Alibaba CEO Wu Yongming: AI Assistants Will Be Ubiquitous in the Foreseeable Future
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On the morning of November 8, the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit commenced. Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming stated at the conference that Alibaba is transforming into an open technology platform company, providing infrastructure for AI innovation and transformation across various industries.
The Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference has reached its tenth year, with AI technologies, represented by large models, rapidly advancing and profoundly reshaping both the digital and physical worlds. The paradigm of computing is undergoing fundamental changes, with AI computing surpassing traditional computing in importance, becoming the cornerstone of the digital world.
Wu Yongming remarked that everyone has their own vision of the AI era—some may seem far-fetched, while others are already becoming reality. Highly intelligent humanoid robots, capable of tutoring children with homework or cooking meals in the kitchen, will eventually become as commonplace in households as cars are today. The organization and collaboration methods in production, manufacturing, and distribution will undergo significant transformations.
"I believe that in the foreseeable future, AI assistants will be everywhere, serving as aides in everyone's work, life, and learning. Every enterprise will also be equipped with AI assistants to help them navigate the market and adapt to operational rhythms, much like how smart cars today feature assisted and autonomous driving as industry standards," Wu Yongming said.
Looking back over the past year, the AI industry has experienced explosive growth, marking the beginning of the intelligent era. The future of AI holds limitless possibilities and immense development opportunities. As AI becomes the new productivity driver, it has emerged as a key factor in China's digital economy's innovative breakthroughs and high-quality development.
Wu Yongming emphasized that Alibaba is evolving into an open technology platform company, offering infrastructure for AI innovation and transformation across industries. Alibaba is providing a stable and efficient AI technology service system, encompassing computing power, high-speed networks, storage, big data, and AI infrastructure, to support AI applications in various sectors. As a technology platform company, Alibaba will continue to focus on foundational advancements, strengthening ecosystem development and technological breakthroughs, delivering comprehensive services and support to the industry, and driving AI from large models to applications, from technology to industry, and from industry to greater productivity, contributing new momentum to the development of all sectors in China.