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# 2024.5.24
Today's highlights
PostgreSQL 17 Beta 1
PostgreSQL 17 has released its first Beta version. Major changes include improved query and operation performance, enhanced partitioning and distributed workloads, improved developer experience, and added security features.
Microsoft will begin phasing out VBScript in the second half of 2024
Microsoft announced that it will deprecate VBScript starting in the second half of 2024, making it a Features on Demand (FOD) until it is completely deleted.
VBScript, Visual Basic Scripting Edition, is a lightweight scripting language first launched by Microsoft in 1996. The language is available as a system component in the Windows operating system and has been widely used to automate tasks and control applications on Windows-based systems. It is often embedded in HTML pages to add dynamic interactivity and functionality to web pages, and is often used in conjunction with Microsoft technologies such as Active Server Pages (ASP) and Windows Script Host (WSH).
On-demand features are optional features in Windows operating systems, such as .NET Framework (.NetFx3), Hyper-V, and Windows Subsystem for Linux, that are not installed by default but can be added at any time if necessary.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS officially "open for upgrade"
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is now officially available for "upgrade". If you are using Ubuntu 23.10, you will receive an upgrade prompt notifying you of the new version.
However, if you are using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, you will need to wait until August to see the upgrade prompt. This is because Ubuntu LTS to LTS upgrades are typically only enabled after the first point release of a new LTS series is released.
Today's observation
social observation
Wang Xiaochuan aimed his gun at Robin Li again
The bullets Wang Xiaochuan loaded in the search business were aimed at Robin Li in the big model era.
On May 22, Baichuan Intelligent released the latest generation of large base model Baichuan 4, and launched its first AI assistant "Baichuan". This allows the "two-wheel drive" commercialization concept of the super model and super application advocated by Wang Xiaochuan to officially enter the product verification stage.
In fact, after Wang Xiaochuan's entrepreneurial direction shifted to the large-scale model track, he has fired several shots at Baidu and Robin Li. The "two-wheel drive" model has also blocked Robin Li's trajectory.
-Classmate Tang Chen
What should an AI programming language be?
What we are now (relatively) familiar with is Python or CUDA. In addition to these two, there are two other languages that deserve our attention↓
1. Bend: Compile modern high-level language features into native multithreading on Apple Silicon or NVIDIA GPUs. Supports complex constructs such as lambdas with full closures, unlimited recursion and branches, folds, ADTs, etc. Bend compiles to HVM2, a thread-safe runtime implemented in Rust.
All open source:
- github.com/HigherOrderCO/hvm
- github.com/HigherOrderCO/Bend
2. Mojo: A CUDA-style Python-like language that executes at C speed. Mojo is conceptually lower level than Bend and gives you more control over how parallel execution occurs. Particularly suitable for hand-writing modern neural network acceleration code.
- modular.com/max/mojo
- Llama2 in a Mojo source file:
github.com/tairov/llama2.mojo/blob/master/llama2.mojo
-Classmate Huang Jian
Xiaonisan’s open source image viewer has something to offer
Today we will take a look at NeeView, a free open source image viewing software with no ads and many functions. It is said that it is an image viewing software, but it is actually a bit one-sided, because it can also automatically read files in compressed packages, preview PDF documents and MP4 video files, make slideshows and more.
- WeChat fruit core peeling
Influenced by Steve Jobs, I have been on the wrong side of things for nine years. “You only live once, choose what you love first.”
So rebellious, so innovative, so legendary. Many of Steve Jobs's views are regarded as a guide by Xiao Dong. He especially likes the sentence, "The only way to achieve something great is to love your career. If you haven't found a career that you love, keep looking and don't give up. Follow your own path. Heart, you will find it one day.”
Fourteen-year-old Xiao Dong wants to follow in the footsteps of Steve Jobs. He wants to create a great product to change the world.
- Coder student
Academician Sun Ninghui’s 10,000-word long manuscript "The Development of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Computing" for lectures at the national and deputy national levels
The choice of the development path of artificial intelligence is crucial to our country, and is related to the sustainability of development and the final international competition pattern. The current cost of using artificial intelligence is very high. Microsoft's Copilot suite costs US$10 per month, ChatGPT consumes 500,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity every day, and Nvidia's B200 chip costs more than US$30,000. Generally speaking, our country should develop affordable, safe and reliable artificial intelligence technology to eliminate my country’s information-poor population and benefit the “One Belt, One Road” countries; empower all walks of life with low thresholds, so that our country’s advantageous industries remain competitive , allowing relatively backward industries to significantly narrow the gap.
