Exploring Artificial Intelligence: Scientists share the latest technologies and applications with teenagers

China News Service, Beijing, August 21 (Chen Jianxin) How will artificial intelligence change our lives? Will artificial intelligence escape human control? How to make artificial intelligence a powerful assistant to humans? On the afternoon of the 20th, in the New Tsinghua Academy of Tsinghua University, scientists and industry experts from the field of artificial intelligence had face-to-face interactions with young people, sharing the cutting-edge technology and practical applications of artificial intelligence

In 2023, the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, Tsinghua University and Tencent jointly organized the Tencent Youth Science Fair. With the theme of "Changing the World with Artificial Intelligence", the event invited Pan Jiaofeng, Dean of the Institute of Science and Technology Strategy Consulting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sun Maosong, Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University and Executive Vice President of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of Tsinghua University, and Five guests, including Wang Yuanzhuo, researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Academy of Sciences, Wang Jun, voice technology expert researcher at Tencent AI Lab, and Liu Lin, head of Tencent Enlightenment Platform, gave speeches

On August 20, 2023, the Tencent Youth Science Conference with the theme of "Changing the World with Artificial Intelligence" was held in Beijing. The picture shows Pan Jiaofeng, director of the Institute of Science and Technology Strategy Consulting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivering a speech. Picture provided by China Soong Ching Ling Foundation

Shen Beili, vice chairman of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, delivered a speech and said that the prosperity of science and technology will make the country prosperous, and the strength of young people will make the country strong. Science education is an important foundation for enhancing national scientific and technological competitiveness, cultivating innovative talents, and improving the scientific quality of the entire population. The China Soong Ching Ling Foundation is willing to work more closely with all sectors of society to build platforms, integrate resources, and continue to create special scientific education projects to jointly help young people grow and become talents.

Xiang Botao, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, said that artificial intelligence is the cornerstone of the fourth industrial revolution, and the foundation for promoting the development of science and technology lies in talents. Tsinghua University is providing important support for the cultivation of innovative talents by continuing to deepen education and teaching reforms and promoting industry-university-research cooperation with technology companies such as Tencent. The theme of this year's Science Fair is "Adapting the World with AI", which contains deep expectations for contemporary teenagers to promote future AI technological innovation. It is expected that more young people will plant scientific seeds in their hearts through the Science Fair, seize the opportunities of the times, and use AI creates a better future.

On August 20, the 2023 Tencent Youth Science Fair with the theme of "Adapting the World with AI" was held in Beijing. The picture shows Sun Maosong, professor of the Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University and executive vice president of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Tsinghua University, giving a speech. Published by China News Service. Photo provided by China Soong Ching Ling Foundation

Li Hang, vice chairman of Tencent Youth Development Committee, cited a survey data and pointed out that nearly 70% of parents believe that AI and programming are very important to their children, but more than half of the teenagers have not received AI enlightenment; 54% of parents agree that AI should be used in Enlighten children with AI in family education, but only 0.9% of parents can do it. He said that the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and Tencent will soon launch the "First Course in AI Programming", which will use mini programs as a carrier to provide an AI and programming enlightenment platform for young people across the country with no basic knowledge, to help young people understand AI in practice and cultivate scientific and technological capabilities.

During the speech session, Dean Pan Jiaofeng reviewed the history and evolution of human science and technology development, and introduced the nature of AI, the overall trend of AI development in recent years, and the importance of basic science to artificial intelligence. Professor Sun Maosong shared the principles and practical applications of natural language models by taking the example of distinguishing poetry created by humans and artificial intelligence. As the scientific consultant for the movie "The Wandering Earth 2", researcher Wang Yuanzhuo explained the birth process of the super artificial intelligence MOSS and encouraged teenagers to always remain curious about the world and be full of imagination about the future. Researcher Wang Jun introduced the scientific principles and extensive applications of AI voice technology to the audience, demonstrating the ability of AI to "listen" and "speak". As the person in charge of Tencent’s Enlightenment Platform, Liu Lin demonstrated the functions of the Enlightenment Platform, AI training methods and the application of intelligent decision-making in competitions

On August 20, 2023, the Tencent Youth Science Conference with the theme of "Changing the World with Artificial Intelligence" was held in Beijing. The picture below is a photo of the event. Provided by China Soong Ching Ling Foundation

According to reports, the goal of the Science Club is to create a growth environment for young people to cultivate scientific beliefs, participate in scientific practices, and understand scientific knowledge. In past science meetings, scientists and popular science scholars such as Wang Zhizhen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Pan Yongxin, chief scientist of Tianwen-1, explained the mysteries of cutting-edge fields such as space exploration and life sciences to young people, thus improving their scientific literacy. (over)

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