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World's first "Artificial Intelligence Mazu" debuts in Malaysia to answer devotees' questions
April 28 (Bloomberg) -- A Malaysian Taoist temple has unveiled what it says is the world's first "artificially intelligent A-Ma Zu," a statue that can interact with worshippers and answer their questions. According to 1AI, the "AI Mazu," which is located at the Tin Hau Palace in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, is dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, and worshippers are invited to pray to the AI Mazu for blessings, let her read the sign they drew at the temple, and answer their questions. The AI mazu was developed by Malaysian tech company Aimazin, which also offers AI cloning services, according to the presentation. In the demo video, the company creates...- 663
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China has formed a complete artificial intelligence industry system, patent applications ranked first in the world
April 28 news, according to CCTV news reports, China has continued to strengthen the basic research of artificial intelligence this year, at the same time highlighting the application-oriented, new technologies are constantly deep penetration to specific application scenarios, has formed a complete artificial intelligence industry system covering the basic layer, framework layer, model layer, application layer. The report mentioned that in the production side, China's independent research and development of a new generation of intelligent CNC system recently released, which is the world's first integrated AI chip and AI large model of the CNC system, which can make the industrial mother machine operating accuracy in the original micron level on the basis of the 30%, machining efficiency by 5% ~ 1...- 1.3k
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China Becomes World's Largest Owner of Artificial Intelligence Patents by 60%
On April 26, People's Daily (April 25) issued a blog post reporting that at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Shen Changyu, Director General of the State Intellectual Property Office, said that China has the largest number of the world's top 100 science and technology clusters in the world for two consecutive years, and it has become the largest possessor of artificial intelligence patents in the world. The report noted that in terms of intellectual property creation, in 2024, China authorized 1.045 million invention patents, approved 4.781 million registered trademarks, registered 10.631 million copyrights, recognized 36 geographical indications products, approved...- 545
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Tianjin: Striving to build a national brain-computer interface technology innovation center
April 16, 1AI learned from the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology that the Tianjin Municipal Program of Three-Year Action to Promote the Innovative Development of Artificial Intelligence (2025-2027) (Draft for Opinion) was published yesterday for public comment. The program (draft for comments) mentioned, promote cutting-edge basic theory research, support natural language processing, machine vision, deep learning, perception algorithms, large model training architecture and other basic algorithm research; support data security, model security, application security and other technology research and development; consolidate the advantages of brain-computer interaction technology, and promote the research and development and application of brain-computer interaction and human-computer integration technology; promote the brain-computer interaction ... ...- 563
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NVIDIA: AI supercomputer to be produced entirely on U.S. soil for the first time
NVIDIA announced on April 14 that the company is working hand-in-hand with manufacturing partners to design and build factories. These factories will produce NVIDIA's AI supercomputers entirely on U.S. soil for the first time. 1AI has learned from an official press release that the company, along with its manufacturing partners, has commissioned more than 1 million square feet of production space to build and test NVIDIA's Blackwell chips in Arizona and produce AI supercomputers in Texas. NVIDIA's Blackwell chips have been manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona at TSMC (TS...- 983
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Google Reaffirms $75 Billion CapEx Plan This Year: Huge Spending on Chips, Servers, Continued Bets on Generative AI
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Wednesday reiterated plans to invest about $75 billion (note: the current exchange rate is about 551.945 billion yuan) this year to expand its data centers, continuing to bet on generative AI, even though the returns are still uncertain and the global trade war could bring upward pressure on costs, Reuters reported. Speaking at an annual conference for Google's cloud computing unit, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the investment would be used to purchase the chips and servers needed to strengthen the company's core businesses, such as search, as well as drive ...- 188
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Stanford's latest AI research report is out: the gap between Chinese and American model quality narrows to 0.3%
nature posted on April 8 that the 2025 AI Index Report, released by Stanford University's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Institute, reveals growing competition in artificial intelligence: the quantity and quality of China's high-performance AI models continue to rise, challenging the U.S. lead, and the performance gap between the top models is narrowing. The U.S.'s previous lead in model quality has disappeared. China has the largest output of AI publications and patents, and today develops models that are on par in performance with competitors in the U.S. In 2023, the number of models in large-scale...- 676
