#Industry

AI safety is the 'accelerator' for AI large-scale application

AI safety has shifted from an additional condition to a fundamental capability for AI to enter production systems, core businesses, and critical industries, determining whether AI can be used, to what extent it can be used, and how quickly it can be scaled for application.

SenseTime's large-scale device secures the TOP2 position in China's MaaS market again.

SenseTime's large-scale device holds a 9.4% market share and ranks second in China's privatized large model market. In H1 2026, China's MaaS market size reached 10.63 billion yuan, a nearly nine-fold year-on-year increase. The privatized large model market size in the first half of the year was 2.88 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 108.4%. Customers focus on the platform's comprehensive capabilities. SenseTime promotes AI implementation through the FDE model, achieving a 60% reduction in business processing time and a 70% increase in per capita output efficiency.

TSMC's water consumption in Arizona has sparked controversy

U.S. New York State new law prohibits the provision of unsafe AI chatbot services to minors

U.S. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an order prohibiting the provision of unsafe AI chatbot services that mimic real people, create emotional dependency, and encourage self-harm suicide to minors, requiring companies to perform age verification and delete age information, with a maximum fine of $25,000 for violations. At least 72% of teenagers have used AI companions, with 52% being active users.

Microsoft executive Ramanna has pushed for organizational flattening in Office and Copilot, requiring core employees to work four days a week in the office.

Charles Ramanna, a senior executive at Microsoft responsible for the Copilot platform, agents, and Office business, has pushed for organizational flattening, eliminating middle managers, requiring senior employees to work four days a week in the office, and offering employees the opportunity to move to major office centers, aligning with the view that agents AI are changing the mode of software engineering work. Microsoft said that the programming capabilities of agents have changed all levels of engineering jobs, and after lowering the threshold for software development, the value of abilities such as making reliable technical judgments, system design, quality and security assurance, and understanding customer needs has become higher.

South Korea will hold individuals who use AI glasses to cheat on the college entrance exam accountable for criminal liability and ban them from taking the exam for three years.

South Korea plans to impose the longest penalty of three years of prohibition from exams on candidates who cheat using AI glasses in the university entrance examination, and will pursue criminal liability. Starting from this year's exam, a dedicated person will be arranged at each examination site to identify smart glasses, and the government is considering deploying signal detection equipment next year. The Ministry of Education will amend the 'Higher Education Law' to extend the prohibition period to three years and upgrade monitoring personnel support measures.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds esports will adopt a four-stage tournament system starting in 2027, with India becoming an independent division

The official announcement of 'PUBG: Battlegrounds' revealed the reform plan for the competition system in 2027, with the annual competition adjusted to a four-stage format, India becoming an independent division, the original EMEA division being split into Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East/North Africa, and the Americas division being split into North America and South America. Teams need to compete in regional leagues to secure PGS participation qualifications, with the scoring system also being adjusted. The new PUBG Esports Points will replace PGC/PGS points and be used to determine PGC promotion qualifications.

Enrollment in computer programs at U.S. colleges has dropped significantly

Enrollment in undergraduate programs in computer and information science at U.S. colleges has declined by more than 12% this fall, and graduate programs have seen a drop of more than 10%, continuing last year's downward trend. The impact of artificial intelligence on entry-level programming jobs has made it harder for graduates to find jobs, with undergraduate enrollment decreasing by 18.4% and graduate enrollment by 27.1% in two years.

Wenyuan Zhixing's subsidiary Jingshuo Technology completes tens of millions of US dollars in pre-A financing

Jingshuo Technology raises tens of millions of US dollars in pre-A round investment from Capital partners such as Jia Yu Capital, leveraging the WorldEngine and GENESIS-Robotics platforms, with annual revenue growth exceeding 100%, and has cooperated with dozens of top AI companies worldwide.

Valve responds to 'low-quality AI games flooding the Steam platform': continuously optimizing the product recommendation mechanism

Valve addresses the issue of low-quality AI games on the Steam platform at a developer event, stating that it will optimize the recommendation mechanism rather than restrict tools. Marc Wilkinson explains that two days before the New Release Festival, random recommendations were used to avoid algorithmic vulnerabilities, but admits that it may expose low-quality works, suggesting developers continue to update game content. Valve believes the problem of AI counterfeit games should be solved by improving the quality of genuine products and is willing to investigate individual cases submitted by developers.

Construction of fossil fuel power plants to power AI data centers may offset the emission reduction achievements of the U.S. power industry

The U.S. environmental organization Sierra Club analysis points out that the construction of fossil fuel power plants to power AI data centers will offset the results of emissions reduction in the power industry. It is estimated that by 2030, carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. power industry will increase by 618 million tons compared to 2025, an increase of about 42%, most of which will come from power generation facilities not directly connected to the public power grid.