IT Home On October 7, a statement released by Huawei on October 5 revealed the content of the Q&A session held with Huawei’s rotating chairman Xu Zhijun, Dr. Liao Heng, the chief scientist of HiSilicon, and media reporters during the Huawei Connect Conference on September 17.
A reporter asked, “How does Huawei view the leading AI model provider in the United States who recently called for slowing down AI development?” Xu Zhijun responded that it is necessary to pay attention to the level and pace of AI development in China and the US. Most of China’s AI models are open-source models, and their progress is relatively transparent. The mainstream model providers in the US have stronger computing capabilities. So perhaps only they themselves know the complexity of their models.
Xu Zhijun said that the Chinese market may feel the risks of AI less than the United States. Chinese model providers need to accelerate their efforts to reach a level where they can perceive the risks of AI development. Then, perhaps they will have the same feelings as leading AI providers in the United States. “But I always believe that we need to strike a balance between promoting AI development and managing AI risks. At least, it is essential to ensure that AI is used for good rather than for evil.”
In September this year, a wave of panic swept through the AI industry, triggered by an article titled “We Must Control the Frontiers” published by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on September 12. The article called for coordinated control and a slower pace in the development of cutting-edge AI models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman backed the article’s views, and Elon Musk also expressed agreement—this is a rare consensus among the most intense competitors in this industry.
However, Nvidia CEO Jim Hong opposes this view. As reported by IT Home earlier, at the Salesforce event on September 15, Jim Hong said that the AI industry does not need to establish new laws or regulations for AI security. Security and speed can be achieved simultaneously; the conflict between them is a “false opposition.”
At the All-In Summit,Lee Boohong said that in China, no one talks about the “AI doom theory”. China’s narratives are much more realistic. No one in China says “this is all over” or “that’s over,” and no one talks about any disaster, or says something about the end of the world.