Jining, June 26 (Zhongxin Net) -- On June 26, the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization at the World Internet Conference opened in Qufu, Jining, Shandong, the hometown of the sage Confucius. The theme of the dialogue was "Artificial Intelligence Era: Building a Digital World of Communication, Mutual Learning and Inclusiveness", which was also the first thematic event held by the World Internet Conference International Organization since its establishment.
Focusing on hot topics such as how artificial intelligence technology will develop in the future and how artificial intelligence will affect human work and life, a number of Internet executives shared their views.
Live at the event. Photo by Ryu Sami
Why are large models in focus?
At present, the artificial intelligence big model attracts the attention of many scientific and technological innovators.
"The reason why the artificial intelligence big model will become the focus of global competition is because it is the real 'intelligent emergence'", 360 founder Zhou Hongyi said in a speech at the main forum of the event, which will greatly improve production efficiency, meet the "just needs" of cities, industries and enterprises in the future, and help accelerate the digital transformation of industries.
Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group. Photo by Ryu Sami
Baidu founder Robin Li believes that the key point of new competition is not "how many large models", but how many native AI applications are on the large models, and to what extent these applications improve production efficiency.
He predicts that as long as he gets the "ticket to the big model competition", the scale of the digital economy will grow tremendously.
Baidu founder Robin Li. Photo by Ryu Sami
In Zhou Hongyi's view, the future vertical big model is an important development direction, and the combination of general models and proprietary knowledge data in various fields will make the big model from a "jack of all trades" to an industry and enterprise master.
"If you step on the accelerator, you must also be able to apply the brakes"
While looking forward to the changes brought about by the development of artificial intelligence technology, how to deal with the social governance challenges and security issues arising from the application of new technologies has also become a hot topic of public discussion. At this main forum, building reliable and safe artificial intelligence technology became the consensus of the participants.
"We must not only step on the accelerator, but also on the brakes," Daniel Zhang, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group and chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Group, said in a speech, adding that AI technology should be "available, reliable and credible." Its development and evolution must conform to social norms, and while pursuing technological advancement, it must adhere to a sense of social responsibility.
In response to the social governance challenges arising from artificial intelligence technology, Li Yanhong said, "Only by adhering to the two-wheel drive of technological development and safety and controllability can we achieve stability and long-term development." If we navigate the path of AI safely and responsibly, big models will reshape the digital world, and AI can create prosperity for the Chinese economy and the global economy and improve the well-being of all mankind. ”
Zhou Hongyi believes that the key to achieving "safe and controllable" large models is to adhere to the "auxiliary mode", position the large model as an assistant to enterprises and employees, provide assistance as a "co-pilot" role, and let people's will play a key role in the entire decision-making loop.
Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Group, Daniel Zhang. Photo by Ryu Sami
How does AI technology affect humans?
As AI technology becomes more and more powerful, "what impact will the new technology have on human work" has become a topic of concern.
Daniel Zhang believes that AI technology should improve the well-being of human civilization and solve real problems.
"The development of artificial intelligence will create more data-related jobs, such as data processing engineers. The development of AI can drive the rise of more industries, promote the emergence of new industries, and provide more AI white-collar jobs, which is the industrial structure upgrading that accompanies the development of artificial intelligence. Daniel Zhang mentioned.
Zhou Hongyi also said that the development of artificial intelligence should be "people-oriented", and large models should not trigger large-scale layoffs, but should help employees improve their capabilities and efficiency. (End)