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Intelligent Society

时间:2024-10-26 07:25:58

RapiddevelopmentofAImakespeople’slifeeasierandsafer

AboyasksanAIrobotforhelpatasubwaystationinNingbo,ZhejiangProvinceZHANGPEIJIANFugitiveMa,whowaswantedbythepoliceforrobbery,neverimaginedhewouldbeapprehendedwhileataconcertsurroundedbythousandsofpeople.The49-year-oldsuspectwasarrestedwhilewatchingfamousChinesesingerJackyCheunginJinhua,eastChina’sZhejiangProvinceonJune9.AbigCheungfan,MahadmadethetriptoJinhuaallthewayfromShanghaiandsoonlearnedthetruemeaningofthesaying,“nowheretohide.”

“IwouldnothavecomehereifIknewit[wouldendupthisway],”sighedMawhenhewasbroughttothepolicestation.Accordingtothearrestingofficers,Mawastotallysurprisedandkeptaskingthepolicehowtheycouldidentifyhimamongthelargeaudience.

Thesecretbehindthearrestistheartificialintelligence(AI)surveillancesystemsinstalledatthestadiumwheretheconcertwasheld.WhenMaenteredthegateoftheStadiumofJinhuaSportsCenter,facialrecognitioncameraspickedhimupbycomparingfacialfeaturesofconcertgoerstoacriminaldatabase.Theinformationwasthensenttothepoliceforaction.

Actually,itwasnotthefirsttimethatacriminalsuspectwasspottedatCheung’sconcerts.FromApril7toJuly6,CheungheldfivesoloconcertsinNanchangandGanzhouinJiangxiProvince,JiaxingandJinhuainZhejiangProvince,andHohhotinInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion,andsixsuspectswerecaughtinthesameway.

“Everybodyneedstobeentertained,includingcriminalsuspects,”jokedCheung.

“WithourAItechnology,thiscanbedonewithinmilliseconds,”explainedSunJianfeng,ProductManagerofIntellifusionInc.,anAIcompanyheadquarteredinShenzheninsouthChina’sGuangdongProvince.“WiththegreatprogressofAIalgorithmsinrecentyears,theAItechnologyismuchmoreaccurateinvisuallyrecognizinghumanfacesthanhumaneyes.ThistechnologyhasbeenwidelyusedinmanyareasinChina.”

Moresecuresociety

PublicsecurityisoneofthesectorsthathaveseenmanybreakthroughsinutilizingAItechnology.China’ssecurityindustrystartedinthe1980s,andhasmaintainedrapiddevelopmentinrecentyears,withgreatdemandsfromthesectorssuchascitysecurity,transportationandfinance.

“ThankstothedevelopmentofInternettechnology,bigdataandtheInternetofthings,AIhasbeenwidelyappliedinChina’ssecuritysector,whichhelpsthepoliceinmaintainingpublicsecurity,”saidHuangYu,ajournalistofChinaEconomicHerald,whohasbeenfollowingChina’sAIdevelopmentforyears.

Startingin2015,IntellifusionbegantocooperatewiththepoliceofLonggangDistrictinShenzhentoinstallitsAIfacialrecognitionsystemShenmu(DeepEyes)insubwaystations,railwaystations,communitiesandsupermarkets.Withinthefirstthreemonthsafterthesystemwasinstalledinthedistrict,itassistedthepolicetosolvetwomurdercases.

“Sofar,oursystemhasbeeninstalledinmorethan20provincesandmunicipalitiesacrossChina,andhaveassistedthepolicetosolvemorethan4,000cases,”saidSun.

AccordingtoSun,withtheAIsysteminstalledinthoseplaces,thekeyfacialinformationonthepeoplewhopassthesecameraswillbecapturedandsenttothedatabaseintheservers.Byclassifyingallthesedata,thesystemcanquicklydifferentiatepeopleandprovideusefulinformationwhenneeded.

“Thistechnologyhelpsimprovetheworkefficiencyofthepoliceasitcanrecognizethewantedsuspectsamongtensofthousandsofpeopleandtracktheirmovements,”saidSun.Forexample,whenachildwaskidnappedinthepast,thepolicehadtopersonallywatchallthesurveillancevideos,whichusuallytooktime.Onmanyoccasions,thepolicedidnotknowwherethechildandthekidnapperweregoing.“Butnow,oursystemcansearchforthechildacrossthewholecityandtrackhimorherinrealtime,”saidSun.Lastyear,thesystemhelpedthepoliceinLonggangfindakidnappedchildwithin15hours.FacialrecognitiontechnologydevelopedbyBYD,aChineseautomakerWANGPENG

AconsumerinasupermarketinHandanCity,HebeiProvinceusesfacialrecognitionsystemtopayHAOQUNYINGEasierlife

Besidespublicsecurity,facialrecognitiontechnologyisalsousedinmanyotherareaswhichmakeseverydaytasksmoreconvenient,likepayingwithasmartphoneandusingbankingservice.InQingdao,eastChina’sShandongProvince,BeijingMegvii,anAIcompanyspecializinginfacialrecognitiontechnologyapplication,ishelpingdevelopafacialrecognition-basedpayingsystemforthecity’ssubway.Citizenscanregistertheirfacialinformationinthesystem.Whentheytakethesubway,theydonotneedtobuytickets.Thecamerasinthesubwaycanrecognizethem,andtheycanpayautomaticallyonline.

“Withthissystem,passengersdonotneedtostopanywherewhentheytakethesubway,”saidZhaoChuanqi,COOofthecompany.ThesystemisexpectedtocomeintoserviceinQingdaoattheendoftheyear,makingthecitythefirstinChinawherepassengerstakesubwaybyscanningtheirfaces.

