Babbitt | Metaverse Daily Must-Read: Cyberspace Administration of China released a list of deep synthesis service algorithms for filing, 41 algorithms were on the list, including large models, image generation, video generation, etc.

Abstract: According to the Financial Associated Press, on June 20, the Internet Information Office of the People's Republic of China issued a list of domestic in-depth synthesis service algorithms for filing (June 2023). From the "List", it can be seen that a total of 41 algorithms have been included in the list. Including large models, image generation/recognition, video generation, speech synthesis/recognition, intelligent customer service, face fusion, etc. From the perspective of the main companies, the big manufacturers probably occupy half of the country, including Byte-based companies, Ali-based companies, Baidu, Tencent, and the A-share listed company iFLYTEK.

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Hangzhou: By 2025, the city's open computing power scale will reach 5000 PFLOPS or more

According to a report by the Financial Associated Press on June 20, the Hangzhou Economic and Information Bureau announced the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Innovation and Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry" at the "Happy Meeting Hangzhou" Investment Promotion Conference. The goal is to open the computing power in the city by 2025. The scale reaches more than 5,000 PFLOPS (FP16), and the high-performance computing power accounts for more than 60%, basically forming an industrial ecology of "high computing power + strong algorithm + big data".

Y Combinator has invested in 88 AI-related projects this year: enterprise services and software development accounted for 75%

According to the "Kechuang Board Daily" report on June 20, according to the statistics of China National Finance Securities, Y Combinator, a well-known American business incubator, will participate in 270 projects in 2023, and 88 AI-related projects were selected from them, covering enterprise services, software development, education, Financial, entertainment, medical and other industries. Among them, the two major tracks of enterprise services and software development are the most popular, accounting for about 3/4 of the number of projects. Combining technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness of investment, the three main AI project landing paths are: provide model customization deployment services; replace part of manpower in the field of static knowledge to help enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency; the field of enterprise services is a typical static knowledge application scenario, and it is also One of the most popular tracks for AI applications to land.

Softbank CEO Sun Zhengyi said that he uses ChatGPT every day and is a "loyal user" of generative AI services

According to a Bloomberg report quoted by IT House, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said that he and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman "talked several times a week" and said that he uses ChatGPT every day, which is a generative artificial intelligence tool. "Loyal users" of smart services

Kuaishou’s video editing product "Kuaiying" has internally tested a variety of AIGC creation functions, which can generate copywriting with one click, etc.

According to Tech Planet’s report on June 20, recently, Kuaishou’s video editing product “Kuai Ying” and functional shooting product “Yitian Camera” have been tested in succession in the near future, including “AI animation video”, “AI copywriting recommendation ", "AI Instant Universe", "AI Stickers" and many other AIGC creation functions. It is reported that these functions allow users to easily convert their photos or videos into content with different styles and effects, such as animation, watercolor, national style, oil painting, etc., and automatically generate copywriting that fits the context of the content. These functions can not only lower the user's creative threshold and improve creative efficiency, but also stimulate users' creative inspiration and improve the quality and diversity of content.

Changhong TV officially released the AI model "Changhong Super Brain"

According to news from IT House on June 20, at today's Changhong Artificial Intelligence Large Model TV Conference, the Changhong TV AI large model "Changhong Super Brain" was officially released. According to reports, Changhong Ultrain has three core capabilities of perception, understanding and creation. Realized the smart TV "the first step into the era of strong artificial intelligence". It can have a natural and continuous dialogue with users, and can also create content and services according to the individual needs of users.

It was previously reported that some of Changhong’s CHiQ series 8K TVs have launched the “Changhong Super Brain” public beta on June 15. This function is compatible with multiple AI models such as iFlytek Xinghuo, and serves users with a unified interface and entrance. The type and content of the instruction, automatically match the corresponding 'most powerful' model, and check the output result of the model.

