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OpenAI o3-mini System Card Jan. 31, 2025, 11 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has released the System Card detailing safety work conducted for its o3-mini model. The report covers safety evaluations, external red teaming efforts, and assessments under the Preparedness Framework.

US investigates DeepSeek over national security concerns Jan. 30, 2025, 6:28 a.m.

TechNode (China)

The National Security Council is reviewing the national security implications of Chinese AI model DeepSeek to ensure ongoing U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence. In addition, the U.S. Navy issued a warning advising personnel to refrain from using DeepSeek in any capacity.

DeepSeek limits registrations amid large-scale cyberattack Jan. 29, 2025, 4:29 p.m.

TechNode (China)

DeepSeek announced that new user registrations may be temporarily suspended following large-scale malicious attacks on its services, though existing users can still log in. The service disruption occurred shortly after the DeepSeek app overtook ChatGPT as the top free app on the U.S. App Store.

DeepSeek releases new models Janus-Pro and JanusFlow on Lunar New Year’s Eve Jan. 29, 2025, 4:27 p.m.

TechNode (China)

DeepSeek introduced two new multimodal frameworks, Janus-Pro and JanusFlow, on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Janus-Pro serves as an upgraded unified framework for multimodal understanding and generation, featuring decoupled visual encoding to enhance performance and adaptability across tasks.

China may face an AI talent shortage of four million by 2030 Jan. 28, 2025, 2:02 a.m.

TechNode (China)

China is experiencing rapid growth in domestic generative video AI models, leading to emerging roles such as AI content creators and scriptwriters. As the generative AI user base reached 249 million in December 2024, projections indicate the country could face an AI talent deficit of four million by 2030.

DeepSeek AI assistant surpasses ChatGPT on US App Store Jan. 27, 2025, 1:55 p.m.

TechNode (China)

DeepSeek AI reached the top of the Apple App Store's free apps chart, surpassing ChatGPT. Powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model with over 600 billion parameters, the app offers features including AI search, intelligent conversations, deep thinking, and file uploads.

Silicon Valley stunned as China’s DeepSeek-R1 surpasses US AI giants, undercuts costs Jan. 26, 2025, 9:40 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has rattled Silicon Valley after releasing its R1 model, which outperformed leading U.S. AI competitors such as OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic on third-party benchmarks. The launch follows DeepSeek v3, significantly boosting model inference capabilities while undercutting rivals on cost.

ByteDance launches Seed Edge for AI innovation, aiming for AGI Jan. 24, 2025, 9:44 a.m.

TechNode (China)

ByteDance has unveiled Seed Edge, a new initiative focused on long-term AI research and progressing toward artificial general intelligence. Moving away from quick, resource-light model development, the program will concentrate on deep exploration across five key areas, starting with next-generation inference.

Operator System Card Jan. 23, 2025, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI's Operator System Card details the multi-layered safety framework implemented to protect against jailbreaks, prompt engineering, and security and privacy risks. It documents the company's external red teaming initiatives, safety evaluations, and ongoing work to refine product and model mitigations.

Bertelsmann powers creativity and productivity with OpenAI Jan. 22, 2025, 5 p.m.

OpenAI News

Germany-based global media, services, and education firm Bertelsmann has partnered with OpenAI. The company plans to integrate OpenAI's technology across its diverse international brand portfolio to enhance creativity and productivity.

Trading inference-time compute for adversarial robustness Jan. 22, 2025, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has published research titled "Trading inference-time compute for adversarial robustness." The work focuses on how allocating computational resources during inference affects the adversarial robustness of models.

NIO becomes latest Chinese automaker to enter robotics Jan. 22, 2025, 9:50 a.m.

TechNode (China)

NIO has become the latest Chinese car manufacturer to enter the rapidly growing AI robotics market. The sector has already attracted other prominent domestic automakers, including BYD, Chery, and GAC.

ByteDance plans to invest $12 billion on AI chips this year Jan. 22, 2025, 9:48 a.m.

