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The foundational business model of large language models, built on charging per token of generated text, is undergoing a profound transformation. What began as a race to offer the …

The narrative of Microsoft Xiaoice is a foundational parable for the modern AI industry. Conceived in 2014 under the leadership of Li Di, Xiaoice was not merely a chatbot; it was a…

A seemingly absurd user-generated prompt, instructing Anthropic's Claude to adopt the speaking patterns of a prehistoric 'caveman'—using minimal, stunted sentences—has evolved from…

The Chinese AI landscape is bracing for a defining moment as Moonshot AI's flagship product, Kimi Chat, advances toward an initial public offering. This event arrives at a critical…

The initial frenzy surrounding text-to-video models, exemplified by OpenAI's Sora, has given way to a more pragmatic phase focused on application and monetization. The field's cent…

The generative AI landscape is undergoing a fundamental stratification. Initial demonstrations of capability, no matter how impressive, are proving insufficient for long-term survi…

In the frenetic global competition for generative AI dominance, Tencent's approach stands in stark contrast to the prevailing industry narrative. Rather than engaging in public par…

The Chinese AI landscape is undergoing a profound strategic realignment. The collective push to amass training data has culminated in a symbolic 140-trillion-token threshold, a tes…

OpenAI's decision to shutter Sora represents one of the most significant strategic pivots in the short history of generative AI. Far from a simple product retirement, it is a delib…

The artificial intelligence industry stands at a critical inflection point as Anthropic prepares for what could be the most significant technology IPO since the generative AI boom …

The generative AI landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation, shifting from a period of explosive hype to one demanding tangible business value and technical robustness. …

The prevailing narrative in artificial intelligence has centered on scale—larger models, broader capabilities, and universal architectures. Yet MiniMax, founded by former SenseTime…

The investment landscape for artificial intelligence is characterized by a profound disconnect between technological promise and financial clarity. While breakthroughs in foundatio…

The global AI landscape is undergoing a seismic shift from foundational model training to application-layer innovation and multi-modal integration. For Tencent, a company built on …

The emergence of AI as a source of scalable digital labor is triggering a fundamental re-evaluation of technology business models. The core thesis is that 'Token Economics'—the use…