Zhou Hongyi, Chairman of 360, recently expressed his unique insights into the development direction of artificial intelligence at the Sina News Exploration Conference. He is optimistic about the huge potential of AI, and expressed concerns about the industry's blind pursuit of "super intelligence". He took historical events such as the Industrial Revolution as references, and believed that AI development should focus more on popularization rather than high concentration, and suggested that China's AI development should take a different path from OpenAI.
360 Chairman Zhou Hongyi shared his unique insights on the development of artificial intelligence at the Sina News Exploration Conference. As a "firm AI advocate", he believes that the breakthrough development of AI technology is comparable to the industrial revolution, the electrical revolution and the information revolution, but at the same time he put forward different views on the industry's pursuit of "super intelligence".
Zhou Hongyi expressed his concerns about the outlook for super AI in the recent article "The Intelligent Age" published by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. He does not agree with building AI into a "super invincible and versatile" existence, and takes IBM's early misjudgment of the computer market as an example to illustrate that technological revolutions often originate from the development path of popularization rather than high concentration.
Zhou Hongyi proposed that China's AI development should take a path different from OpenAI - transforming AI from an "atomic bomb" to a "tea egg". This means reducing the cost of AI application, allowing it to penetrate various industries, real industrial reshaping rather than destroying.
In a conversation with Bai Chongen, dean of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management, the two sides reached a consensus on the development direction of AI: more attention should be paid to the empowerment role of AI on humans, rather than simple substitutions. Zhou Hongyi specifically pointed out that at present, AI technology can only simulate part of the functions of the human brain, and is inefficient and will not pose a real threat to humans in the short term.
Based on field investigations, Zhou Hongyi revealed that OpenAI has also encountered development bottlenecks. Even if you invest a lot of computing power and data resources, the goal of building super intelligence still faces challenges. He suggested that AI development should turn to specialization, like DeepMind's AlphaGo and AlphaFold, to play their strengths in specific areas.
Zhou Hongyi believes that China has a complete industrial system and rich application scenarios, which provides unique advantages for the implementation of AI technology. The key is how to combine AI technology with specific industry needs to effectively improve production efficiency, rather than blindly pursuing the creation of an all-round super intelligent body.
Zhou Hongyi's views have triggered people's in-depth thinking on the direction of the development of artificial intelligence. He emphasized that the development of AI should pay more attention to inclusiveness and industrial empowerment rather than blindly pursuing "super intelligence", which has pointed out the direction for China's AI development. This requires the deep integration of technology and application scenarios in order to truly realize the huge potential of AI and benefit society.