Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming our lives and work at an unprecedented pace. From self-driving cars to medical diagnostics, from natural language processing to generative AI, technological advancements are driving changes across industries. The 2025 AI Research Trends Report provides the latest insights into the global AI landscape, revealing the direction of technological development and key insights. This article delves into the current state and future trends of AI research based on the core content of the “2025 AI Index Report.” We will explore various dimensions, including research papers, patents, model development, hardware advancements, conference participation, and open-source software, …
End-to-end speech recognition toolkit connecting academic research with industrial applications Introduction: A new bridge for speech recognition technology It is an open-source speech recognition toolkit developed by the Alibaba DAMO Academy, aiming to provide an efficient solution for the connection between academia and industry. By releasing the training and fine-tuning code for industrial-grade models, the toolkit lowers the threshold for the application of speech recognition technology, supporting the full process from basic research to product implementation. Its core design philosophy is “to make speech recognition more interesting,” through modular architecture and pre-trained model libraries, developers can quickly build speech applications …