Cao Dewang on AI: If you can't solve the problem of eating, everyone will starve to death if they go to research

Per editor: Bi Lu Ming

On March 25, Cao Dewang, founder and chairman of Fuyao Group, was a guest on CCTV Finance's "Dialogue" old friends column. At the dialogue, Cao Dewang made a new goal: Now I am doing a new type of applied research science and engineering university to serve our country's manufacturing industry. I'm going to spend 10 billion yuan to build a university.

Cao Dewang said that 10 billion yuan is just a budget, I have a plan for everything, infrastructure construction is about 6 billion yuan to 7 billion yuan, fine decoration is estimated to be 4 billion yuan, every penny spent passes through me. He announced on the spot that he would subsidize Fuyao University of Science and Technology by 500 million yuan per year, and the budget subsidized a student by 50,000 yuan per year, hoping to truly cultivate talents urgently needed by enterprises.

As for why start a university? Cao Dewang said, "Because I didn't go to college, I admire it. ”

Recently, generative AI represented by ChatGPT has exploded, and the latest GPT-4 models have further improved the capabilities of ChatGPT, and many domestic Internet technology companies are also benchmarking against ChatGPT, such as Baidu's "Wen Xin Yiyan".

In this regard, Cao Dewang talked about his views on the program. Cao Dewang said that he does not believe that artificial intelligence can solve the problem of eating, and entrepreneurship must be close to the market, "If everyone studies that thing, I believe everyone will starve to death." ”

Cao Dewang: Artificial intelligence cannot solve the problem of eating

On March 25, Cao Dewang also talked about the current explosive artificial intelligence on the program. He said that new technologies should move for new technologies that make products. When artificial intelligence is exaggerated to that extent, you can write "Dream of the Red Mansion", you can write the book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" came out, do you believe it? I believe it probably did. Do you believe it can be popularized? Do you believe you can cook and eat? I don't believe it.

Cao Dewang said, I do a very traditional business, I think that the industry is not high-end and low-end, you must be close to the market when you start a business, everyone goes to play with that thing, is there food? I don't believe that the problem of eating cannot be solved.

"Things like your space, anyway, leave it to those of you who read books, who read a lot (books) to study." Everyone goes to study, and I believe everyone will starve to death," Cao Dewang said.

It is worth noting that 360 founder Zhou Hongyi recently talked about China's development of its own big prophetic model at the 2023 China High-level Development Forum.

Zhou Hongyi said that the gap between China's large language model technology level and GPT-4 is in 2 to 3 years, the current technical direction of GPT has been clear, there are no insurmountable technical obstacles, China should adhere to the spirit of long-termism and catch up.

What kind of university does Cao Dewang want to run?

Cao Dewang revealed in the program that Fuyao University of Science and Technology is a first-class university with comprehensive research and application, and a new type of modern university. I want to make it solemn, cultural, connotative, beautiful, comfortable, livable, learnable and teachable, and integrated into the functions of the entire campus.

What kind of teachers are recruited? Cao Dewang said that my principals and deans must first have character. The second has feelings, knows how to dedicate, and knows the responsibility of being a teacher. You, as the teacher of the student, you can't bring him out, that should be your own shame.

What kind of majors are established? Cao Dewang: Competitive majors, materials science, information and automation, industrial engineering management, to graduate from my school to reach the level of a fourth-level engineer.

What kind of talent to cultivate? Cao Dewang: In order to cultivate the talents that enterprises really lack and need, we help enterprises solve difficult points. University is the first step, so that he can successfully enter and integrate into society.

Cao Dewang also said that the university he founded hopes to benchmark against Stanford University in the United States, and the enrollment score will be benchmarked against the top five universities in China, and it will also have to be interviewed in person, and the company will also send engineers as mentors, and the relevant companies can also directly pick up students after graduation.

Cao Dewang also said in the program that college students who deliver food are not employed, which is related to their lack of learning in college. He said that it is easier to go to university at home than abroad, "I graduated after four years, but I can't do it." ”

It is reported that Fuyao University of Science and Technology, which is being founded, will set up seven colleges (departments) including materials science and engineering, computer science and technology, machinery and intelligent manufacturing, vehicles and transportation, environment and ecology, economics and management, and basic teaching departments. Organized by charitable foundations and supported by the government, it implements market-oriented, basic science-based, continuous innovation, cultivates urgently needed talents for the development of national industries, and explores the road of educational innovation. After the school is approved, it plans to start enrollment in 2024.

Cao Dewang talked about college students' enthusiasm for civil service examinations

On March 23, "Phoenix Net" interviewed Cao Dewang about college students' enthusiasm for civil service examinations, and the video attracted the attention of netizens.

At the moment when going abroad and taking public examinations, there is a shortage of talents in the manufacturing industry. In the process of recruiting workers, Cao Dewang, chairman of Fuyao Group, found that there was a problem with our existing education model, "Our universities do not teach young people to do hands-on ability, and they will be admitted to civil service after graduation, because civil servants do not need technology and only need to sharpen their lips." He believes that the education of some schools cannot be adapted to the real market demand, and going abroad has become everyone's "comfort zone", and most people will not choose manufacturing positions at all.

Cao Dewang said that there are many problems in universities now, such as the problem that college students are not employed. "This is a very serious matter, and as the chairman of the committee, in the process of researching and recruiting workers, we found that the university did not teach them hands-on ability."

"After graduation, he will take the civil service exam, write well and speak well, which is what he is good at." Cao Dewang said that if young people do not pass the civil service exam, they will choose to go abroad. If they can't go abroad, they will choose to deliver food and express delivery.

"They don't choose to come to manufacturing, because coming to manufacturing requires training, hands-on. They don't do corporate things. Cao Dewang said.

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