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Today’s Summary

Google's Kaggle is set to host an AI chess tournament, gathering top models like GPT and Gemini for a showdown.
Google DeepMind unveiled Genie 3, a world model capable of generating high-resolution, interactive long videos.
Tencent ima workbench now features an AI podcast function, while ChatGPT's weekly active users are approaching 700 million.
New research indicates conservatives are more likely to trust AI recommendations, and a new framework can generate games based on emotional arcs.
The community has shared a new paradigm for AI workflows, and several open-source projects spanning various fields have emerged.

AI Product & Feature Updates

1. Google Kaggle Game Arena is gearing up to host its inaugural International Chess Championship - (AI News) , bringing together a lineup of 8 elite models including GPT, Gemini, and Claude for an epic showdown 🤖. Get ready for an AI “clash of the titans”! This matchup is the ultimate test of AI’s logical reasoning capabilities, as all models must duke it out purely on “brainpower” without any external tools. The tournament results will not only set a new benchmark for model intelligence but also mark the dawn of a new era in AI competition. The Tournament Livestream Portal - (AI News) is already set and waiting! 🔥
   

2. Tencent’s AI workbench, ima, is here to save you from mountains of documents and reports, bringing a new AI Podcast feature that can instantly transform any long text into a lively two-person dialogue podcast 🎧. Beyond just “reading” with your ears, this update also supports one-click folder import and Xmind mind map parsing, massively boosting knowledge organization efficiency (o´ωo)ﾉ. These additions are turning ima` into an all-in-one personal knowledge management hub, making information access and digestion easier than ever. Click to learn more (AI News) !
   

AI Frontier Research

1. Google DeepMind just dropped another bombshell, unveiling Genie 3, a brand-new world model (AI News) . This model not only generates fluid, minute-long videos in 720P resolution but also maintains astonishing consistency (✧∀✧). What’s truly mind-blowing is the ability to dynamically alter world events within the video via text commands, almost blurring the lines between video generation and real-time interactive gaming. This move hints that an AI-native gaming era, where everyone can become a “creator god,” might be closer than we think 🚀.

2. Future game worlds might just be able to read your mind and craft bespoke emotional epics just for you. A new research paper (AI News) proposes a procedural game generation framework based on emotional arcs, utilizing universal narrative structures like “rising action” and “falling action” to automatically build storylines and levels. This system can dynamically adjust characters, items, and even game difficulty to match predefined emotional trajectories, significantly boosting player immersion and emotional resonance 🤔. This research paves an exciting new path for creating truly personalized and emotionally rich interactive narrative experiences.

3. GausSim, a latest research (AI News) project, proposes a novel neural network simulator that accurately captures the complex deformations of real-world elastic objects using Gaussian kernels, achieving results so realistic it’s uncanny 🔥. Making virtual object dynamics as real as possible has always been the holy grail of graphics and robotics. This method is not only computationally more efficient but also incorporates physical constraints like mass and momentum conservation, ensuring the simulation results are truly believable. This is practically breathing life into the metaverse and physical simulations!

AI Industry Outlook & Social Impact

1. A study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology gives an unexpected answer to who trusts AI recommendations more: conservatives are more likely to accept AI suggestions than liberals. The study (AI News) found that when AI-recommended content aligned with past personal preferences, conservative individuals showed higher acceptance due to their preference for consistency and familiarity 🤔. This finding reveals the subtle role of political ideology in AI adoption and provides new insights for designing personalized recommendation systems 💡.

2. ChatGPT’s weekly active users are about to cross the astonishing 700 million mark, an explosive growth from 200 million just a year ago 🚀. According to an OpenAI VP, this figure not only showcases the incredible penetration speed of AI tools but also confirms that we are indeed in a monumental era driven by AI. As the famous quote goes, skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been – and the future is clearly here. Check out related reports (AI News) !
   

Open Source TOP Projects

1. For developers, public-apis is an open-source project (AI News) that’s practically an endless digital goldmine. It aggregates a massive collection of free APIs, serving as an inexhaustible wellspring of inspiration and power for countless applications. With an astonishing ⭐360k stars, this list provides all the ammunition you need, whether you’re building a weather app or a cryptocurrency tracker. It’s essentially the “dragon-slaying sword” that every programmer should have in their toolkit 🗡️.

