The "Godfather of Chinese AI" has been banned, and I raise my hands in favor!
Recently, have you ever swiped a picture of "the two AI giants in China and the United States"?
The one on the left is familiar to everyone, and he is the "father of ChatGPT" Altman in the United States, and he is the absolute leader of the AI industry.
The one on the right is Li Yizhou, a self-media blogger who sells AI courses very well, and is nicknamed "China's AI Godfather" by netizens.
With the video generation model Sora causing a huge sensation all over the world, it also brought fire to the new big V Li Yizhou by the way.
He once again confirmed the old saying with practical actions: "The first people to get rich with AI are still those who sell courses." ”
Ever since ChatGPT came along, he's been making a fortune in a muffled voice.
The 199-unit class has sold more than 200,000 copies on Douyin alone, not counting other platforms such as Channels and Xiaohongshu.
Coupled with the advanced course of 1980 yuan, it is said that in just 3 years, Li Yizhou made 175 million yuan.
I'm afraid that all the AI companies in China together do not have as much profit as Li Yizhou.
Selling classes is a lucrative business, copying and pasting, and the profit is as high as 99%. That's why so many big Vs are flocking to it.
Originally, Li Yizhou quietly cut nothing, but the problem is that Sora has not yet opened the open beta, and some people have begun to openly sell classes.
This immediately sparked the wrath of the AI circle, wielding an air scythe to cut leeks, which is too blatant.
The gun shot the first bird, and Li Yizhou, who sold the most AI class in China, was involved.
In addition, in order to sell courses, he casts on major platforms and constantly markets and packages himself, and those who don't know think he is good.
Some people who don't know the truth even commented on him: "He is the only Chinese god in the AI circle who can be on an equal footing with Ultraman." ”
What's even more magical is that he licked his face and replied: "I will continue to work hard......"
For a while, the old fox was a little confused? What a big breath, he spoke so confidently that everyone who doubted him was a little shaken.
So who is this Li Yizhou?
His Douyin self-introduction is quite bluffing at first glance: a doctor from Tsinghua University, the founder of three technology companies, and a professional manager who has raised tens of millions of dollars......
In 2012, he also participated in the well-known job search show "You Must Belong". At that time, many entrepreneurs such as Zhou Hongyi and Pan Shiyi favored him, so he was known as "the strongest job seeker".
Later, with the rise of short videos, Li Yizhou became a "life coach" and began to teach people how to make money.
even publicly posted his income in order to attract fans, telling how he went from a debt of 10 million to an inspirational life of earning 10 million a year.
In 2023, ChatGPT was born, and Li Yizhou saw the opportunity and quickly adjusted the track. Under the title of Dr. Tsinghua University, he sold AI courses, claiming that he could turn you from a "beginner" to an "AI god".
He is called a diligent person, casting a wide net on Douyin, video accounts, and Xiaohongshu, and broadcasting at the three ends from time to time.
"Everyone's Artificial Intelligence Lesson" is priced at 199 yuan, and about 250,000 sets have been sold in a year, with sales of about 50 million.
Everyone thought that Dr. Tsinghua should have real skills, but the students found out after the class that the course was too watery and there was no substantive teaching, which could be searched on other platforms.
It's not so much teaching as brainwashing and fooling students.
Some people joked that Altman would break out in a cold sweat after listening to Dr. Li's lecture and write a review to the board of directors overnight, admitting that he didn't understand AI.
So, the student applied for a refund, but he didn't expect to be not only toughly output by the assistant, but also kicked out of the group.
With Li Yizhou's overturn, many netizens stood up to "pour oil".
It turned out that his Tsinghua Ph.D. degree also had water, but he was only a Ph.D. in design from the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, and he had not obtained any AI-related academic qualifications or qualifications.
According to relevant information, his bachelor's and master's degrees are all studied at the School of Design and Art of Hunan University, majoring in design, which has nothing to do with AI.
In addition to questioning the quality and identity of the course, Li Yizhou is also suspected of infringement.
Without the authorization of the developer and the website, Li Yizhou moved the StableDiffusion model on other people's websites to his own website without authorization, and used it to make money.
And there is no share for the developer, not even the signature of the model.
Therefore, a number of developers and the SD ecological website Liblibai issued a statement, demanding that Li Yizhou immediately stop the infringement, make relevant compensation, and publicly apologize.
There is also a theory that his large AI model has not been filed and is suspected of illegal operation.
Under all kinds of controversy, Li Yizhou was finally banned by the whole network because of violations.
WeChat mini-programs were suspended, courses were taken off the shelves, and official accounts were banned from following.
CCTV has also reported by name that Li Yizhou is cool or a fact.
However, today Li Yizhou fell, and tomorrow there will be thousands of Li Erzhou and Li Sanzhou standing up.
They may not understand AI, at best, they are porters of information on the Internet, but they know how to sell anxiety in this day and age.
If you don't study quickly, you will be eliminated? What are you doing when others are improving? This may be the successful learning of the new era.
When you are baptized and gradually anxious, they will tell you that the anxiety is right, proving that you can still be saved, and it just so happens that there is a lesson here that can save you from fire and water.
The original price is 999, and the live broadcast room is only 199, and there are only 6 places left, and the original price will be restored if you don't buy it.
They hold high the banner of knowledge payment, claiming to be the god of a certain profession, and they don't worry about cutting leeks at all.
The metaverse is on fire, AI is on fire, AI is on fire, and Sora is on fire, and Sora is on fire, and Sora is on fire, anyway, no matter which one you have, you can make a lot of money.
Lao Hu previously made a video of "How Knowledge Bloggers Cut Your Leeks", which was removed from the whole network.
At that time, I didn't understand why it was taken off the shelves, and a lot of efforts were made to modify and appeal, but it was not successfully launched, and now it is still in our background, but unfortunately you can't see it, this is the only video that we have not been able to launch for so many years. At that time, I couldn't figure it out, what was the problem?
Later, a person familiar with the matter told us that it might have been the bloggers who cut leeks who complained.
I have also shouted at the regulators on social platforms that it is time to pay attention to the field of knowledge payment. To put it seriously, what is the difference between those bloggers who specialize in cutting leeks and scams?
It's time for this industry to regulate!
The so-called knowledge payment, in essence, is to fool those who don't understand it by closely following the wind and taking advantage of the information gap, and even at the expense of harvesting the milk powder money of full-time mothers.
Without exception, every time a concept comes up in the science and technology circle, the media hypes it, and the most exciting thing is never to engage in scientific research and technology. It's the gang of "cyber fraudsters", because it's time for them to reap the "IQ tax" again.
Nowadays, it is easier to make money selling AI classes than by working hard to develop AI. When will this absurd farce come to an end?
The old fox is in favor of discovering one and blocking one!
Resources:
Zinc Finance, Livestock Team, Liu Sandao
Editor: Cha Cha