Fastdevelopment

FacialrecognitionisonlyonepartofAItechnologythathasdevelopedrapidlyinChinaoverrecentyears.AccordingtothePlanfortheDevelopmentoftheNewGenerationofArtificialIntelligenceissuedbytheStateCouncilofChinaonJuly8lastyear,ChinahasbuiltasolidfoundationforAIdevelopment.AseriesofmeasuresandpolicieshavebeenadoptedtoencourageAIdevelopmentintheaspectssuchasAIR&D,applicationpromotionandindustrialdevelopment.Forinstance,ChinahaslaunchedkeyprojectssuchasIntelligentManufacturing,andissuedaThree-YearActionPlanfortheInternetPlusAIinMay2016.

AccordingtothePlanfortheDevelopmentofNewGenerationofArtificialIntelligence,China’sAIdevelopmentinvocalrecognitionandvisualrecognitionisaheadoftheglobalpack,andChinamaintainsthecapacitytoleapfrogdevelopmentinself-adaptivelearning,intuitivesensing,comprehensivereasoning,hybridintelligence,andswarmintelligence.

Afteryearsofdevelopment,ChinahascreatedasoundenvironmentforthegrowthofAIbusinesses.Accordingtothe2018ReportofAIDevelopmentinChinaissuedbytheChinaInstituteforScienceandTechnologyPolicyatTsinghuaUniversity,byJune,thenumberofAIcompaniesworldwidetotaled4,925,ofwhich1,011wereontheChinesemainland,puttingChinainthesecondplaceworldwide,nextonlytotheUnitedStatesthatregistered2,028AIcompanies.InChina,BeijingboaststhelargestnumberofAIcompanies,reaching395,farmorethanotherprovincialadministrativeregions.

Inaddition,ChinaranksNo.1intermsofscientificandtechnologicalpaperspublishedandthenumberofAIpatentsforinventions,accordingtothereport.

Thehumanfactor

“Inthecomingfiveto10years,AIwilldeeplychangeoursociety,ourstudyandlife,andthewayofoperationofeverysinglecompany,”saidJiangTao,SeniorVicePresidentandCo-founderofiFLYTEK,aleadingAIcompanyinChinaspecializinginintelligentspeechandlanguagetechnologies.

Accordingtohim,withtheimprovementofAItechnologyandincreasedvarietiesofAIproducts,peoplewillenjoyamorerelaxed,moreconvenientandeasierlife.“Inthenearfuture,AIwillaccessdeepintoourlife,justlikewaterandelectricity.”

JiangfirmlybelievesthatAIwillnotreplacehumanbeings,butwillimprovepeople’slivesbybeingcontrolledbyhumanbeings.Accordinghim,althoughAIcanperformtaskslikecalculating,memorizingandcollectingandsortingoutdatabetterthanhumans,itcannottaketheplaceofpeoplemakingdecisions.

Forinstance,inschooleducationwhereAIiswidelyappliedinChina,itisnowcapableofcorrectingstudents’homework,includingsubjectivehomeworksuchascompositions,likeateacher.Duringtheprocess,itcanalsocollectandmemorizeallhomeworkandexaminationdataofeverystudent.“ThisdatacanbeanalyzedbyanAIsystemaccordingtocertainrulesandbeusedforreferencebyteacherssothattheycanadapttheirteachingmethodstosuitindividualstudents,”saidJiang.“ButAIsystemscannotdecideonbehalfofteachersoractasateacher,asthisneedstheexpertiseofhumanbeings.”

Throughadeeplearningprocess,AIsystemscanonlylearntodoworkwithlogicalrulesandcandorepetitiveworktoassisthumanbeings,accordingtoJiang.Thus,peoplecanhavemoretimedocreative,inspiringandimaginativeworkandworkthatrequirescommunicationandemotion.“Currently,AIsystemscannotdothiskindofwork,”Jiangnoted.“AIsystemsandhumanbeingsshouldcollaboratetoimprovepeople’slives.Justlikeacarwhichwasinventednotforpeopletocompetewithit,buttocontrolit,sothatpeoplecouldmovefaster.”AmanpaysforhisitemsbyscanninghisfaceinaSuningstoreinNanjing,JiangsuProvinceLIYUZE

AICompaniesWorldwide

Facialrecognitionworksinthesameway.InCheung’sconcerts,theAIsystemcanspotsuspectsamongtensofthousandsofpeople,butitneedsthepolice’sfinalconfirmation.

OnAugust11,CheungwillholdaconcertinDongguaninsouthChina’sGuangdongProvince.Howmanymorecriminalswillbearrested?CA

**Commentsto

StrategicObjectivesDescribedinthePlanfortheDevelopmentofNewGenerationofArtificialIntelligence

Thefirststep:By2020,theoveralltechnologyandapplicationofAIinChinawillkeeppacewiththegloballyadvancedlevels,theAIindustrywillbeaneweconomicgrowthpoint,andAItechnologyapplicationswillbecomeanewwaytoimprovepeople’slivelihoods,stronglysupportingChina’sentranceintotheranksofinnovativenationsandcomprehensivelyachievingthegoalofamoderatelyprosperoussociety.

Thesecondstep:By2025,ChinawillachievemajorbreakthroughsinbasictheoriesforAI,sothatsometechnologiesandapplicationsachievegloballeaderstatusandAIbecomesthemaindrivingforceforChina’sindustrialupgradingandeconomictransformation,whileintelligentsocietybuildingmakespositiveprogress.

Thethirdstep:By2030,China’sAItheories,technologies,andapplicationswillachieveworld-leadinglevels,makingChinatheworld’sprimaryAIinnovationcenter;majorprogresswillbemadeinconstructinganintelligenteconomyandintelligentsociety,thuslayinganimportantfoundationforbecomingaleadinginnovativenationandaneconomicpower.
   

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