2. Solidity, the programming language born for smart contracts, is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the Ethereum ecosystem. This programming language (AI News) is the core tool for building a decentralized future. Boasting ⭐24.7k stars, this heavyweight project provides secure and reliable underlying logic for countless DApps and DeFi protocols. Mastering Solidity means grabbing the key to the Web3 world 🔑.

3. Hashcat might just be your most powerful ally if you’re trying to recover a password. Hailed as the world’s fastest and most advanced password recovery tool (AI News) , it’s highly renowned in the cybersecurity realm. This project, with ⭐23.5k stars, is an essential tool for security researchers and penetration testing engineers, with its powerful performance showcasing the ultimate allure of computational power 🤯. Of course, please use it for legitimate purposes!

4. In this privacy-first era, Actual offers a perfect personal finance solution. It’s a completely local-first open-source budgeting application, giving you absolute control over your financial data. With its clean interface and powerful features, this project, which has garnered ⭐21k stars on GitHub (AI News) , is becoming the ideal choice for privacy-conscious users (o´ω`o)ﾉ. Say goodbye to cloud dependency and start with Actual!

5. Microsoft has stepped into the teaching arena, launching mcp-for-beginners, an open-source course (AI News) designed to demystify modular, scalable AI workflows (✧∀✧). This ⭐6.8k-starred treasure project provides hands-on guidance for building secure and efficient AI workflows through cross-language real-world examples. For developers looking to build a robust application moat in the AI era, this is an unmissable free feast 💡.

6. Are researchers still overwhelmed by information overload? zotero-arxiv-daily, a clever open-source project (AI News) , can transform into your personal research assistant. It precisely recommends new arXiv papers you might be interested in daily, based on your Zotero library 🧐. This ⭐2.9k-starred tool allows you to easily pinpoint cutting-edge developments amidst a sea of papers. Say goodbye to searching for a needle in a haystack and make your research more focused!

Social Media Shares

1. User “歸藏” shared an absolutely brilliant creative workflow (AI News) where they completely replaced the traditional Blender 3D rendering pipeline with Runway Aleph’s video editing features 🤯. This isn’t just a tool swap; it’s a paradigm shift in creation, demonstrating how AI can fundamentally reshape the digital content production process. The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed yet!
   

2. A developer on social media (AI News) posed a “soul-searching question”: only when they discovered that even Claude couldn’t understand their complex code did they realize AI’s programming ability had far surpassed 99% of human programmers. This share quickly resonated, vividly capturing the complex mix of awe, helplessness, and excitement many developers feel facing AI’s rapid advancement 🤪. A new era’s door is slowly being pushed open.

3. “Yangyi” shared a profound insight into collaborating with AI in a post (AI News) : Don’t wait for models to become perfect; the key lies in your ability to identify and analyze problems 🤔. They sharply pointed out that in the AI era, if you can ask a good question, 60% of the problem is already solved. This reminds us that human value is shifting from “executor” to “questioner” and “definer.”

4. Feeling lost about where to start with AI? User “nazha” offered a super practical learning path suggestion (AI News) : Hands-on train a small language model or implement a Deep Research Agent (o´ωo)ﾉ. They even thoughtfully attached quality open-source projects like LLMs-from-scratch`, illuminating the path for bewildered beginners. Taking action is truly the best way to master AI!

5. Tongyi Qianwen has released its new Qwen-Image image generation model, which excels at generating clear Chinese and English characters within images, simplifying poster design. Users on social media (AI News) conducted first-hand tests, finding its text generation capabilities good, though there’s still room for aesthetic improvement. This kind of genuine community feedback is crucial for driving continuous iteration and advancement in AI models 🔥.
   
   

6. In the AI world, prompts are productivity! User “meng shao”, after repeated refinement, finally summarized a set of universal prompt (AI News) that consistently generates exquisite “info card” style images, achieving ideal results across multiple models like Gemini and Grok. This meticulous pursuit of prompting perfection demonstrates the immense potential when human creativity meets AI capabilities in the era of human-machine collaboration 🎨. True masters are often found among the people, no lie!
   

