At the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference in 2024, the World Internet Conference Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee was established, marking an important step for international organizations in the field of artificial intelligence. The editor of Downcodes compiled on-site interviews at the summit and sorted out the views of Chairman Zeng Yi, Deputy Chairman Qi Xiangdong, and Cambridge University expert Sean O. Hagarty, and jointly discussed the standardization, security governance and management of artificial intelligence. industrialization and other key issues. This article will explain in detail the insights of three experts on the future development direction of artificial intelligence, as well as their thoughts on artificial intelligence security and governance.
From November 20 to 22, the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. One of the important results of this conference was the establishment of the World Internet Conference Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee. In this regard, the Beijing News Shell Finance reporter interviewed Zeng Yi, director of the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Security and Governance Laboratory and an expert from the United Nations Artificial Intelligence High-Level Advisory Agency, who was elected as the chairman of this special committee in Wuzhen. At the meeting were Sean O. Hagerty, project director of the Center for Intelligent Futures Research at the University of Cambridge and co-director of the China-UK Center for Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence, and Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Qi Anxin Group, a leading domestic security manufacturer.
From left to right: Zeng Yi, Sean, Qi Xiangdong Photo by Beijing News Shell Finance reporter Luo Yidan
The World Internet Conference is the first professional committee established by an international organization
Zeng Yi told reporters that the World Internet Conference is an international organization. This year is its eleventh year. The first professional committee established as an international organization is the professional committee on artificial intelligence. This is a brand new attempt. The special committee will work around three important topics: the standardization of artificial intelligence, the security and governance of artificial intelligence, and the industrialization of artificial intelligence.
"As the chairman, on the one hand, I want to collaborate with my colleagues in all three areas to promote the internationalization of artificial intelligence from China and how to cooperate with global artificial intelligence. On the other hand, I am responsible for security With the promotion plan of artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence security and governance are now the most important issues in international cooperation on artificial intelligence, and how to ensure that artificial intelligence is safe and interactive on a global scale," Zeng Yi said.
In Zeng Yi’s view, regional governance of artificial intelligence and how to conduct globalization are all very important challenges. “The World Internet Conference is a very important international organization initiated by China and a very important external collaboration platform for China. , so we are also very much looking forward to relying on WIC, an international organization, especially the Artificial Intelligence Committee, to carry out relevant work.”
This special committee was established, with 24 artificial intelligence-related leaders and experts from organizations such as the Arab Information and Communications Technology Organization, IBM, AMD, Zhijiang Laboratory and other organizations serving as deputy chairmen, including Qi Anxin.
Regarding the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee, Qi Xiangdong told reporters that artificial intelligence is an indispensable new force for future development. Whoever can be the first to reach the strategic heights of artificial intelligence will take the initiative in technological development. "World Internet Conference Artificial Intelligence Expertise Committee The establishment of the committee not only builds an international exchange and cooperation platform for the development of the field of artificial intelligence, but also provides an important organizational guarantee for gathering forces to create an innovative ecosystem for the development of China's artificial intelligence industry."
"Cybersecurity is the 'floor' that protects the healthy development of artificial intelligence. It is also one of the industries where artificial intelligence technology can be applied the fastest and see practical results the fastest. This time the special committee was established, Qi Anxin also paid special attention to it and actively participated in it. Among them, we hope to contribute to the advancement of standards and industry in the field of artificial intelligence in the future," Qi Xiangdong said.
Artificial intelligence is a global issue. The special committee will contribute to international cooperation.
Shell Finance reporters noticed that many international artificial intelligence experts participated in the establishment meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Special Committee in Wuzhen. Among them, Sean O. Hagerty, project director of the Intelligent Futures Research Center at the University of Cambridge and co-director of the China-UK Center for Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Governance, accepted the invitation of the World Internet Conference Artificial Intelligence Working Group to serve as a security and governance officer with Zeng Yi. Co-lead of the Advancement Program.
"AI benefits people's lives in many directions. It makes many things more efficient, but the risks also develop very quickly, so the rapid evolution of technology is a very big challenge for policymakers. Understanding This is very important," Sean said in an interview with a reporter from Shell Finance.
In Zeng Yi’s view, artificial intelligence safety is a global issue. “Everyone’s common concerns in this field are very consistent, and this field particularly requires international consensus. In the near future, the main risk of artificial intelligence is that it is still a seemingly intelligent system. information processing tool and in what way it will be There is great unpredictability in making mistakes that no one else makes. How to integrate technological efforts with social efforts to gradually make the unpredictable more and more predictable and reduce the possibility of this tool. The risks brought to us are the recent risks and security challenges of artificial intelligence.”
Sean told Shell Finance reporters to pay attention to how artificial intelligence affects people's lives and employment. "AI benefits people, but it may also make work worse. We are developing more and more powerful capabilities, and there is always the possibility of There is potential for abuse of them, so we have to test these systems very thoroughly and evaluate them because even if it is a positive thing, people will always find ways to use it to do bad things, such as generating misleading information and so on. "
In Zeng Yi’s view, artificial intelligence can be used moderately at this stage. “In areas where artificial intelligence risks are relatively low and safety hazards are relatively small, we can explore its good uses, but for those that are sensitive and may cause us more harm,” Zeng Yi said. In areas with many risks, we must be very cautious when using artificial intelligence, and we must conduct forward-looking research to nip problems in the bud.”
From a longer-term perspective, Zeng Yi believes that when the cognitive abilities of artificial intelligence become more and more general, moving towards general intelligence or even super intelligence, how can our society be prepared to deal with long-term changes? Risks of artificial intelligence, we need to start preparing now, maybe advanced artificial intelligence can It may take longer to arrive, perhaps twenty to thirty years or even longer, but to address its risks, whether we can be fully prepared within twenty to thirty years depends on whether we start from now on. Such groundbreaking research in security and governance, and preparation for collaboration with industry.
“So I think that in the future, we will reach a global consensus on the core issues of artificial intelligence security risks in the near future; and for the long term, we will jointly prepare for our long-term challenges. I think the world needs to make a common decision. Work hard." Zeng Yi said.
The establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee of this World Internet Conference heralds that global artificial intelligence governance has entered a new stage. The opinions of experts provide valuable reference for the healthy development of artificial intelligence. In the future, international cooperation will play a vital role in the safety and ethics of artificial intelligence.