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NO.1 Sora will not be open to the public in the short term

The three leaders of the Sora core team said in an interview that Sora is still in the feedback collection stage and is not yet a product. It will not be open to the public in the short term. Sora is an artificial intelligence model under OpenAI that generates videos from text descriptions.

Commentary: Sora's text-to-video generation capabilities are ahead of competing products, and its next steps are worth watching.

NO.2 The first AI software engineer Devin released

AI lab Cognition has released its first AI software engineer, Devin. According to the evaluation results, Devin's ability to solve real-world software problems is far better than models such as GPT-4 and Claude. Devin was also able to successfully take orders on the freelance platform Upwork and complete the work required by the client.

Commentary: The ability of AI software engineers could have an impact on the work of programmers.

NO.3 European Parliament officially approves the Artificial Intelligence Act

On March 13, local time, the European Parliament officially voted to pass and approve the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act. The draft of the bill was first proposed by the European Commission in April 2021. The content includes a strict ban on "artificial intelligence systems that pose an unacceptable risk to human safety", including systems that deliberately manipulate technology, exploit human weaknesses or evaluate based on behavior, social status and personal characteristics, etc.

Commentary: The European AI regulatory framework will provide important references for other countries to formulate similar policies.

NO.4 Robotics AI startup gains support from OpenAI

A startup called "Physical Intelligence" was launched in San Francisco, California, USA, with the goal of "building a brain for robots". According to its official website, the company is a new company that brings general-purpose artificial intelligence to the physical world, and is committed to developing basic models and learning algorithms. The company's backers include OpenAI, as well as OpenAI investors Thrive Capital and Khosla Ventures.

Commentary: The combination of AI systems and robots will promote the development of AI in performing tasks in the real world.

NO.5 Japanese private rocket launch fails

On March 13, Japanese commercial space company "Space One" launched a small solid-fuel rocket "Kelos" from the Kii Space Launch Complex. The rocket exploded and disintegrated seconds after liftoff. This is the first time a Japanese private company has attempted to launch a satellite into space using a rocket it developed itself.

Commentary: Private rocket launches are a hot topic in the current scientific and technological innovation field. This launch failure will accumulate experience for the future.

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