The development of AI and Blockchain accelerates, OpenAI is valued at $86 billion

The Shanghai Municipal Government recently issued a document proposing to accelerate the construction of high-performance computing and high-quality data infrastructure to support the innovative applications of artificial intelligence large models and Blockchain. The plan is to establish intelligent computing resources capable of supporting trillion-parameter large model training, high-quality corpora, and specialized datasets, as well as to build urban Blockchain infrastructure centered around the Pujiang Data Chain.

According to reports, OpenAI is in talks with potential investors to sell part of its employee shares at a valuation of 86 billion dollars. The specific allocation plan has not yet been finalized, and related terms may still be adjusted.

A certain image generation company has collaborated with a Japanese game company to launch an anime-style image generation app aimed at the Japanese market. The app requires a fee to use, with an annual fee of $96 or a monthly fee of $10. Existing users can log in directly without any additional fees.

OpenAI CEO recently stated that while he is interested in AI-based consumer electronics, he believes that the popularity of AI devices in the future may not reach that of smartphones. He mentioned that he is currently unsure about the specific form these devices will take.

In terms of AI marketing tools, a certain American AI company has launched a new end-to-end AI-assisted tool aimed at enhancing marketing effectiveness. New features include content optimization analysis, brand strategy management center, and marketing campaign tools, which will begin testing in November and are scheduled for an official launch in the first quarter of 2024.

In addition, the three major music publishers have sued an AI startup for copyright infringement, accusing it of illegally copying and distributing a large number of copyrighted song lyrics during the establishment and operation of its AI model. This reflects the legal challenges faced by AI companies regarding data usage.

In the field of AI applications, a certain social media company has launched an AI system capable of decoding images from brain activity, which combines non-invasive magnetoencephalography technology. However, the system still requires pre-training on individual brain waves and is currently unable to generate thought images unrelated to the training.

Overall, AI and Blockchain technologies are accelerating development and application in various fields, but they also face many challenges in data usage, privacy protection, and other aspects, requiring all relevant parties to explore solutions together.