AI Morning News

AI Morning News, April 15, 2025

1. OpenAI has launched the GPT-4.1 series of models, including the GPT-4.1, mini, and nano versions, which optimize the performance in programming and instruction execution.

2. Google Classroom has introduced a new AI tool that helps teachers quickly generate questionnaires with various question types using Gemini technology.

3. Amap has launched the AI navigation intelligent agent NaviAgent, which can perceive traffic conditions in real time, predict risks, and recommend the best lanes and available parking spaces.

4. Open Bionics has launched the wireless bionic hand Hero, which has the ability to still operate after being separated from the wearer. It is controlled by MyoPods and supports autonomous movement.

5. The research team of MagicCore Technology and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has launched the CADCrafter tool, which can generate editable CAD engineering files from a single image, improving the modeling accuracy.

6. Hisense has released the Xiaomo E5Q Pro AI TV, which integrates the Hisense AI picture quality chip and the Ink Crystal Screen, and supports a high refresh rate of 300Hz.

7. ByteDance has launched the thinking model Seed-Thinking-v1.5, which supports tasks such as mathematics, programming, and creative writing. The reasoning cost is 50% lower than that of DeepSeek R1. 

AI Morning News, April 14, 2025

1. OPPO has launched the web version of its voice assistant, Breeno, offering a new experience of voice assistant functions. It has been integrated with DeepSeek and supports online searching.

2. Kunlun Tech has launched the newly upgraded Chinese logical reasoning large model Skywork-OR1, which significantly enhances the capabilities in the fields of reasoning, mathematics, and programming.

3. The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence has released the "Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025". Alibaba has contributed 6 models and ranks third globally.

4. The Nanjing Customs has tested and applied a "robot dog" equipped with a 360-degree camera and a real-time communication system. It can be used in scenarios such as remote supervision and patrol.

5. Google's Gemini AI model is planned to be merged with the Veo video generation model to improve Gemini's understanding of the physical world, with the goal of creating a general-purpose digital assistant.

6. The OpenAI API will launch a "Verified Organization" authentication process, and the verification requires the provision of government-issued identification.

7. The Irish Data Protection Commission is investigating whether X Corporation used the data of European users to train its AI chatbot Grok without the users' consent.