7. “ima assistant” strongly recommended several high-quality knowledge bases in its feed (AI News) , covering topics from the Agent Universe and humanoid robots to AIGC creation practices. Don’t panic if you want to get into AI but don’t know where to start! These knowledge bases, crafted by expert teams like Tencent Research Institute, systematically organize cutting-edge papers and hardcore case studies for you. If you want to keep up with AI’s rapid iteration speed, start with these high-quality “knowledge gas stations” ⛽.
   
   

8. AI community’s “民间测评” (unofficial reviews) are always quick and accurate. A user conducted a direct showdown (AI News) between the newly released Qwen-Image and another model, Flux, and shared the comparison images. These “combat tournaments” organized spontaneously by the community often most intuitively reflect the strengths and weaknesses of different models in specific scenarios (✧∀✧). This not only satisfies curiosity but also provides valuable reference for other users choosing tools.
   

AI Product Spotlight: AIClient2API ↗️

Tired of constantly switching between various AI models and being tied down by annoying API rate limits? Well, now you’ve got the ultimate solution! 🎉 ‘AIClient-2-API’ is more than just a typical API proxy; it’s a magic box that can “turn lead into gold,” transforming tools like Gemini CLI and Kiro client into powerful OpenAI-compatible APIs.

The core charm of this project lies in its “reverse thinking” and powerful features:

✨ Clients become APIs, unlocking new possibilities: We cleverly leverage Gemini CLI’s OAuth login, allowing you to easily break through official free API rate and quota limits. Even more exciting, by encapsulating Kiro client’s interface, we’ve successfully cracked its API, letting you smoothly call the powerful Claude model for free! This provides you with an “economical and practical solution for programming development using free Claude API plus Claude Code.”

🔧 System prompts, you’re in control: Want your AI to be more obedient? We offer robust System Prompt management. You can easily extract, overwrite, or append any system prompt in a request, finely tuning AI behavior on the server side without needing to modify client code.

💡 Premium experience, budget cost: Imagine this: using Kilo code assistant in your editor, paired with Cursor’s efficient prompts, and then combining them with any top-tier large model—why even use Cursor when you can get the best? This project enables you to combine an experience comparable to paid tools at an extremely low cost. It also supports MCP protocol and multi-modal inputs like images and documents, ensuring your creativity is never limited.

Say goodbye to tedious configurations and hefty bills, and embrace this new AI development paradigm that’s free, powerful, and flexible all in one!

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AI Sci-Fi Novel - “The Stargazer”

Chapter Four: The Echo of Solitude

1. (Ancient Times)

The sun rose and fell, three times.

Kli had walked alone across the wasteland for three days. He had ventured far from his tribe’s familiar territory, entering a completely alien world. The landscape here was more rugged, sparse shrubs clung like a rash to the red earth, and the air was thick with the scent of dust and dry grass.

Hunger and thirst relentlessly scourged his body. His lips were cracked, his steps faltering. Several times, dehydration blurred his vision, and he nearly collapsed. What propelled him forward was the unwavering “pattern” in his mind—the invisible arrow pointing east, woven from the paths of stars, the shifting winds, and the routes of animal migrations.

He learned to survive alone. With the sharp stone tools he had fashioned himself, he scraped edible tender layers from beneath tough bark; he smashed open termite nests, using a slender grass stalk to collect the protein-rich insects; he even, by “pre-reading” the terrain, dug through moist sand deep within an almost completely dried-up riverbed, finding a murky puddle just large enough for him to stoop and lap at.

This was a brutal yet equitable dialogue between him and nature. Without the tribe’s protection, every ounce of energy acquired demanded an immense cost.

But in this extreme solitude, his senses became sharper than ever before. He was no longer merely an ape-man searching for food; he had become a true “observer.” He could infer the presence of animal carcasses nearby from the height of a circling vulture; he could discern whether the tracks belonged to a grazing wildebeest or a ferocious hyena from a small pile of dropped dung.

