The world of artificial intelligence continues to evolve at a rapid pace, with various industries and companies investing heavily in AI research and development. In this news brief, we'll take a look at some of the latest AI-related news and updates.
Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China's increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector. The upgraded T1 model offers faster response times and enhanced capabilities for processing extended text documents. Meanwhile, 01.AI, a Chinese start-up, is betting its future on DeepSeek, an open-source AI model that has sparked a frenzy around adoption in China.
In other AI news, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an AI-powered search assistant for its General Handbook, a living document that is regularly updated under the direction of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The search assistant analyzes user questions and summarizes potentially relevant information, providing direct links for verification.
Fast-food giant Yum! Brands is rolling out AI at hundreds of its locations, including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC, starting in April. The technology, developed in partnership with Nvidia, will handle complex menu orders and navigate customer speech patterns. Other fast-food chains, such as Wendy's and McDonald's, have also experimented with AI at their locations.
Cloudflare, a network internet infrastructure company, has announced AI Labyrinth, a tool to fight web-crawling bots that scrape sites for AI training data without permission. The company invites web scrapers to trawl a web of useless 'AI-generated nonsense' instead of blocking them. Cloudflare has also introduced 'Cloudy', an AI agent designed to streamline security management across its platform.
Tencent Launches T1 Reasoning Model
Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China's increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector. The upgraded T1 model offers faster response times and enhanced capabilities for processing extended text documents. Sign up for the official version will be powered by Tencent's Turbo S foundational language model, which the company claims processes queries faster than rival DeepSeek's R1 model.
01.AI Bets on DeepSeek
01.AI, a Chinese start-up, is betting its future on DeepSeek, an open-source AI model that has sparked a frenzy around adoption in China. The company is leveraging DeepSeek's popularity to sell AI solutions to corporate clients, particularly in the finance, video gaming, and legal sectors.
Church Launches AI-Powered Search Assistant
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an AI-powered search assistant for its General Handbook, a living document that is regularly updated under the direction of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The search assistant analyzes user questions and summarizes potentially relevant information, providing direct links for verification.
Yum! Brands Rolls Out AI
Fast-food giant Yum! Brands is rolling out AI at hundreds of its locations, including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC, starting in April. The technology, developed in partnership with Nvidia, will handle complex menu orders and navigate customer speech patterns.
Cloudflare Introduces AI Labyrinth
Cloudflare, a network internet infrastructure company, has announced AI Labyrinth, a tool to fight web-crawling bots that scrape sites for AI training data without permission. The company invites web scrapers to trawl a web of useless 'AI-generated nonsense' instead of blocking them.
Cloudflare Introduces Cloudy AI Agent
Cloudflare has also introduced 'Cloudy', an AI agent designed to streamline security management across its platform. The AI agent, currently in beta preview for two Cloudflare products, aims to automate complex and time-consuming configuration reviews, helping security teams optimize their workflows.
Key Takeaways
- Tencent's T1 reasoning model offers faster response times and enhanced capabilities for processing extended text documents.
- 01.AI is betting its future on DeepSeek, an open-source AI model that has sparked a frenzy around adoption in China.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has launched an AI-powered search assistant for its General Handbook.
- Fast-food giant Yum! Brands is rolling out AI at hundreds of its locations, including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC.
- Cloudflare has introduced AI Labyrinth, a tool to fight web-crawling bots that scrape sites for AI training data without permission.
- Cloudflare has also introduced 'Cloudy', an AI agent designed to streamline security management across its platform.
Sources
- Tencent launches T1 reasoning model amid growing AI competition in China
- Exclusive | Why Lee Kai-fu is betting his AI start-up’s future on DeepSeek
- Church Launches AI-Powered Search Assistant for General Handbook
- Meituan joins China's AI spending race, says investing 'billions' in chips
- More KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut locations will get AI-powered drive-thru ordering
- Modesto Police Department tests AI-powered gun detection software.
- AI will soon be taking your drive-thru orders at 500 Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC locations
- Cloudflare is luring web-scraping bots into an ‘AI Labyrinth’
- Cloudflare introduces ‘Cloudy’ AI agent to enhance security and policy management