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Google pays some AI employees to stay idle for a year in case they defect to competitors, sources say
April 8, 2011 - In the field of artificial intelligence, competition between Google, OpenAI and other tech giants is getting fiercer, and retaining top AI talent has become a major challenge. According to Business Insider, DeepMind, Google's artificial intelligence division, has adopted a "radical" non-compete agreement to prevent employees from going to competitors. The agreement prevents some employees in the UK from working for a competitor for a year after they leave the company. During this period, although the employee does not have to work, DeepMind will still pay him... -
AI could affect 40% jobs globally and widen gaps between countries, UN warns
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- AI is expected to reach a market value of $4.8 trillion by 2033 (note: the current exchange rate is about 34.99 trillion yuan), a scale comparable to the size of Germany's economy, according to a report released by the United Nations Trade and Development Agency (UNCTAD) last Thursday. AI technology can boost productivity and drive digital transformation, yet the benefits it brings are currently still highly concentrated in a few regions and companies. The agency raised concerns about automation and job losses, warning that AI could affect the global 40% work...- 1.4k
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Google sounds general AI alarm, makes AI security defense blueprint public for the first time
April 4 news, technology media WinBuzzer yesterday (April 3) published a blog post, reported that Google's DeepMind latest release of the global AGI (General Artificial Intelligence) safety framework, calling for the establishment of transnational protection mechanisms before the technology goes out of control. DeepMind believes that AGI will soon come to fruition, and advocates immediate action. AGI may realize human-level cognitive capabilities in the next few years, and its autonomous decision-making characteristics may accelerate breakthroughs in medical care, education and other fields, but the risks of misuse and misalignment of goals should also be guarded against. Google DeepMind...- 1.9k
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Meta's Head of Artificial Intelligence Research to Leave, Just as Company Ramps Up AI Investments
April 2, 2012 - Meta's head of artificial intelligence research, Joelle Pineau, announced on April 1, local time that she will leave the company on May 30th. Joelle Pineau joined Meta in 2017 and currently serves as vice president of AI research and head of FAIR, the basic artificial intelligence research department led by renowned AI expert Yann LeCun. Pino's departure comes at a time when Meta is investing more in AI. The company is said to be planning a 2025 ...- 928
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Guangdong: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Maximum Reward of 150 Million Yuan for Individual Foreign Invested Projects
Relevant departments of Guangdong Province issued the "Several Policy Measures to Promote the Innovative Development of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry in Guangdong Province" on March 9, and held a press conference on the corresponding "Measures" yesterday (April 1), which mainly put forward a series of policies to incentivize the development of AI and robotics companies in Guangdong Province. 1AI learned from the press conference that the relevant departments of Guangdong Province will set up a benchmarking incentive mechanism. It is planned to further increase the support for benchmarking applications, such as in the industrial sector to select 10 AI-enabled new industrialization benchmarking cases each year, and to give each selected case a maximum of 8 million...- 1.9k
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The General Administration of Market Supervision will accelerate the development of national standards in the field of artificial intelligence
March 28 news, this morning, the General Administration of Market Supervision held 2025 the first quarter of the regular press conference. 1AI learned from the official website of the General Administration of Market Supervision that Wang Qiubing, spokesman for the General Administration of Market Supervision and Director of the Department of Publicity, introduced at the meeting that with the rapid development of AI industry and applications, at the end of last year, the General Administration of Market Supervision, together with the relevant departments, issued the "Guidelines for the Construction of a Comprehensive Standardized System for the National Artificial Intelligence Industry", which carried out a new round of planning for the standardization of AI. Since this year, we have focused on the needs of industrial development, increased the supply of standards, and have issued a large model of artificial intelligence through...- 2.1k
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Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose: Artificial Intelligence Will Not Be Conscious, So It Should Not Be Considered "Intelligent."
As generative AI reshapes human perception of the world and work, the question of whether or not AI will replace humans has been in the spotlight, with many predicting that AI will "become conscious" in the future. According to a March 26 report by Windows Central, Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Sir Roger Penrose holds a different view. He pointed out that AI can not have consciousness, this view is based on Gödel's Incompletion Theorem (Gödel's Incomplet...- 960
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The world's first big AI model for weight management, "Reduce Order", was released in Hefei.