-Zhang Beihai who plays machine learning on WeChat
Rebuilding the Meta Empire: Using AI to “repay” TikTok
At the court hearing of the Oculus intellectual property dispute in 2014, Zuckerberg, who had a straight face the whole time in the dock, suddenly began to give an affectionate speech in front of everyone's surprised eyes:
"A few months ago, my daughter Max took her first steps and I recorded the entire scene in virtual reality so I could send it to parents and share it with the world. People could experience it firsthand. It’s like being in the living room of our house.”
That was the first appearance of the prototype of the metaverse concept, and Zuckerberg believed from the beginning that this would be the "next generation Internet."
However, in the eyes of Wall Street, it is extremely unwise to insist on "long-termism" in the uncertain track of technological innovation. After all, capital has always been "not willing to let go of the eagle when it sees the rabbit."
For example, in this round, there is a sure signal and a five-fold reversal; but once there are signs of uncertainty, the birds and animals will immediately scatter - Zuckerberg has just finished his words of "spending a lot of money to build Meta into the world's leading artificial intelligence company" , the market value evaporated by US$200 billion.
Musk fans couldn't help but sigh after reading it: "Compared with Musk, the 'cake master', Zuckerberg's 'storytelling' ability needs to be strengthened."
- WeChat table appearance and inside appearance
"2024 China Data Intelligence Industry Map Version 1.0" is released
-WeChat Data Monkey
Media Watch
Biren Technology Zhang Wen: "Compared with the Internet, AI will have limited impact on society in the short term."
As a serial entrepreneur, Zhang Wen believes that the first thing to avoid when starting a business in the field of AI is to use a common open source model to start a business. "When new generation technologies such as GPT-5 are released, the technologies and industry advantages accumulated by many companies in the platform scenario may be wiped out."
-The Paper
The past of China’s big model capital: 20 big model players stepped onto the “life and death card table”
The once bustling Texas Hold'em poker game in China's investment circle suddenly fell silent.
"Anyway, our circle doesn't play cards very much." Zhu Xiaohu, managing partner of Jinshajiang Venture Capital, said that the gatherings between him and other investors have changed from playing poker to tasting red wine, chatting about new views on the industry and projects, as well as Let’s talk about which secondary market stocks are better.
The real poker game is deserted, but the savvy veterans of these poker games are reaching out to the other side. They are playing the silent card when it comes to China's large-scale model industry.
-Tencent News
Far ahead? Investors in the gaming industry want to be "Huawei"
"Investors" in the gaming industry also want to be far ahead. Is it possible to become the "Huawei" in the gaming industry?
After both revenue and net profit increased in 2023, Kunlun Wanwei immediately released the 2024 Q1 quarterly report with both revenue and net profit declining, and its net profit turned from profit to loss.
But there are also benefits.
On May 7, Kunlun Wanwei stated on the interactive platform that the company has now built an independent and controllable computing power cluster. It said that the company's current computing power is expected to be able to meet the computing power needs of large models other than video AIGC in the next 1-2 years.
On April 17, 2024, Kunlun Wanwei officially iterated the Tiangong model to version 3.0. "Tiangong 3.0" adopts a 400 billion parameter MoE architecture and is currently one of the open source MoE models with the largest model parameters and the strongest performance in the world.
- Phoenix News
China Open Source Software Promotion Alliance and IBM jointly release the "Trusted Enterprise-level Generative AI White Paper"
IBM held the "AI for Business Forum" in Beijing to discuss how to apply generative AI to enterprise innovation and practice with customers, partners, ecological alliances and other industry participants. At the meeting, China Open Source Software Promotion Alliance and IBM jointly released the "Trusted Enterprise-level Generative AI White Paper" (hereinafter referred to as the "White Paper"), aiming to provide reference for Chinese enterprises and help them build based on their own business needs and data. Open, trustworthy, and business-specific enterprise-level AI applications and models to improve productivity and promote innovation, seize the opportunities brought by generative AI, and become a value creator with leading AI advantages.
- wood cutting network
Robin Li appeared at the largest AI event in Europe: The biggest difference between China’s AI and the West is its application
“The biggest difference between China’s AI and the West is its application,” Robin Li, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, said in a conversation with Maurice Levy, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe. “China has hundreds of foundations. model, but people are increasingly discussing what are the super applications in the AI era. Applications drive the rapid development of AI in China.”
During the conversation, Robin Li also mentioned the positioning of Baidu's basic model, "Our most important market is in China, so in Chinese, we must do better than any model in the world. Now, the Chinese version of Wenxin Big Model 4.0 The capabilities have exceeded GPT-4.”
