Alibaba Cloud Launches AI Video Generation Tool Live Portrait


Recently, the Beijing Internet Court held online hearings for four copyright infringement cases filed by illustrators against the developers and operators of AI art software. The plaintiffs in these cases are all renowned illustrators who discovered that their original works, published on a content-sharing platform, were extensively mimicked by the AI art software and used as training material to generate new artworks. These AI-generated artworks not only closely resemble the style of the plaintiffs' works but are also used heavily for commercial purposes, severely harming the interests of the plaintiffs.
Xiaohongshu influencer 'Antenna Sister (Underwear King)' recently shared an unusual experience. While commissioning an illustration for her original character, she unexpectedly discovered that the artist she hired was using AI technology. This revelation sparked widespread attention and discussion on social media, with the video quickly garnering 29,000 likes on Xiaohongshu.
Google DeepMind CEO Hassabis predicts that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could appear as early as 2029-2030, with key breakthroughs potentially achieved within the next three years. He points out that increased investment by tech companies is accelerating the maturity of core technologies such as multimodal understanding, autonomous decision-making, and AI agents.
The Variable Robot team released the world's first embodied intelligence world model based on event-level prediction, WALL-WM, breaking the limitations of traditional time-frame-based learning. It shifts the prediction unit to semantic events, enhancing the robot's ability to understand and perform tasks, marking a new stage in the industry.
Enterprise AI search startup Glean announced its annualized revenue exceeded $300 million, tripling from $100 million just 15 months ago. Previously nearly unchallenged in the 'enterprise Google' space, it now faces competition from giants like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, yet maintains strong momentum.....