On March 24th, the world's first AI model for weight management, "Reduce Order", was officially released in Hefei on March 23rd, according to Science and Technology Daily. The model was jointly developed by Prof. Weng Jianping, president of Anhui Medical University, the First Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China, and Zhejiang Nuote Health Science and Technology Co. 1AI learned from the report that at present, China's adult overweight rate of 34.3%, obesity rate of 16.4%, and a trend of youthfulness. Without effective intervention, the adult overweight and obesity rate may soar to 70.5% in 2030.... -
Italy publishes the world's first "AI newspaper", written entirely by generative AI technology
March 23, 2011 - Italian national newspaper Folio Diario recently said it published the world's first newspaper written entirely by generative AI technology, according to a CCTV news report. 1AI learned from the report that the AI-generated newspaper, in the form of a paper insert, was sandwiched between the main newspaper, which went on sale the same day. It is labeled with the words Artificial Intelligence AI on the masthead. The headlines, summaries and content of the newspaper articles are generated by the AI. The newspaper staff will ask the AI platform questions based on the news of the day and the AI technology will generate articles based on the questions. The head of the newspaper said that...- 1.1k
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Shenzhen issued a document to support the development of artificial intelligence, body robotics industry, will provide ex post facto subsidies
March 20 news, according to the "Shenzhen release" official news, recently, the "Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology to build artificial intelligence pioneering city project support program operating procedures" issued since March 18, 2025, valid until June 30, 2027, effective. The Procedures focus on arithmetic support, basic data, AI software, AI products, AI services and other areas to support the "model coupon", AI industry application demonstration benchmarks, the national "list of commanders" supporting support, domestic artificial intelligence, and so on. Ecological Source Innovation Center and other 10...- 3.6k
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Net Information Office and other four departments issued "artificial intelligence generated synthetic content labeling measures", effective September
March 14 news, in order to promote the healthy development of artificial intelligence, standardize the artificial intelligence generated synthetic content logo, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, and safeguard the public interest, the State Internet Information Office, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration of Radio and Television formulated the "Artificial Intelligence Generated Synthesized Content Labeling Measures" (hereinafter referred to as the "Labeling Measures"), which will be implemented on 1 September 2025, and will come into force on 1 September 2025. September 1, 2025 onwards. In recent years, the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence, deep synthesis and other new technologies has provided a convenient tool for generating synthesized text, images, audio, video and other information in...- 723
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Beijing's primary and secondary schools to create first 11 AI application scenarios
March 13 news, according to CCTV news reports, a few days ago, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education issued the "Beijing Municipality to promote primary and secondary schools artificial intelligence education program (2025-2027)", plans from this year, all-round promotion of artificial intelligence empowered the capital's basic education reform and development. This year, we will focus on building the first 11 application scenarios in primary and secondary schools, including: 3 "AI-assisted teaching" application scenarios -- intelligent lesson planning, intelligent classroom quality monitoring, intelligent homework / propositioning; 3 "AI-assisted learning" application scenarios -- intelligent error detection; 3 "AI-assisted learning" application scenarios -- intelligent error detection; and The first 11 application scenarios include: 3 "AI for Teaching" application scenarios -- intelligent lesson preparation, intelligent classroom quality monitoring, intelligent homework/problem solving; 3 "AI for Learning" application scenarios -- intelligent error analysis and resource recommendation, independent writing correction,...- 1.8k
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Guangxi: Strive for the output value of AI industry to exceed 100 billion yuan in 2027, and support Nanning to build "China - ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Cooperation Center".
March 11 news, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Department of Industry and Information Technology on March 7 released "Guangxi" artificial intelligence + manufacturing "action program (2025-2027)", mainly around the development of AI industry in Guangxi for planning. 1AI reference "action program" was informed that Guangxi strives to 2027, will promote artificial intelligence-related industry output value exceeded 100 billion yuan, initially built for ASEAN's artificial intelligence industry highland. Promote the formation of a regional innovation and application development pattern with Nanning as the main engine and the cities in various districts synergizing. Support Nanning to build China ...- 1.1k
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Reducing Costs and Increasing Efficiency: Musk is Trying to Replace U.S. Civil Servants with AI
On March 11, The Atlantic Monthly reported that the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has entered a new phase in its efforts to downsize and reorganize the U.S. civil service. The idea is simple: use generative artificial intelligence to automate work previously done by people. The U.S. government is testing a new chatbot with 1,500 federal employees at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and could release it to the entire agency as early as this Friday, meaning that more than 10,000 workers responsible for more than $100 billion in contracts and services could use it. ...- 7.6k
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Guangdong: support enterprises to integrate artificial intelligence and robotics industry chain and innovation chain resources
March 10 news, the General Office of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government issued a number of policies and measures to promote the innovative development of artificial intelligence and robotics industry in Guangdong Province. It is mentioned that support key core technology research. Support enterprises, universities, research institutes and other types of innovation body to carry out joint research, around artificial intelligence and robotics industry chain upstream and downstream to form industrial innovation alliance, accelerate the construction of the whole process of innovation chain. Organize and implement the provincial key areas of research and development program "new generation of artificial intelligence" "intelligent robotics" and other flagship projects, major special projects, in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics to deploy a number of research tasks. The national scientific and technological major special...- 2.2k
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Survey reveals ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool in the global workplace, with India leading in usage
March 9, 2013 - Artificial intelligence (AI) has grown rapidly worldwide in recent years, and ChatGPT remains the most widely used AI tool in the global workplace, with adoption continuing to grow, according to a study conducted by DeskTime between January 2023 and December 2024. The study covered 97 companies with 2,385 employees, collecting data through its time-tracking tool. The results of the study show that as of December 2024, 75.9% offices globally have integrated C...- 2.1k
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CAS academician Ding Hong initiated the launch of secondary school AI Olympiad to become an event with international influence
March 9 news, according to Beijing Daily reported that in this year's National People's Congress, the deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and education has become a hot topic of discussion. Ding Hong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and chair professor of the Li Zhengdao Institute at Shanghai Jiaotong University, expressed his views in an interview. He believes that the primary and secondary school stage is the golden period for the development of students' cognitive ability, the formation of disciplinary interest and the cultivation of innovation ability. Systematically carrying out AI education at this stage can help students fundamentally familiarize themselves with AI technology, understand AI knowledge, and thus become talents adapted to the AI era in the future. 1...- 2.2k