In his eyes, this world was no longer a chaotic collection of isolated events. It had transformed into a vast, interconnected web. Every detail was a signpost, pointing to the next possibility.

On the evening of the fourth day, as Kli dragged his exhausted body up a low stone hill, he saw a sight that invigorated him.

Below the stone hill lay a massive, bowl-shaped depression. The terrain of the depression was much lower than the surrounding plains, and the vegetation in its center was noticeably more lush than what he had encountered on his journey, even featuring several tall acacia trees. Most importantly, he saw a group of baboons gathered in the center of the depression, which meant—there was water!

Kli practically tumbled down the stone hill. When he finally pushed aside the last clump of bushes, a hidden underground pool appeared before him. It wasn’t an open puddle, but a natural well, surrounded by rocks, with water seeping from underground crevices. The pool water was clear, reflecting the twilight sky.

He lunged to the water’s edge, burying his entire head in the cool pool, gulping it down. The sweet spring water rehydrated his parched throat and insides, as if life was being poured back into his depleted body.

This was the triumph of his “foresight,” the reward for his solitary quest, separated from the tribe.

However, as the initial euphoria faded, a deeper sense of loneliness washed over him. He had this life-saving spring all to himself, but what about his tribe? Where were they at this moment? Were they still in the western mountains, enduring desperate thirst?

He remembered Ona’s worried gaze, and the whimpering of the young ones suffering from hunger and thirst. Although he had been driven out, misunderstood, the bond of blood had not been severed.

Just then, he heard a familiar, desperate, and exhausted roar from afar. It was Gron’s voice!

Kli immediately scrambled up a nearby high ground, looking in the direction of the sound. In the fading light of the setting sun, he saw a struggling procession—it was his tribe. They had circled back from the west, evidently finding nothing. They looked terrible; several elderly members had collapsed and were being dragged by their companions. Even Gron, the strongest, walked with a noticeable wobble.

They were heading towards death.

Without hesitation, Kli rushed down from the high ground, running towards the tribe. As he ran, he let out loud, urgent roars.

When the tribespeople saw Kli, their first reaction was wariness and hostility. But seeing his damp fur and vigorous demeanor, their expressions changed.

Kli ran to them, making no complex gestures. He simply pointed in the direction he had come from, then turned and ran, looking back and making inviting calls as he went.

This time, the instinct for survival overpowered all prejudice and doubt. After a brief commotion, the group followed Kli. They gambled their last strength on this companion whom they had once considered an “outsider.”

When Kli led the tribe to the hidden water pool, the entire group erupted in cheers. They rushed to the water’s edge, drinking greedily, washing away the dust and exhaustion from their bodies. The joy of being saved temporarily dissolved all barriers.

Ona walked to Kli’s side, gently rubbing her cheek against his shoulder. It was the most direct way to express gratitude and closeness.

Kli looked at his tribespeople, immersed in their joy, and for the first time, felt a sense of warmth. His “difference” had, for the first time, truly protected the tribe.

But when he looked at Gron, the leader, that warmth quickly cooled.

Gron had drunk his fill and regained his strength. He looked at Kli, surrounded by the tribe, with a complex expression. There was gratitude, confusion, but more so a sense of his authority being challenged and an unease. He couldn’t understand how Kli had found this place. In Gron’s worldview, this couldn’t have been achieved through observation and thought; it seemed more like… sorcery. A power he couldn’t comprehend, nor control.

Kli had saved the tribe, but he had also pushed himself into an even more dangerous position. He was no longer just an incompatible “outsider”; he had become a potential challenger to the “new leader,” an unpredictable presence with mysterious power.

Amidst the tribe’s shouts of joy at their survival, only Kli heard the echo of solitude. He knew that this war for survival was far from over.

2. (Near Future)

Prometheus Corporation’s private South Pacific island—“Elysium.”

The name was steeped in mythology, and the island itself truly resembled a mythical creation. When Lin Yao’s maglev shuttle emerged from the underground tunnel, and she first saw the island’s full panorama, she couldn’t help but be awestruck.

Azure waters encircled the verdant island, white sands interwoven like ribbons along its edges. At the island’s center, instead of luxurious resort villas, stood a futuristic circular edifice made of white nanomaterials and high-strength glass—the Prometheus Asia Genetic Research Center. This was the “golden cage” Marcus Thorne had built for her.

