At the Boao Forum for Asia 2024 Annual Conference, artificial intelligence is undoubtedly a hot topic. Three discussions related to artificial intelligence were arranged during the four-day meeting, namely, how far away are we from the "singularity" of the technological revolution, AIGC changing the world, and artificial intelligence global governance.
From last year's ChatGPT chatbot model to this year's SORA video software, artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly. When artificial intelligence-driven scientific research shows great potential to break through the bottleneck of traditional scientific research capabilities, what new breakthroughs will occur in the future? What changes will artificial intelligence bring to human production and lifestyle?
With these questions, the reporter focused on the topic of artificial intelligence at the annual meeting to see how long the "fire" of artificial intelligence can continue to "burn"?
Text/Guangzhou Daily all-media reporters Shen Hui and Zhang Leyi
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What kind of artificial intelligence do we need?
"Last year, our discussion of generative artificial intelligence only existed in terms of its development potential and development opportunities. This year, the latest progress in artificial intelligence will cause us to reflect more, especially on the more essential aspects of artificial intelligence. " Zeng Yi, a researcher at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an expert at the United Nations High-level Advisory Agency on Artificial Intelligence, who has participated in the Boao Forum for Asia for two consecutive years, told reporters.
In his view, it seems that the emergence of SORA has allowed people to see that artificial intelligence can map the physical world based on data, but in essence, SORA does not build a model of the physical world. "When we look at the video (generated by SORA), a woman in red is walking on the road. In fact, a complete human model is not generated behind it, but a visual image is formed." He believes that from this perspective, The understanding of artificial intelligence must go from the simulation of behavior and apparent intelligence to a more profound reflection on it: what kind of artificial intelligence do we need, and whether these are true artificial intelligence. Only in this way can artificial intelligence be found. "China Moment".
Regarding the nature of artificial intelligence, Yuan Hui, chairman and CEO of Xiaoi Group, believes that people have always talked about how artificial intelligence can make human life better and empower thousands of industries. But he hopes to be a "bell ringer": "Artificial intelligence is a new species, and it will also become the ultimate challenge for mankind in the future."
In the eyes of Kyoung Mu Lee, professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University and editor-in-chief of "IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence", artificial intelligence is currently developing at an unprecedented speed. When disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and nuclear fusion are Change is even more amazing when technology creates synergies. “Currently, machine learning requires a lot of computing power and energy to implement, and our resources are limited. But if quantum computing is possible, we can use limited resources to develop more powerful artificial intelligence. Vice versa, artificial intelligence can also Help us develop quantum computing. This may be the real singularity and we must be ready."
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Leverage artificial intelligence to form more competitive industrial clusters
Although it is a challenge, we must still face it. "Since artificial intelligence is the future of mankind, we must go all out." In Yuan Hui's view, the changes brought about by artificial intelligence are not just about changing certain industries. Artificial intelligence will become like air and water. . "The digital economy is the future development trend, and the core of the digital economy is artificial intelligence. Therefore, whoever can control the data through algorithms has the right to speak, just like 20 years ago, whoever owned the root server of the Internet had greater power. The right to speak, this is why we are fighting for the core of artificial intelligence." As an artificial intelligence practitioner, Yuan Hui suggested that if you want to seize the opportunity, you must use artificial intelligence faster, "Don't hesitate to use artificial intelligence more quickly than others. People use artificial intelligence faster, this is my suggestion to all walks of life.”
In this regard, Cheng Qun, vice president of Yuanfudao Group and director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, said that Yuanfudao Group has layouts in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. These three growth poles each have their own advantages in developing artificial intelligence. Advantages, especially in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, have been gradually improved in attracting talents and policies and systems in recent years. He believes that in the next step, the focus of developing artificial intelligence in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area can be to combine industries and industries for in-depth applications. "The Greater Bay Area has a good industrial foundation and complete digital infrastructure. In the future, artificial intelligence will be deeply integrated with various industries and industries to form a very competitive industrial cluster."
He also took the education industry as an example. Many good schools have been opened in the Greater Bay Area, and there are more and more young teachers with good artificial intelligence literacy. These are a good foundation for the development of artificial intelligence-enabled industries. He suggested that in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, we can anchor advantageous areas such as education and medical care and be application-oriented to promote the true and deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and industry, thereby driving the iteration of technology. “Under such good hardware conditions, The application scenarios of artificial intelligence can be directly applied and transformed into new productivity, thereby promoting the development of the entire education industry." (Guangzhou Daily)