Seven Major AI Transformation Trends to Watch in 2024


The first full-modal real-time interactive visual language model in China, VisualGPT, was launched in Qingdao. Users can upload images and videos and directly select areas to ask questions. The model provides answers, code, or 3D environments within seconds. It also opens up an intelligent agent training platform and computing resources, pushing AI interaction into a new stage of visual interface instant interaction.
AI search engine Perplexity officially launched its advertising program in the US market this week, creating a new model for search advertising. This highly anticipated AI company has successfully attracted several advertising giants, including Indeed, Whole Foods, Universal McCann, and PMG. Unlike traditional search advertising, Perplexity has innovated an advertising format that integrates into the AI interaction process. Advertisers can naturally incorporate questions in relevant contexts, such as how to use Indeed to optimize job search strategies.
Nanyang Technological University and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Lab jointly launched the open-source framework PhysX-Anything, which can generate complete 3D assets including geometry, joints, and physical parameters from a single RGB image, directly usable for robot training. Technical highlights include: a coarse-to-fine process that first predicts overall physical properties before refining components; a new compressed 3D representation method to avoid physical distortion caused by visual bias.
JD.com's Nanjing R&D center, a 3.5B yuan project in Jianye District, adopts fast-track construction. It will serve as a regional HQ and research base focusing on AI, robotics, and autonomous driving, covering 274,000 sqm.....
The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration launched a special law enforcement campaign targeting the 'misuse of AI', aiming to address illegal activities related to generative AI. The operation focused on issues such as AI face-swapping and voice-changing, which pose threats to personal privacy and disrupt the online ecosystem. During the enforcement, some companies were found not to have developed and used AI technology in accordance with regulations, and it was emphasized that strengthening supervision is needed to prevent risks.