How to build a secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence? This "dialogue" has attracted worldwide attention. Professions | Experts | Artificial Intelligence
At the end of 2022, the big model of artificial intelligence represented by ChatGPT was launched. Yesterday, at the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization of the World Internet Conference held in Qufu, Shandong Province, the experts and representatives at the meeting agreed that the research, judgment and prevention of potential risks in the development of artificial intelligence should be strengthened, and the legislation in relevant fields should be accelerated to ensure the safety, credibility and controllability of artificial intelligence.
Call for accelerated legislation on artificial intelligence and actively contribute to China's solutions
Yesterday morning, the first important topic of the main forum of "Nishan Dialogue" on digital civilization of the World Internet Conference was "building safe and credible artificial intelligence". Experts attending the meeting believe that artificial intelligence has experienced rapid development and widespread application in recent years. While its enormous potential has been rapidly tapped and released, high vigilance should also be maintained towards its potential risks.
Professor Zuo Xiaodong from the School of Cyberspace Security at the School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China: Compared with traditional risks, artificial intelligence has some unique characteristics. For example, artificial intelligence is highly autonomous and relies heavily on data. There are also problems with algorithm black boxes and inexplicable algorithms, which make it difficult to predict the risks of artificial intelligence, and a large amount of unknown things.
The attending representatives believe that relevant scientific research institutions and technology enterprises should fully consider safety and controllable risks from the beginning of designing artificial intelligence systems. Only under this premise can the innovative development of artificial intelligence be sustainable.
In addition, representatives attending the meeting stated that China should accelerate the establishment of relevant laws, regulations, ethical norms, and policy systems in the field of artificial intelligence, and form a capacity for artificial intelligence security assessment and control.
The development momentum of the artificial intelligence industry is strong, and the industrial layout is accelerating
According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the scale of China's core artificial intelligence industry will reach 508 billion yuan in 2022. The artificial intelligence industry ecosystem in China is gradually forming, and the industrial layout is also accelerating. At the "Nishan Dialogue" on Digital Civilization of the World Internet Conference held yesterday, the participants believed that in the face of the rapid development of AI technology, we should not only be alert to its potential risks and hidden dangers, but also seize the huge opportunities it brings.
This is a mine located in Tonglu County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Although it was the rainy season during this period, the engineering progress of the mine was not affected in any way, thanks to the traditional machinery being equipped with the "brain" of artificial intelligence. Staff can remotely control unmanned excavators on site for construction operations by simply using a keyboard and mouse at the project center several kilometers away.
Yang Xinwei, Business Manager of NetEase Fuxi Engineering Robotics: Artificial intelligence excavators can be applied to almost all scenarios, whether it is outdoors or in tunnels, which are various dangerous scenarios. The more dangerous the scenario, the more practical it is. A person can operate 3, 5, or even 10, 20 excavators simultaneously. Based on the artificial intelligence model, all construction machinery can be used with strong generalization.
The application of artificial intelligence technology not only greatly improves the production efficiency of traditional industries, but also makes traditional manufacturing more competitive in the market. In this silk production enterprise in Hangzhou, it used to require 5 to 7 processes such as design, sampling, printing, and color fixing to produce a scarf. However, now through artificial intelligence on-site customization design and digital printing integrated machine, real-time production can be achieved, and a finished scarf can be obtained in half an hour.
Zhu Haiyun, Director of Technical Research and Development Department of Wanshili Silk Digital Printing Co., Ltd.: The biggest pain point of traditional silk printing and dyeing enterprises is inventory pressure. Now, through the design of artificial intelligence AI, combined with the fast return process characteristics of our all-in-one machine, it can achieve a sales before production business model, which can solve the pain point of our inventory pressure.
With the emergence of a number of intelligent workshops and smart supply chains, artificial intelligence and the real economy are rapidly integrating, effectively promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of various industries, and nurturing a large number of new industries, models, and formats.
According to the "Research Report on China's Artificial Intelligence Big Model Map" recently released by the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Research Center" of the Ministry of Science and Technology, artificial intelligence big models that combine "big data+big computing power+strong algorithms" are rapidly developing in China. The number of large models developed in China has ranked second in the world, only behind the United States. Currently, 79 large models with a parameter scale of over 1 billion have been released in China.
Robin Lee, Chairman and CEO of Baidu: It can be predicted that China's big models are penetrating into more and more fields. The deep integration of digital economy driven by big models and the real economy will strengthen, optimize and expand the real economy, create considerable incremental value, and bring about profound changes in economic and social development and industry.
The rapid development of artificial intelligence opens up new employment opportunities
At the Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization, attending experts also discussed the new employment opportunities brought by the development of artificial intelligence. Experts stated that as the industrial ecosystem centered on artificial intelligence continues to grow, while injecting new impetus into China's economic development, a large number of new job demands have emerged, opening up new employment opportunities for more young people.
AI face pinching algorithm engineer Wu Jiayang: This is an interface for our intelligent face pinching. We can support face pinching through image input and text input.
His name is Wu Jiayang, and he works as an AI facial recognition algorithm engineer. With the rise of new formats such as the "metaverse" and online games in recent years, professional "facial recognition experts" have emerged, specifically helping users create personalized online virtual images.
AI face pinching algorithm engineer Wu Jiayang: Many players actually hope to have a virtual image that is very similar to themselves in the game or metaverse. So here, we can generate a character that is very similar to ourselves by uploading our own photos. Being able to make every user feel very immersive and immersive in the game, as if they are also in it.
In the latest list of professions released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, virtual architects are also prominent, and this latest profession is no longer limited to the metaverse and online gaming fields. Its service areas have been expanded and extended.
Virtual architect Zou Yi: The application of virtual space is still quite extensive now, for example, in the enterprise sector, they will need to build their own 3D enterprise space, and then have some exhibition and press conferences. In the cultural and tourism sector, for example, museums, offline tourist scenic spots will also have a virtual space online, so the scope of application is very extensive.
It is understood that with the development of artificial intelligence technology, some new professions with relatively low professional requirements are constantly emerging, such as data annotators, artificial intelligence trainers, etc., which have now become popular professions.
China actively participates in international cooperation on artificial intelligence and global governance
Strengthening the analysis and prevention of potential risks in the development of artificial intelligence, safeguarding people's interests and national security, and ensuring the safety, reliability, and controllability of artificial intelligence are the directions for China to promote artificial intelligence governance. China has always participated in international cooperation and global governance in artificial intelligence with a highly responsible attitude, actively contributing "Chinese wisdom" and "Chinese solutions".
It is understood that as early as 2017, the State Council issued the "Development Plan for the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence", which clearly stated that by 2025, a preliminary legal and regulatory system, ethical norms, and policy system for artificial intelligence should be established, forming the ability for artificial intelligence security assessment and control; By 2030, a more comprehensive legal, ethical, and policy system for artificial intelligence will be established.
In addition, China is actively participating in international cooperation and global governance in artificial intelligence. In 2022, China released the "Position Paper on Strengthening Ethical Governance in Artificial Intelligence", which put forward proposals on the regulation, research and development, use, and international cooperation environment of artificial intelligence and received high praise from the international community.