Alibaba Cloud Launches AI Video Generation Tool Live Portrait

Translated data: Alibaba Cloud has introduced an AI video generation tool called Live Portait, which allows users to quickly create digital human AI videos by simply uploading a facial photo and controlling it via text or voice commands. The tool supports functions such as singing, rapping, and telling jokes, and can also produce digital image business cards for enterprises. It supports intelligent broadcasting and explanations in multiple languages and dialects. Users need to log in to the ModelScope official website, register an account, and then they can use the tool to generate videos and download them. The algorithm head of the tool stated that Live Portait surpasses the limitations of traditional adversarial networks and has a broad application prospect, potentially becoming a production tool for enterprises to save costs and increase efficiency.

The First National Case Involving Copyright Infringement in AI Art Model Training Goes to Court

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.

AI Artist Caught Taking Orders: Xiaohongshu Influencer 'Identifying AI' Video Receives 29,000 Likes

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.

South Korea's Record Budget of 80 Trillion KRW for Fiscal Year 2027: AI Chip Taxes Become Main Revenue Source

South Korea unveils 2027 budget exceeding 800 trillion won (approx. 3.6 trillion yuan), a record high, significantly up from 2026. Tax revenue growth driven by AI chip industry. Finance Minister Park Hong-keun said funding through tax hikes and spending cuts. Budget focuses on three mega projects including semiconductors.....

Surge in Demand for Flagship Models: OpenAI Temporarily Lifts GPT-5.6Sol Computing Power Restrictions

Faced with a 48-hour surge in demand for GPT-5.6 Sol, OpenAI announced the temporary removal of the 5-hour usage limit for Plus, Pro, and Business users to free up concentrated computing power. A product manager stated that under heavy use of Codex and ChatGPT Work, the platform has reset all users' one-time quotas to ensure uninterrupted programming and intelligent agent workflows. Meanwhile, OpenAI is optimizing GPT-5 comprehensively.

Step Astronomy Releases Step Edge Series Terminal Models for Efficient Local Multimodal Processing

Step Star launched the Step Edge model series for phones and vehicles, including Basic, Audio, GUI, and Gen versions. These models process text, image, and audio locally, enabling screen understanding, speech recognition, interface control, and image generation. Tool invocation latency is as low as 0.1s. Simple, frequent, or weak-network tasks run fully on-device; complex reasoning is handled by cloud, achieving efficient device-cloud collaborati....