The World Artificial Intelligence Conference was held as scheduled, with high-tech companies, scientists and media workers from all over the world gathering in the city of the future.
In the past, such a provincial capital would have been warmly welcomed by the people. However, in this time of global economic turmoil, people all over the world are not only concerned and hopeful about its hosting, but also have doubts.
Hearing that Lu Yan, the founder of Hongxin Group, would attend, the media who had heard about it had been waiting at the conference venue of the Science and Technology Tower early.
The conference is about to begin, and the venue is packed with seats. The conference will be broadcast via live news broadcast around the world without delay. Mainstream media in various countries have obtained broadcast rights.
"Now I invite the founder of Hongxin Group, Mr. Lu Yan, to give a pre-meeting speech!" After the host finished speaking, warm applause erupted in the venue, and people's attention focused on Lu Zixin.
Lu Zixin walked to the stage and said: "I know that everyone has mixed opinions about the World Artificial Intelligence Conference held today. Some people think it is the provincial capital of scientific and technological development, while others think it represents all the high-tech Technology is the main culprit of economic turmoil.”
"I came to this meeting today just to talk to you about my thoughts, which is the issue that everyone is most concerned about. What is the impact of quantum information technology, robots or other high-tech technologies represented by artificial intelligence on us? For better or worse, are they really the culprits behind the wave of unemployment and economic turmoil around the world?”
"The development of science and technology will cause a large number of people to lose their jobs, causing economic turmoil and social unrest. This is not the first time that this kind of thing or worry has happened. Every new industrial revolution will be accompanied by these problems."
"During the first industrial revolution, machines began to be widely used. Those handicraft workers who once had secure jobs found that machines had 'taken away' their job opportunities! Even the most primitive steam machines improved work efficiency and production capacity. It cannot be replaced by artificial intelligence. Just like today, our intelligent technology and robotics have replaced traditional industrial manufacturing.”
"At that time, people were indispensable for the development of machines with 'disgust' and 'complaints'. Some even felt that as long as there were no machines, they could continue to live such a stable life. So a British worker named Ludd smashed He owned two looms, and people at that time regarded him as a leader against industrialization.”
"In economics, this is how Luddite's fallacy came about. This view believes that the development of science and technology will reduce the demand for labor and lead to an increase in unemployment. After centuries, many people still hold this view even now the opinion of."
"In fact, technological development has liberated people from heavy labor. When people have free time, they have more needs. They want to listen to music, drink coffee, watch movies, and play games... More jobs are being created.”
"Many people believe that technological development has led to the unemployment wave. I oppose this view. Since the development of high-tech technologies such as artificial intelligence, some traditional industries have indeed gradually disappeared, but new jobs and industries are also emerging."
"Ten years ago, could you imagine that there would be professions like artificial intelligence trainers and artificial intelligence maintainers? Could there be professions like robot command researchers and autonomous driving controllers?"
As Lu Zixin said, a reporter below raised his hand. Lu Zixin nodded to him and said, "If you have any questions, please tell me."
The reporter said: "Hello, Mr. Lu, I am a reporter from the Economic Daily. The new professions you mentioned are indeed emerging, but such professions require too high skills. Ordinary people like us still face the risk of unemployment."
"You are right." Lu Zixin nodded, "It is undeniable that the development of new technologies has replaced simple labor positions, and the requirements for professional skills in new industries are increasing. Judging from the past industrial structure, every industrial revolution has In this way, a period of discomfort is inevitable.”
"But this does not mean that we are destined to be pessimistic and become a generation that will be sacrificed by the times! Leontief, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, said that the most essential difference between humans and machines is that humans can engage in new and more innovative tasks. Complex tasks."
"From the perspective of technological development, the impact of automation technology and artificial intelligence on many current occupations is inevitable. But at the same time, the opportunities it creates for us are also unprecedented."
"I would like to use an analogy. The lawyer industry requires learning a lot of knowledge and searching for a lot of information, but our time and energy are limited. At this time, the emergence of artificial intelligence assistants can help him in the massive information. Screening. The work that originally took him a month or even half a year can be completed in one day!”
"What does this mean? This shows that artificial intelligence and other high-tech technologies essentially bring about changes in tools. From bulky industrial robots to today's intelligent industrial robots, production efficiency is improving, and process accuracy is improving. And. It’s us humans who control these robots, design robot programs, perform safety maintenance, adjust production capacity, etc.”
"You may think that I am talking about high-end professions. For most people, their knowledge and technical level are still not up to this level." Lu Zixin paused for a while and said: "Yes, it is indeed In this way. New careers require new knowledge, and what we have to do is learn and adapt.”
"When you regard artificial intelligence as an enemy, you will be defeated by it. After all, a person's wisdom is limited, and behind artificial intelligence is the crystallization of the wisdom of countless people. And when you regard artificial intelligence as a tool, then you will become The leader of the new era!”
"Has AI made certain jobs really disappear? No, the emergence of AI only updated the tools."
"Medicine, art, transportation, education... no matter what the field is, this latest tool is used."
"This change is coming too fast. Many people feel panic and don't know how to adapt. This is not just a problem for everyone, but a problem for our enterprises and society. Enterprises should know that if they apply this tool, what will happen if they Let our professionals learn to use this tool. And society should encourage new professions, create new and updated professions, and let the industrial system and economic structure adjust as soon as possible. "
"To put it simply, even if we destroy the old jobs, we must also give people new jobs so that the majority of workers will not be eliminated by the times!"
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