Sou Hu Cai Jing·2026-02-03 07:11Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the news highlights the strong performance of AI applications and the software sector, with the software ETF Huatai (159590) rising over 2% and attracting funds for the fourth consecutive day [1] - The software ETF's index includes popular constituent stocks, most of which showed positive performance, with Shunwang Technology rising over 13% and other stocks like Deepin Technology and Zhongke Xingtai increasing over 3% [5] - Recent advancements in AI model development were announced by Jiyue Xingchen, including the launch of the new generation model Step4 and the open-sourcing of the latest base model Step3.5Flash, which features a total parameter count of 196 billion [3] Group 2 - Citic Securities noted a surge in demand for overseas inference and training computing power, with Amazon Cloud and Google Cloud both raising prices due to increased demand for AI applications [4] - The price increase by AWS and Google Cloud is attributed to the explosive growth in computing power demand driven by AI applications, particularly those related to agents [4] - Changjiang Securities predicts that 2026 will be a pivotal year for the commercialization of agents, with significant advancements in their capabilities and a potential explosion in commercial potential [6]