhou Hongyi: Breaking into the era of artificial intelligence big models, discussing China’s breakthrough and employment reshaping
周鸿祎反驳了中国在构建大型 AI 模型方面不具备适宜条件与环境的普遍忧虑，将其比作未战先降的消极态度。他坚信，尽管国外在某些领域暂时领先，但凭借灵活的竞争策略与持续的技术革新，中国完全有可能迎头赶上并实现超越。他特别提及国内芯片厂商，如华为，在算力芯片领域的显著进步，视为中国 AI 发展的重要突破。国产芯片技术的日益成熟，使得中国在 AI 硬件层面具备与国际顶尖水平抗衡的实力。
-China.com
The report further pointed out that in addition to high capital expenditures, barriers to chip power supply and artificial intelligence technology are also increasing. Together, these factors create significant barriers to entry into the large-model space, potentially making it difficult for smaller companies to compete with powerful giants.
Therefore, Morgan Stanley has given an overweight rating to large technology companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft. These companies are expected to occupy a leading position in the development of large models with their advantages in technology, capital and market. At the same time, although small companies may be marginalized in the world of large models, lower-cost small models will create new opportunities for them.
-Hard AI
What changes can AI large models bring to enterprises?
The craze for large models continues. As basic large model capabilities become increasingly mature and product-market fit gradually deepens, the industry generally believes that this year will be the first year for the explosion of large model applications. It can also be said that in the context of the digital economy, large model applications are sweeping enterprises. use? Or not? What happens if you use it? For many businesses, this is a problem.
-Xinhua Daily Finance
Llama 3 won "match point"? Big model wrestling field, the battle between open source and closed source continues
The debate between open source and closed source continues into the era of large models. On the way to find the "New World", the debate between open source and closed source is like a "navigation strategy" discussion about the future of AI.
In the smokeless "navigation race" of AI, large models have become the beacon in front of us. What is unknown is whether this lighthouse opens its light to all navigators, or whether it only illuminates the path forward for specific ships. .
In the open source versus closed source debate, perhaps the answer isn't either/or. The future of AI may be neither a completely open "free port" nor a completely closed "isolated island", but a "mixed ecosystem" that includes both open collaboration and closed competition. In this ecosystem, openness and closure are not opposite poles, but two sides of the same coin.
-Daily economic news
User point of view
Former Microsoft developer: Windows 11 performance is "ridiculously bad"
- Opinion 1: My 10th generation U-installed win11 is obviously half a beat slower than win10. It’s not worth sacrificing performance for beauty.
- Opinion 2: After using win11 for half a month, I decisively reinstalled and rolled back to win10. The UI delay was too high and it felt like one lag after another.
- Viewpoint 3: Win10 seems to be a classic, just like win7
- Viewpoint 4: Win10 and win11 are almost the same, now ubuntu + win11, I usually use ubuntu, and look forward to other desktop systems such as Huawei
- Opinion 5: It’s really laggy. The only good thing is that win11 has better compatibility with some software than win10. I don’t know why, but I always dislike win10 and like win7.
- Opinion 6: Since upgrading to win11, the resource manager and task manager have obvious lag.
Redis for rust is officially open source, using Rust to reshape the Redis kernel
- Viewpoint 1: Is there mysql for rust?
- Viewpoint 2: I was so scared that I thought the official had rewritten redis in rust.
- Viewpoint 3: Let me talk about the first value: it can just support the majority of .net windows servers. It is obvious to all that Windows redis cannot keep up with the official version!
- Viewpoint 4: It’s just compatible with the RESP protocol, not porting redis to rust.
- Opinion 5: I think it’s pretty good
"Industry cancer" Oracle has bought Java for 15 years - is Ellison its boss?
- Opinion 1: A product that has been used well suddenly charges a fee. Is it because Oracle is short of money? Good guy, after searching, the CEO’s annual salary is more than 200 million, which is US dollars. Is the company not short of money?
- Viewpoint 2: You have to do horizontal contrast, vertical contrast, and multi-dimensional contrast. Your kind is a typical emotional catharsis. Come to a conclusion first and then look for evidence. Even if you get an objective conclusion, it is still a blind cat and a dead mouse.
- Viewpoint 3: You can count how many companies have switched to open source distributions. Anyway, I have seen many distributions that have switched to adoptium.
- Viewpoint 4: Leadership: Are there any free alternatives. Employee: Yes. Leader: It won’t be difficult to switch over. Employee: Well, no.
- Opinion 5: The most annoying language is Java. I love it and hate it. Once the GitHub homepage recommends a Java project to me, I wonder why GitHub doesn’t have a blacklist. My favorite is go rust python. It feels good every time I see it.
- Viewpoint 6: Is Bole really as good as him? If he gets rid of team members and starts charging some fees, will he still be the boss of MySQL?
- Viewpoint 7: Domestic Java is the most popular development language, bar none!
14 years after the 3Q war - Ma Huateng and Zhou Hongyi shake hands to "eliminate grudges"
- Viewpoint 1: The importance of PC is declining, and mobile 360 does not pose a threat to Tencent
- Opinion 2: The big guys all have such long foreheads (dog heads save lives)
no wonder I didn’t become a big guy
- Viewpoint 3: Mine is almost this long, I’m really looking forward to it
- Viewpoint 4: Let me tell you something from someone who has completely experienced this incident: At that time, QQ had a web version of QQ, and after Tencent launched a first-hand counterattack (a computer with 360 installed could not run the client QQ) the next day; 360 launched An announcement was made that they had developed a network QQ, which could perfectly replace the QQ client and allow everyone to continue using QQ. As a result, its behavior was to help users open the web version
- Viewpoint 5: Zhou Hongyi only uses spaces and no punctuation marks when posting on Weibo
- Viewpoint 6: Red-blue confrontation
The father of the Go language reflected on his mistakes: insufficient guidance on the concept of "concurrency", failure to do a good job in package management, writing the compiler in C, and lack of documentation...
- Viewpoint 1: Rust has done all these things right
- Viewpoint 2: Next article "Rust Founder: What We Did Wrong"
- Viewpoint 3: Shocking exception handling was released for human use when it was still a toy. This is your sin
- Viewpoint 4: You can look at the Linux system kernel code, if (errno != 0), if (errno < 0), this kind of error handling is the foundation of the stability of the Linux kernel, and it will not crash at will.
- Viewpoint 5: Fortunately, Rust is still alive
- Viewpoint 6: Compatibility issues between versions, as well as the size of the final program, are big problems for go.
- Viewpoint 7: Version compatibility is very good. It has been upgraded all the way to 1.0x without any problems. The final program will definitely be larger than C, but since it is not an embedded program, there will always be dozens of megabytes of space.
- Viewpoint 8: Go has very good compatibility and good dependency management. I wonder if those who say Go is bad have never written a complete Go project?
- Viewpoint 9: go is simpler than Java and c++ python
Programmer memes
- No, buddy, why are you so depressed when typing code?
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