TechNode (China)

ByteDance is planning to spend more than $12 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025, according to the Financial Times. As part of this push, the company has reportedly allocated roughly $5.5 billion to buy AI chips in China, effectively doubling its domestic chip spending from the previous year.

Chinese self-driving truck startup Inceptio eyeing US IPO: report Jan. 22, 2025, 9:43 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Chinese autonomous trucking developer Inceptio is considering a US initial public offering that could raise between $100 million and $200 million this year. The potential listing follows growing investor interest in other US-listed Chinese autonomous driving firms like Pony.ai and WeRide.

Announcing The Stargate Project Jan. 21, 2025, 1:30 p.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has announced an initiative named The Stargate Project. The effort represents the organization's latest strategic project.

Stargate Infrastructure Jan. 21, 2025, 1:30 p.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI and its strategic partners have outlined a vision to build the physical infrastructure needed for artificial general intelligence. The organization is seeking to collaborate with companies across the data center ecosystem, including providers of power, land, construction, and specialized equipment.

China’s Li Auto bases R&D center in Germany in global push Jan. 20, 2025, 11:39 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Li Auto has opened its first overseas research and development center in Munich, Germany, marking the official launch of its global strategy. Announced by President Ma Donghui on January 17, the new facility aims to bolster the Chinese EV maker's capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence.

Xiaohongshu rolls out AI-powered translation feature, likely using GPT-4 Jan. 20, 2025, 9:22 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Social platform Xiaohongshu launched an in-app real-time translation feature on January 19 that reportedly relies on GPT-4. Teams at the company had reportedly worked overtime in the days leading up to the release to manage a surge in traffic and rising user demand for translations.

DJI launches DJI Flip, a foldable drone with hand launch and AI features Jan. 15, 2025, 9:27 a.m.

TechNode (China)

DJI has released the DJI Flip, a foldable drone weighing under 249 grams that supports remote-free hand launching and AI smart tracking. The device features a 1/1.3-inch sensor capable of recording 4K HDR video at 60 fps, integrated protective covers, and up to 31 minutes of flight time.

Partnering with Axios expands OpenAI’s work with the news industry Jan. 15, 2025, 3 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has partnered with Axios as part of its ongoing collaboration with the news industry. Through these partnerships and grant programs, publishers gain access to AI tools, while ChatGPT users receive content from established and reliable news publications.

NVIDIA and Oracle oppose new US AI chip regulations Jan. 14, 2025, 7:42 a.m.

TechNode (China)

The US government has unveiled new regulations restricting the computing power of American-made AI chips sold to most foreign markets, while exempting 18 key allies. Companies like NVIDIA and Oracle oppose the rules, which place limits of up to 50,000 AI GPUs on non-exempt countries.

Ant Group acquires Haodf.com to explore AI in healthcare Jan. 13, 2025, 11:08 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Ant Group has acquired Haodf.com, a Chinese online healthcare platform that hosts 280,000 verified doctors. The acquisition, announced at the 2025 Haodf Summit, supports Ant Group's broader strategy to expand its healthcare and AI initiatives.

CES 2025: Ling.ai debuts child-focused AI learning companion Jan. 9, 2025, 9:56 a.m.

TechNode (China)

AI startup Ling.ai introduced Ling! at CES 2025, a portable AI learning companion designed for children aged 3 to 12. The device engages young users through storytelling, role-playing, and games while tracking their growth and providing parents with detailed data.

Meet China’s top six AI unicorns: who are leading the wave of AI in China Jan. 9, 2025, 9:52 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Following the debut of ChatGPT-3.5 in late 2022, major Chinese tech firms including Baidu, Alibaba, and SenseTime launched large-scale AI models throughout 2023. This led to a surge of both general-purpose and specialized models, rapidly expanding China's AI ecosystem.

CES 2025: AI-powered pet steals the spotlight Jan. 9, 2025, 9:11 a.m.

TechNode (China)

At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, an AI companion robot named Ropet garnered significant attention for providing emotional support. The product is designed to mimic a pet and captured widespread interest during the technology showcase.