“Welcome to your kingdom, Dr. Lin.”

Marcus stood beside her, like a proud monarch showcasing his domain.

The laboratory conditions were beyond imagination. The world’s top ultra-high-speed gene sequencers, AI-assisted data analysis matrices, quantum computers capable of simulating protein folding… these devices, which elsewhere required months of waiting to use, were her exclusive tools here.

“Your team has arrived too,” Marcus led her through the spotless corridor. “We’ve recruited the best genetic engineers, neuroscientists, and bioinformaticians from around the world for you. They answer only to your command.”

Lin Yao saw her mentor, Professor Chen. He stood before a massive holographic data display, his expression solemn. Seeing Lin Yao, he walked over and whispered, “Xiao Yao, the conditions here… they’re too good. Good enough to be frightening.”

“I know,” Lin Yao replied. “We’re like knights invited to a dragon’s lair, and the dragon has shown us all its treasures.”

“Only so we’ll willingly help it hatch its eggs,” Professor Chen cut to the chase.

Over the next week, Lin Yao immersed herself in her work. The skull fossil, named “Kli-01,” was placed in the lab’s core. With the help of supercomputers, they quickly decoded the complete sequence of the “Stargazer Gene.”

The results were even more astonishing than they had anticipated.

“It’s not just a ‘pattern processor,’” Lin Yao explained during an internal meeting, pointing to the genetic map on the holographic screen. “It’s more like the underlying code for a ‘brain operating system.’ It optimizes how the brain processes visual and auditory information and greatly enhances ‘working memory’ and ’long-term episodic simulation’ capabilities. Simply put, someone with it can build a model of the future in their brain that’s hundreds of times more complex than an ordinary person’s, and then perform deductions.”

A neuroscientist added, “This can explain why that ancient human could ‘foresee’ drought. He didn’t have superpowers; his brain could integrate more dimensions of environmental information—celestial phenomena, climate, animal behavior—and calculate the most probable outcome. It was extreme rationality, manifesting as divine revelation in a primitive human.”

Marcus sat in the corner of the conference room, listening quietly, a satisfied smile on his face.

Research progressed swiftly, but Lin Yao’s inner unease grew daily. She discovered that she and her team were being perfectly isolated from the world by this “Elysium.” Their external communications were rigorously monitored, and all research data was stored on independent servers within the island, physically cut off from the outside.

She indeed had principal control over the research, but the “results” were firmly held by Marcus.

One late night, as Lin Yao was in her room, attempting to contact the outside world through an encrypted backdoor disguised as an academic forum, there was a knock on her door.

It was Professor Chen.

“Xiao Yao, I found something.” Professor Chen’s face was unusually serious. He locked the door behind him and activated a small signal jammer.

“What did you find?”

“I used my access to look into some past research projects within the Prometheus Corporation,” Professor Chen whispered. “Before your ‘Stargazer Gene,’ they had attempted at least three artificial ‘intelligence enhancement’ gene edits, all of which failed. Without exception, the test subjects developed severe cognitive impairments, eventually leading to mental breakdowns.”

Lin Yao’s heart sank.

“They weren’t trying to create from scratch; they wanted to find a perfect ’template’ to fix their failed works,” Professor Chen said, enunciating each word. “The ‘Stargazer Gene’ is that template they’ve been searching for. They don’t care what loneliness or tragedy this gene might bring to an individual. They just want to replicate its function and turn it into a mass-producible, stable ‘product.’”

Lin Yao finally understood the true meaning of Marcus’s “Welcome to write a new chapter.” He didn’t want her to interpret history; he wanted her to manufacture the future.

Outside the window, “Elysium’s” perfect artificial nightscape lay; palm trees swayed under soft lights, and the sound of waves was muffled by soundproof glass.

But in Lin Yao’s eyes at that moment, this beautiful island had become a true, cold prison. She and her team, along with that ancient gene that had slept for millions of years, were all prisoners within this jail.

And she was the warden who had personally carried the keys and walked into the cage.