- BT Finance
Altman was exposed to seven deadly sins. OpenAI wants to encrypt GPU and cooperate with the military? A large number of employees are leaving and the team is on the verge of collapse
Ⅰ Ignoring the risks of AGI, Super Alignment falls apart
Ⅱ Tracking the GPU and revoking the GPU license at any time
Ⅲ Signing to force employees to give up their equity and pretending to have amnesia afterwards
Ⅳ Cooperating with News Corp, there will also be ads in ChatGPT
Ⅴ Joining Microsoft in opposing open source
Ⅵ Leaking privacy, Let humans rely too much on AI
Ⅶ Technology is open to the military
- Shin Jiyuan
Today's recommendation
Open source projects
wader/fq
fq is a tool and parser for inspecting binary data.
Daily blog
The application of DDD in the evolution of Dianping trading system
This article is compiled from the 73rd issue of Meituan Technology Salon "Architecture Evolution and Practice Based on Domain-Driven Design (DDD)". It mainly introduces the core concepts and common design ideas of DDD, and introduces the evolution process of Dianping trading system based on DDD. Finally, I made some summaries and reflections. I hope these contents can be helpful or inspiring to everyone.
Event comments
Microsoft Bing experienced a global outage yesterday, affecting ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and other services
At 3 a.m. EST on Thursday, Microsoft's Bing crashed. Affected by this, Bing search, Bing API, and multiple services that rely on this API are affected - including platform search services such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and DuckDuckGo.
Review
The outage highlighted the high degree of interdependence between modern Internet services. When a core service (such as Bing search) has a problem, multiple services that rely on its API will also be affected, causing a chain reaction. This incident reminds all enterprises that rely on cloud services and APIs to have a sound business continuity plan and disaster recovery strategy to minimize the impact of service interruptions.
As a world-renowned technology service provider, Microsoft Bing's outage will have an impact on its brand image and market share. Users and businesses may reassess the risks of using a single service provider. This outage is a test of Microsoft's technical infrastructure and reminds other service providers of the need to continuously invest and update their technical infrastructure to ensure the stability and reliability of services.
This incident may prompt the industry to further explore how to improve the stability and redundancy of cloud services and how to consider the risk of single points of failure when designing systems.
Overall, the global outage of Microsoft Bing is an important warning. It reminds all online service providers and service users that they need to pay sufficient attention to the stability, reliability and business continuity of services. At the same time, this is also an opportunity for the industry to make improvements in improving service quality and user trust.
Alibaba disclosed details of its investment in Dark Side of the Moon: US$800 million to purchase approximately 36% equity
According to Alibaba’s financial report, the company invested a total of approximately US$800 million in the artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI in fiscal year 2024 (IT House note: currently approximately 5.9 billion yuan), purchasing approximately 36% Equity, a preferred stock investment in Dark Side of the Moon.
Review
Alibaba’s investment in Dark Side of the Moon shows its confidence and commitment to the field of artificial intelligence. This shows that even in times of economic volatility, technology giants are still optimistic about and willing to invest in AI companies with long-term growth potential. This investment may not only be financial, but may also involve strategic cooperation. As an e-commerce giant, Alibaba’s cooperation with AI companies may bring about new business models and service innovations.
With an investment of this scale, Alibaba may be strengthening its competitive position in the field of AI, especially against other technology giants. The investment may be accompanied by the integration of technology and resources. Alibaba can use Dark Side of the Moon's AI technology to improve its services and products. At the same time, Dark Side of the Moon may also gain access to Alibaba's huge data resources and market channels.
This investment case may have a positive impact on other start-ups, encouraging them to seek cooperation with large technology companies to obtain funds, resources and market support. This investment may be a sign of the continued growth and expansion of the AI industry, reflecting investors’ optimistic expectations for the future development of AI technology.
The U.S. legislative process to restrict AI exports takes another step forward
On May 22, 2024 local time, the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee overwhelmingly passed a bill to restrict the export of AI models - the "Strengthening the National Framework for Critical Overseas Export Restrictions Act" (43 votes in favor and 3 votes against). The Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Exports Act/HR 8315 (hereinafter referred to as the ENFORCE Act) aims to expand the U.S. government’s power to regulate the export of artificial intelligence systems.
Review
The passage of the ENFORCE Act may have a profound impact on the global AI field. Restricting the export of AI models, especially to countries such as China, may change the development and cooperation pattern of global AI technology. This bill may restrict cooperation between the United States and other countries in the field of AI, affecting transnational research projects and international academic exchanges.
