Sketch a comprehensive picture of the development of AI

The year 2023 will witness explosive debates about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the impact of this technology on life, as AI gradually becomes a new factor shaping the global economy and society. AI chatbots have become the place to search and query information for millions of people. OpenAI’s ChatGPT reached 100 million users in just 2 months, a record growth rate compared to any other type of Internet service (Facebook needed 4.5 years to reach this milestone).

In particular, the appearance of the GPT-3 (2022) and GPT-4 (2023) language models marks an important step forward in the development of AI. However, along with development come predictions on the downside. According to economists at Goldman Sachs (USA), about 300 million people around the world may lose their jobs because of this technology.

In that context, the discussion “Artificial Intelligence: Breakthrough Potential and Challenges” organized by VinFuture Foundation on December 19, 2023 became an important forum, with the expectation of providing a comprehensive picture of the development of AI.

According to scientists, advances in AI research have opened up incredible prospects for economic growth. Companies and research organizations can leverage the computing power of AI to boost productivity and reduce research time. As a result, production costs are reduced, innovation capabilities are enhanced, helping to create an interesting and competitive working environment, saving human effort in traditional tasks.

But that’s just the most optimistic scenario. In fact, AI has posed major challenges in ethics, security and equality of access, especially as AI’s capabilities grow. Challenges can come from the power of AI being used for bad purposes; AI makes incomplete decisions in ethical dilemmas; or control of AI’s massive capacity is in the hands of a minority…

Chairman of the discussion, Dr. Xuedong Huang, Chief Technology Officer of Zoom Group (USA), Member of the VinFuture Award Council analyzed that AI is only trained and built with data. If the data you collect is skewed, it will be reflected in the final results and the decision will also be skewed.

“And of course, the AI ​​model itself is not perfect. So we need to actually develop a screening layer to ensure that the content output from AI meets community standards,” Dr. Xuedong Huang said.

Vietnam’s mark in cooperation and solving global challenges

Although initially widely applied, the operation of AI models is still largely mysterious like a “black box” to the public.

At the seminar organized by VinFuture Foundation, Dr. Huang will join speakers who are leading scientists in the field of AI to discuss leveraging the potential of this technology in a responsible and sustainable way.

Notably, GS. Jennifer Tour Chayes (University of California, Berkeley, USA), with experience as a researcher who has worked in both corporate and academic environments, will present new applications of AI in research, provides a comprehensive picture of how AI is reshaping the academic world, thereby providing a vision of the future we may live in in the next 5-10 years.

Meanwhile, Professor. Leslie Gabriel Valiant (2011 AM Turing Award winner) and PhD. Huang will discuss the relationship between humans and machines and how AI is reshaping the way we view the world, work, and how people communicate with each other.

With AI, for the first time people are faced with the question of whether AI can create its own knowledge? Will AI one day outperform humans? And if so, what is the role of humans then? The discussion of experts at the seminar will review the history of AI development, the impact of AI on life, work and scientific research, thereby providing answers to this difficult question. .

“Any new technology will bring change to society. Therefore, we need to be open and accept that change, because AI alone cannot really solve all the problems that humans are facing,” Dr. Huang affirmed.

In the context of AI becoming a new race for countries, the discussion will also devote an important part to discussing AI development policies in countries, especially Vietnam.

Experts assess that currently very few domestic science and technology organizations have the ability to connect and invite many of the world’s leading speakers with diverse fields to Vietnam like VinFuture. From organizing a series of online seminars to talks with high scientific content, VinFuture helps shape the challenges that reality poses and thereby facilitates regular exchanges between Vietnamese scientists. South with a world-leading research community. At the same time, through VinFuture, Vietnam’s footprint in cooperation to solve global problems is becoming increasingly clear.

“The world will have a different view of Vietnam through the way the VinFuture Award clearly affirms its mission,” Prof. Albert P. Pisano, Academician of the US National Academy of Engineering, Co-Chairman of the VinFuture Award Preliminary Council, shared before the Season 3 Awards Ceremony.