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Industry Watch08/28/2026NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Calls for Better Communication in AI Industry: Winning Public Support Is Essential for Data Center ProjectsOn the 26th local time, Jensen Huang was asked by CNBC host Jim Cramer how NVIDIA customers should respond to community concerns about data centers. He said, “The technology industry and data center developers must work more effectively with communities to prepare everyone for the construction of AI infrastructure.”Product Updates08/28/2026OpenAI Developing a "Persistent Mode" Agent, Codex Will Be Able to Work Proactively for Extended PeriodsPersistent Mode is still in testing, has not been widely rolled out, and has not been officially released. An OpenAI spokesperson also confirmed that the company is testing the feature, but said there are no plans to launch it in the near term.Robotics08/28/2026ASUS Establishes Physical AI Business Group, Humanoid Robot Plan to Launch in SeptemberASUS has announced the establishment of its Physical AI (PAS BG) business group, fully embracing the robotics industry. The group consists of three divisions: AI Solutions, Autonomous Platforms, and Humanoid Robots, and will officially launch on September 1. This marks a key step in ASUS's shift from "device connectivity" to "AI embodiment." #ASUSRobotics#Industry Watch08/28/2026I Take It Back: Minecraft Creator Persson Admits He “May Have Been Wrong” to Rejecting AI Coding Early OnPersson previously strongly opposed AI coding, but his stance has now completely changed due in part to hiring difficulties. He admits his earlier view was wrong and has begun experimenting with using AI to develop games.Product Updates08/28/2026Anthropic Launches MHS Standard, Marking Its First Major Push into Physical AIAnthropic published a blog post yesterday (August 27) announcing the release of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) as a research preview. Reuters, CNBC, and other media outlets interpreted the move as marking the company's first public entry into embodied intelligence and Physical AI.Models & Technology08/28/2026Google Launches Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Video Generation AI Model with Up to 4K ResolutionOn August 27 local time, Google announced the launch of the Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash video generation AI model, which can generate videos up to 4K resolution.Industry Watch08/27/2026OpenAI to Run Ads for Free and Go Plan ChatGPT Users in IndiaDave Dugan, OpenAI’s global head of advertising solutions, said that through ChatGPT Ads, businesses of all sizes can introduce their brands when users are just beginning to form purchase or decision-making intent, at moments with highly relevant context.Models & Technology08/27/2026Alibaba Cloud Lowers Qwen3.8-Flash Model Pricing on the Bailian PlatformAlibaba Cloud announced that, starting today, it is lowering the pricing for the Qwen3.8-Flash model on its Bailian large model service platform, with input reduced to 0.8 yuan and output reduced to 2.7 yuan. The model is Qwen's latest multimodal large model. #AlibabaCloudLargeModels#Robotics08/26/2026Study Finds Babies Far Outperform AI Chatbots in Language Learning, With Much Greater EfficiencyMIT Technology Review interviewed several experts who study the efficiency of large language models while analyzing how AI is trained. One clear conclusion is that babies are far better at learning language than today’s AI chatbots, and they do so much more efficiently.Models & Technology08/26/2026Cloudflare Says AI Agents Now Account for 60% of Internet Traffic, Surging 1,700% Year Over YearSouth Korean media outlet chosun published a blog post yesterday (August 25), reporting that Goran Risticsevich, Cloudflare’s Executive Vice President and Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region, said traffic generated by AI agents has surged by more than 1,700% over the past year and now accounts for approximately 60% of total traffic.Industry Watch08/26/2026OpenAI's Altman Admits He Overestimated the Speed of AI Adoption: The Biggest Challenge Is Changing User HabitsAltman believes one of the biggest challenges actually comes from human habits. Most people are already deeply accustomed to their existing technologies and ways of working, making it difficult to quickly switch to AI-native platforms such as Codex. Even when new tools are highly capable, and companies invest heavily in marketing, it is still difficult to make users immediately change habits formed over many years.Design & Creativity08/25/2026Australian Recording Industry Association Cracks Down: Fully AI-Generated Songs Banned from Official ChartsUnder the new rules, songs must be written, performed vocally, and played on major instruments by humans to qualify for the charts. Music generated entirely by AI is also ineligible for the ARIA Awards, a major Australian music industry honor.Models & Technology08/24/2026Reuters parent Thomson Reuters spends $40 million developing an AI model based on Alibaba's QwenThomson Reuters has released its first large language model, Thomson, based on Alibaba's Qwen3.5-397B, with development costs of approximately $40 million. The model performed strongly in multiple legal benchmark tests, highlighting the advantages of in-house models in cost control and customization. #AI large language models#Product Updates08/24/2026Sources say ByteDance is consolidating its AI productivity offerings: TRAE and Coze to merge into Doubao, with unified office brand "Doubao Work" to launchDoubao may launch an independent AI office product, "Doubao Work," as early as this week, serving as ByteDance's unified product and brand for AI office scenarios. (Intelligent Emergence)Industry Watch08/24/2026South Korea Passes Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act, Allowing AI Development to Use Personal DataSouth Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission announced that the National Assembly passed amendments allowing AI developers to use limited personal data after review. Previously, industry groups complained that legal restrictions hindered AI technology development.##Korean AI legislation#Models & Technology08/24/2026UC Berkeley Math Professor Criticizes Students' Weak Foundations, Then Gets Caught Using AI to Write ItZvezdelina Stankova, a mathematics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, recently wrote an article for The San Francisco Standard criticizing some students for having “serious” gaps in their mathematical foundations. She later acknowledged that the article itself had been edited with AI, sparking controversy.Industry Watch08/24/2026Norway Calls for AI Glasses to Be Banned on School CampusesNorway's government currently restricts the use of AI in schools. Students in grades 1 through 7 generally should not use generative AI, while in lower secondary school, generative AI should be introduced "gradually and cautiously."Models & Technology08/19/2026Japan Releases AI Draft, Urging Developers to Disclose Training DataJapan’s Cabinet Office yesterday (August 18) released draft guidelines for generative AI developers, requiring them to disclose training data and data collection methods.