EconomicWatch:ExpertsatBoaoforumexpressoptimismaboutAIbuturgeoversight_GuangmingOnlineBOAO,Hainan,March27(Xinhua)--Guestspeakersofapaneldiscussiononartificialintelligence(AI)attheBoaoForumforAsiaAnnualConference2024expressedoptimismonthedevelopmentprospectsofAIwhilealsourgingeffortstobeefupindustryoversight.Theperformanceofthelargelanguagemodels,suchasGPT-4,isextremelyimpressive,saidStuartRussell,aprofessorofelectricalengineeringandcomputersciencesattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley."Itgivesusatasteofwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinaworldwherewecouldaccessintelligenceontapinthesamewaythatweaccesselectricityanytimeyouneed,"addedRussell,whoisalsoco-authorof"ArtificialIntelligence:AModernApproach,"whichisconsideredthestandardtextinthefieldofAI.AccordingtotheveteranAIresearcher,therearestillverysignificantgapsinthistechnology.SinceChatGPTtooktheworldbystorminlate2022,techgiantsandstartupsworldwidehavebeenrushingtojointheAIracebylaunchingsimilarAIchatbotsaswellasindustrialapplicationsbasedonlargelanguagemodels.TheAIfeverhaskindledhighhopesthatthistechnologywillhavethepotentialtotransformpeople'slivesandworkthroughthecontenttheygenerate,knownasAI-generatedcontent(AIGC).ItalsohasfannedfearthatAIcouldposeathreattohumanbeingsinthefuture.AccordingtoZhangYaqin,deanoftheInstituteforAIIndustryResearchatTsinghuaUniversity,AIcangeneratenotonlytexts,imagesandvideos,butalsoaplethoraofothercontent."Thereisgoodnewsaboutchange,buttherearealsosomeconcernsabouttherisksthatwehaverightnow."ExpressingoptimismaboutAI,Zhangsaid,"Ithinkthattherearetwokindsofhumanwisdom.Onewisdomisthewisdomofinventingnewtechnologies,andtheotheristhewisdomofguidingtechnologytowardwisdom."He,however,stressedthatgovernanceshouldbeinplacewhiletheindustryisdeveloping.Spawningalargenumberofapplicationsforindustriesandscientificresearch,theAIboomisdrivingthedevelopmentofChina'sdigitaleconomyandreshapingtheeconomiclandscape.LiuCong,vicepresidentofChina'sAIandintelligentspeechgiantiFLYTEK,saidfollowingthelaunchofitslargelanguagemodel,thecompanyhaslaunchedanumberofapplicationsforspecificindustries,includingtheeducationandmedicalfields."TheAIplusisverylikelytoofferusagreatopportunitytodevelopnewqualityproductiveforces,"Liusaid,addingthatitsopeninnovationplatformhasattracted370,000developersforlargemodels.Speakingatthepaneldiscussion,FrankMeng,QualcommChinachairman,calledforglobalandindustrycooperationintermsofAIstategovernance,internationalcollaboration,andstandardsettingthatwouldallowuniversaluse.RussellcalledforhealthycompetitionintheAIrace."Thisideathatit'sazero-sumgameandoneteamisgonnawinandtheotherteamisgonnalose.Thisisahugemistake."Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.