Xu Hua: AIGC is a tool, and college education needs to improve students’ top-level thinking ability

On June 20, the Wenzhou AIGC Special Forum and AIGC Application Case Sharing Session was held in Wenzhou Metaverse Innovation Center. Xu Hua, a full-time teacher of digital media technology at Zhejiang Security Vocational and Technical College, shared: "AIGC has changed the concept of our college teachers. We must improve students' top-level thinking ability, cultivate students' understanding of color and shape, and improve their aesthetic quality. Our teaching is also doing the same. AIGC is a tool. And the person who applies it needs to give a solution, you have to know Why are you doing this. This kind of thing cannot be replaced by tools.”

Nanjing University released AvatarBooth, a virtual character generation model

According to the "Kechuangban Daily" report on June 20, the research team of Nanjing University recently released a paper, announcing AvatarBooth, a product for generating large models of virtual characters. AvatarBooth can generate corresponding avatars through text prompts and specified pictures. Experimental results show that the virtual characters generated by AvatarBooth outperform traditional methods in terms of rendering and quality.

Snap has developed a new technology called SnapFusion, which will produce AI-generated images in seconds on future smartphones

According to a report by IT House on June 20, recently, the Snap Research division of the social media company Snap announced that they have developed a new technology that can greatly increase the speed of AI-generated images from a few minutes or even a few minutes. The hour was shortened to less than two seconds.

This new technology is called SnapFusion, which can quickly generate clear images based on text prompts entered by users. According to Snap, this is the fastest speed reported in academia so far. The company introduced the principle and advantages of this technology in a blog post: Snap Research optimizes the network structure and denoising process to make the model very efficient while maintaining image quality. As a result, it is now possible to run the model to generate images based on text prompts and get the results in seconds on a mobile device, rather than the long waits that other studies have required. Also, it will take a while for this new technology to become available to a broad audience. But Snap says it "has the potential to power high-quality AI-generated imagery experiences on mobile devices in the future."

Airbnb CEO: AI will pave the way for millions of startups

Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, said that artificial intelligence will eventually become a boon for the job market. He predicts that AI will power "millions of startups," even as jobs at existing companies may be lost.

Investment and Financing:

AI speech generation platform ElevenLabs completes $19 million in Series A financing, with a valuation of $99 million

According to the "Kechuang Board Daily" report, on June 20, ElevenLabs, an AI speech generation platform, announced the completion of a US$19 million Series A financing. This round of financing was jointly led by entrepreneurs Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, and A16Z (Andreessen Horowitz). Participants included Creator Ventures, SV Angel, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, Deepmind and InflectionAI co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, and more. After the funding round, ElevenLabs is valued at $99 million and the startup is just over a year old, sources said.

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"AI application welcomes the heart booster! 41 in-depth synthetic service algorithms have been filed by the Cyberspace Administration of China, and another round of TMT prosperity is expected to reappear? "

Today, the official website of the State Cyberspace Administration of China released the "Announcement of the State Internet Information Office on Publishing the Record Information of Deep Synthesis Service Algorithms". According to the "Regulations on the Administration of Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services", the domestic deep synthesis service algorithm filing information is publicly released, and specific information can be queried through the Internet information service algorithm filing system. At the same time, the official website attaches the "Domestic Deep Synthesis Service Algorithm Filing List (June 2023)" with the "Announcement". As can be seen from the "List", a total of 41 algorithms have been included in the list, including large models, image generation/recognition, video generation, speech synthesis/recognition, intelligent customer service, face fusion and other categories.

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"Snatch the "food and grass" of the AI war, the price of Nvidia AI graphics card is soaring"

From the era of mining to the era of AI, the computing power of GPU has come into play again. The computing power reserve competition among cloud manufacturers at home and abroad is in full swing... From GPU single card to module to AI server, the price increases are crazy, the shortage is serious, and the delivery time is getting longer and longer. The demand in the market is really like this so high? Why is Nvidia's GPU so short? In addition, there is no guaranteed delivery date for brand-new genuine products, the second-hand market, gray channels, the deposit will not be refunded after payment, and the chaos surrounding the AI server is unfolding...