February 14th, 2024, News & Events

1. Microsoft 365 chat upgraded to Copilot

Microsoft recently announced that it has renamed the Microsoft 365 Chat app in its Teams platform to Copilot, marking a new step in the company's integration of generative AI services.

2. Open source, self-producible technology innovation

Coral AI developed a DIY AI hardware costing only $800 with full open source process that attracted wide attention. The hardware simplifies the technical threshold so that even individual users can easily participate in the production and application of AI technology, while emphasizing the user's full control over the data, and opens up a new chapter of personalized AI applications.

3. Open AI CEO proposes global AI risk management program

At the World Government Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed the establishment of an international regulator similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency to oversee AI development to avoid the risk of potential social imbalance. This proposal highlights the urgency and importance of establishing a global regulatory mechanism against the backdrop of rapid advances in AI technology.

4. Open AI president is optimistic about the application of AGI in the medical field.

Greg, President of OpenAI, recently expressed optimistic expectations for the application of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in the medical field, envisioning a future where people can carry an AGI device that integrates the wisdom of doctors from various disciplines, thus realizing all-around protection of their health, despite the technological challenges of deploying AGI with high-risk medical fields. Greg is hopeful about AGI technology that combines the knowledge of human experts and foretells a huge changes in the healthcare industry.

5. Homemade AI hardware project explodes on the internet

A low-cost, easy-to-make DIY AI hardware project has become popular on the Internet, opening a new era of technology democratization. With only 800 yuan and an hour of effort, anyone can build a personalized AI assistant, a full-process open source project that not only gives users full control over their data, but also triggers a community-driven technological innovation boom. It heralds the arrival of the "new Linux era".

6. HBM memory prices soared by five hundred percent

The rapid development of artificial intelligence technology in 2023 has driven a surge in demand for AI chips, especially high-bandwidth memory (HBM), causing its price to quintuple. The main reasons for the price of HBM memory to soar are:

1. Increased demand: With the development of technology, more and more devices and applications require the use of HBM memory, such as artificial intelligence, big data processing, high-performance computing and other fields, which have led to a surge in the demand for HBM memory.

2. Tight supply chain: Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the global semiconductor supply chain has been tight, which also affects the production and supply of HBM memory.

3. High technology R&D cost: The production technology of HBM memory requires high technology, and the R&D and production cost is also relatively high, which is also an important factor leading to its price increase.

4. Market Competition: Currently, there are not many vendors that can produce HBM memory, and the market competition is small, which also allows vendors to have more bargaining space, which pushes up the price.