WIC Wuzhen Summit discusses regulation of AI

Experts and delegates discussed the need to better regulate artificial intelligence (AI) at a sub-forum of the 2024 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit, which concluded Friday in Wuzhen Town of east China's Zhejiang Province.

At the Forum on Cyberspace Rule of Law in AI Age, delegates reached a consensus that while AI technology is having a transformative impact on the human society with great potential for development, while agreeing that there is a need to stay vigilant against the risks brought by AI.

"AI actually can generate all kinds of fake contents and even provide an avenue for telecommunication fraud and Internet fraud. A major problem with large models is that they can create a make-believe scenario to spew absolute nonsense. Such mistakes can be fatal at some point. When this happens, traditional safety technologies would no longer be able to fix the problem, due to the high-level intelligence of large models. We need to address the issues of large models with professional safety-oriented large models," said Zhou Hongyi, founder of China's 360 Security Technology Inc.

The forum also underscored the importance of taking into account of safety and controllability at the primary stage of AI development, calling on governments to advance legislation and governance related to AI.

"We have adopted a series of laws on cyberspace governance, while today, AI technology is about the integration of Internet, digitalization, and data, as well as varied applications in all kinds of scenarios. It is both about integrating all kinds of digital technologies and developing applications in all scenarios. We are developing rapidly in this aspect, but legislation still needs time to catch up," said Lin Shangli, president of the Renmin University of China.

Held with the theme "Embracing a People-centered and AI-for-good Digital Future -- Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace," this year's WIC Wuzhen summit featured 24 sub-forums on topics such as the Global Development Initiative, digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI) technology governance, along with a series of activities.

WIC Wuzhen Summit discusses regulation of AI

Song Tao, the mainland's senior Taiwan affairs official, on Wednesday called on Taiwan businesspeople and compatriots to actively participate in cross-Strait exchanges and jointly strengthen China's economy.

Song, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at a seminar for Taiwan businesspeople in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. 　　 The mainland will provide new opportunities and broad prospects for the development of Taiwan businesspeople and compatriots, and improve the mechanisms and policies for exchanges and cooperation in cultural and economic sectors between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Song said.　　

He called on Taiwan businesspeople and compatriots to uphold the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and to take a clear-cut stance against separatist activities seeking "Taiwan independence" and external interventions.

At the seminar, representatives of Taiwan's industry and commerce organizations, enterprises and young entrepreneurs pledged to participate actively in cooperation and integrated development of industrial and supply chains on both sides of the Strait, and to achieve high-quality development.

They also expressed the willingness of Taiwan compatriots and enterprises to make new contributions to boosting cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, to promoting the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, and to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Taiwan senior official urges business community, compatriots to jointly strengthen China's economy