Although the bill is intended to protect national security, it may also have an impact on U.S. AI companies and limit their international market expansion and business opportunities. In the long term, this bill may lead to the reorganization of global supply chains, and companies may need to find alternative partners and technology sources.
Restricting the international flow of technology may have a negative impact on global innovation, because innovation often requires cooperation and exchanges between different countries and regions. The passage and implementation of such bills could exacerbate international tensions, especially in the context of increasing international competition in the technology sector.
In general, the passage of the ENFORCE Act is a protective measure taken by the United States in the field of AI, with the purpose of maintaining national security and global technological competitiveness. However, this bill may also have a wide-ranging impact on international cooperation, global supply chains, technology transfer and innovation, and its final effect and scope of influence still need to be further observed.
Voice of open source
media opinion
Behind the price reduction of large models: Big manufacturers compete for the ecology, and entrepreneurs face the challenge of survival
The wave of price cuts for large models is an ecological battle, but in the long run, what is more important is the capabilities of the large models themselves and their integration and development with AI applications.
-Yicai.com
The Dark Side of the Moon gathers the strongest venture capital investors, and the Tsinghua senior sister is a "noble" not a "lover"
Among these three financings, the one that made Dark Side of the Moon’s valuation rise like a rocket was the US$1 billion financing led by Alibaba in February 2024. After the completion of this financing, the valuation of Dark Side of the Moon soared from US$300 million to US$2.5 billion.
The person who linked Yang Zhilin to Alibaba was a woman. She was Zhang Yutong, the former managing partner of Jinshajiang Venture Capital Fund.
-Yema Finance
Conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang: Leadership, Innovation and Future Prospects in the AI Era
In the interview, Huang Jen-Hsun shared his unique management philosophy. He said he has 60 direct reports and firmly believes in the principle of "not being fired easily." He believes that everyone has the potential and ability to learn, and even proudly mentioned that he learned from a bathroom cleaner and grew into a CEO. He joked that he "tortured people to make them great."
Huang Renxun expressed great confidence in the future of artificial intelligence. He predicted that artificial intelligence will develop rapidly in the future and emphasized that Nvidia will vigorously use artificial intelligence to promote GPU production and innovation in the next five years.
- 中国企业家俱乐部
Large financial models are rushing online. Is this a "vase" or a "new productivity"?
From general financial large models to specialized financial large models, large models have been regarded as "new productive forces" that can reshape the financial industry.
In the past year, many domestic banks have begun to build large AI models in the vertical field of the financial industry. Through the development of large financial models, they have been able to fully tap the potential of internal financial data resources and provide new momentum for their own development.
Leading consumer finance companies have also followed closely to enter the financial large model. China Merchants Union Finance and Masha Consumption have previously released their own special financial large model applications.
The financial large model vertical track is already crowded with players.
-Xiajinjie
User point of view
Microsoft will begin phasing out VBScript in the second half of 2024
- Viewpoint 1: What about JScript?
- Viewpoint 2: Should slmgr.vbs ospp.vbs be changed?
- Viewpoint 3: There has been an alternative to this for a long time. I remember that there was a Powershell module that replaced related functions.
- Point 4: The last sentence is insightful
- Viewpoint 5: Support
macOS open source terminal artifact iTerm2 - natively integrates ChatGPT and lets AI help you write commands
- Point of view 1: The content of the AI prompt is for reference only, please operate the command line with caution
- Viewpoint 2: There is nothing wrong with the production server. If there is a bug in gpt, just run the sentence rm -rf / and you will be invincible. You will instantly feel like the sky is falling.
- Viewpoint 3: Is it necessary to integrate gpt? What is needed is the key of that api
- Viewpoint 4: Not as good as warp
- Opinion 5: Completely unnecessary and cumbersome functions. The terminal needs to be lightweight and fast.
- Viewpoint 6: I don’t dare to use it. I just suffered a loss recently. The command given by Baidu AI was to delete files older than 30 days. The command generated was to delete files older than 30 days. Then I spent the whole day looking for backups to restore data. At present, AI is not mature enough to do precise work. It only needs to be able to quickly find information and documents.
- Point of view 7: This version is very stuck after the upgrade.
- Viewpoint 8: It feels so good. Is there a similar tool for Linux? Can it support openai?
- Viewpoint 9: The company does not allow the use of ChatGPT to avoid data leakage to Microsoft.
Microsoft Bing experienced a global outage yesterday, affecting ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and other services
- Viewpoint: 1: I said why copilot has been unable to connect...
- Opinion 2: I still have problems from time to time when using Bing today.
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