September is the month of artificial intelligence. Alipay released the AI independent app "Zhixiaobao", and the big model is moving from parameter to application. OpenAI's humanoid robot Neo is expected to be released this year. The startup Lumen Orbit plans to venture into space and establish an AI supercomputer. However, at the same time, Runway quietly deleted its resource repository, and Alibaba's Tongyi QwenLM was taken down by Github, causing a trust crisis in AI development collaboration. The world's first legally binding AI convention has been introduced.
In addition, the security of personal information is severely challenged. In addition to the Internet platform, the real data "rich merchants" - operators often hide in a corner that the public cannot perceive, "making a big fortune", packaging users' data into product transactions. Where will 1.4 billion people's personal information flow?
1、 Personal Information Protection
Where did the personal information of 114 million users go? The privacy policy of the operator cannot be answered
Recently, 21st Century Business Herald reporters found that the three major telecom operators, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, turn user data into data products for transactions. By entering phone numbers, names, and ID cards, relevant family background, family card usage records, marriage and love intentions, and other data can be accessed. It is not new for Internet platforms to use algorithms to mine user information, but the real data "rich merchants" - operators often hide in the corner that the public cannot perceive to "make a big fortune".
Insiders also revealed that although operators cannot directly provide data with specific mobile phone numbers, when encountering large government and enterprise customers, business personnel will number the user's mobile phone numbers one by one and transmit the corresponding serial numbers in the form of CDs or USB drives to achieve accurate user queries. According to the requirements of China's "Personal Information Protection", anonymous data must meet the dual standards of being unidentifiable and unrecoverable. Wu Danjun, a partner at Guantao Law Firm, pointed out that if a personal phone number can be re matched with a serial number, it still belongs to transactional personal information.
The privacy policies of telecom operators have long been ignored by the public. 21 reporters evaluated the personal information protection policies of the three major telecom operators and found that the relevant terms are difficult to find and mostly vague. The collected information such as contact lists, communication content, and online content, under what scenarios and for what purposes, are generally not fully explained in the privacy policy.
Compared with the regulation of the Internet industry, the compliance standards of the telecommunications industry have hardly been updated since the revision of the Personal Information Protection Law. Operators need more compliance awareness and external supervision in order to become important participants in the data element market.
2、 Platform Governance and Artificial Intelligence
1. WeChat recovery version update breaks rumors, Apple and Tencent break ice in business war
The latest development is that iPhone 16 does not support WeChat. On the afternoon of September 6th, Apple's iOS system WeChat updated its latest version, retaliating against previous false speculations. This also marks to some extent the positive development of communication between Apple and Tencent, breaking the ice in the business war.
A rumor caused a stir in the hot search pool for several days, reflecting the weight of the two companies in the minds of users. Breaking through the fog, behind it lies the unresolved Apple tax dispute, a game between Apple, WeChat, and mini program developers seeking the greatest common divisor.
At the Q2 earnings conference this year, Tencent publicly admitted for the first time that it is in talks with Apple regarding the revenue sharing of WeChat mini games. Tencent points out that it hopes to achieve a positive outcome that is not only in line with Tencent's interests, but also in line with Apple's interests, and more in line with the interests of game developers and users.
2. Alipay released the AI independent app "Zhixiaobao", Han Xinyi: The big model is moving from parameters to applications
On September 5, 2024, at the 2024 Inclusion · The Bund Conference, Alipay launched a new AI housekeeper app "Zhixiaobao", which is based on the Ant Bailing model. It is the first service-oriented AI independent app in China. It can achieve functions such as booking tickets and ordering meals through dialogue, and can intelligently recommend services according to users' living habits and scenarios. Han Xinyi, president of Ant Group, said that the big model was moving from "parameter matching" to "application matching". Behind the successive landing of Alipay AI new products was the overall acceleration of Ant Group's AI First strategy. 'Zhi Xiaobao' is a new upgrade of intelligent assistants, and will strive to provide a more intelligent experience in the future.
3. Alibaba's Tongyi QwenLM has been taken down from Github
The code repository of Alibaba's QwenLM series of large models has been taken down by GitHub, and accessing its repo page and GitHub homepage both display "404".
Regarding this, Lin Junyang, a senior algorithm expert at Alibaba and the head of the Tongyi Qianwen team, responded on social media that he did not run away and currently does not know the reason for being taken down from GitHub.
3、 Overseas News
1. OpenAI's humanoid robot Neo has arrived and is expected to be released this year at a price equivalent to a car
1X Technologies, a Norwegian robotics startup invested by OpenAI, has released the NEO Beta prototype of a bipedal humanoid robot designed specifically for home environments and capable of performing various household tasks. NEO is 1.65 meters tall and weighs 29.9 kilograms. It can walk at a speed of 4.02 kilometers per hour and has a range of 2-4 hours. It uses flexible drive technology for smooth movement and low energy consumption. 1X solves the problem of robot intelligence through embodied technology, and will deploy a small amount of NEO in selected households for research and development this year. It is planned to be released as early as this year at a price equivalent to an economy car.
2. Infinite computing power and infinite space: Lumen Orbit launches space super AI computer
The startup Lumen Orbit plans to move its data center into space, establish an AI supercomputer, and has received investment from Y Combinator. The company plans to launch its first satellite next year, which will be equipped with GPUs that are 100 times more powerful than all previous GPUs sent into space. Lumen Orbit listed a bunch of reasons in the white paper, including power shortages, water shortages, environmental pollution, and believed that space data centers have greater advantages. Its goal is to build a GW level orbital data center to train large-scale AI models, with plans to launch the first satellite in May 2025 and the second satellite in the second half of 2026.
3. After suddenly deleting the database and running away, Runway is still "quiet and peaceful", and trust is being eroded
Last week, Runway quietly deleted all resources, including important projects such as Stable Diffusion v1.5, without notifying anyone. Its official social media platform did not respond and still promoted the product, which sparked widespread attention and speculation from the outside world. Possible reasons for Runway's library deletion include disputes over interests with Stability AI, exposure of infringement in Stable Diffusion 1.5, and commercial considerations. This incident undoubtedly damaged Runway's reputation and added a topic to the debate between open source and commercialization in the AI industry. AI compliance expert Zhu Lingfeng believes that a sound governance structure should be established to ensure the sustainable development of the open-source ecosystem. The Runway library deletion incident has brought unstable factors to the open-source AI ecosystem, which may erode trust in the collaborative nature of AI development. AI copyright governance requires a more comprehensive legal framework.
The world's first legally binding AI convention has been released and signed by Europe, America, and the UK
On September 5th local time, the European Commission announced that the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law (hereinafter referred to as the "AI Convention") is officially open for signature by countries around the world, making it the world's first legally binding convention. Currently, 10 countries and organizations have signed the AI Convention, with the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Israel among the first to sign. The AI Convention aims to address AI risks and security issues, with a focus on protecting human rights. The convention covers the use of AI in both public and private sectors, requiring signatory countries to take responsibility for the harmful and discriminatory effects of AI. Victims of AI infringement have legal recourse, and transparency and public participation mechanisms must be ensured when using AI. The public can question and complain about AI decisions. Although the AI Convention has legal binding force, some critics point out that the convention does not have sanctions such as fines, and relying on signatory countries to submit reports to the European Commission is a weaker way of implementation.