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Chapter 37 What I Want Most

"How much impact will artificial intelligence have on our future lives? Will super-powerful AI really make many people unemployed? What should our lives and work be like in the future AI era?"

Downstairs from Ji Hong's house, just one floor away from Professor Miao Wenlu's house, he was invited to take Cheng Hui for his first formal visit. At this time, the relationship between AI and economy and society was being discussed.

But as we talked, we talked about the activity [My AI makes money for me]. Ji Hong also concluded: "Actually, we can regard this promotion of personal work assistants as the impact of AI on society. experiment."

"Let AI help me make money, there's no way I can do this for a long time, right?" After listening to Ji Hong for a while, Cheng Hui also raised his own question: "If you can use this work assistant, so can I. Yes, then why should I let you spend this money?"

"With a golden hoe, are you really going to hoe the ground?" Ji Hong laughed instantly: "Now that you have a super powerful tool, do you still want to work for others?
"Not only this problem, but also another problem: some people think that as the tools become more powerful, a job that once required ten people can now be done by one person, will the number of people needed by the relevant enterprises decrease, and will it cause unemployment? .

"Now, these two issues have the same nature and can be looked at together." Ji Hong paused and then said: "To be honest, I'm not worried about this at all. What's the key point?

"I wonder if you have noticed a problem, that is, this personal work assistant is a super productivity tool, but its cost of use is very low. The 1299 graphics card plus our system and tools cost more than per year.

“Everyone has access, everyone can use it, there are no barriers.

“We can actually predict the future from history: in feudal society, tenants rented land from landlords and worked hard for a year, but most of the harvest was taken away.

"And now, we are busy from the beginning to the end of the year. We don't dare to take leave to go to the hospital when we are sick, for fear of deducting performance. But at the end of the year, when I mentioned Porsche, it was true that the boss couldn't go to the company three times a year. Aren't the two similar?

"Didn't the ancient tenants want their own land? Don't we ourselves want to be the boss?"

Miao Wenlu smiled, and he suddenly understood Ji Hong's thinking at this moment: "Use history to see the future. In feudal society, especially in the late period of the feudal dynasty, land annexation was very serious.

“It is extremely difficult to obtain the means of production, especially the core means of production such as land, so farmers have no choice but to become tenants.

“The same is true for today’s migrant workers. The cost of obtaining core production tools and materials is extremely high and beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"As for the personal assistant, to a certain extent, it is a combination of production means and production tools, and it can produce valuable content through it. It is like a farmer owning his own land, even if it is very small. , enough to be self-sufficient.

"Unlike land, this personal assistant can now be easily obtained by everyone at low cost. From the perspective of the nature of the means of production, it can almost be said to be publicly owned."

"Yes, this goes back to the problem of making money unsustainably." Ji Hong said:
"At this moment, the supply of graphics cards is insufficient and many people cannot buy them. Coupled with the poor information, very few people know about personal assistants. At this time, it is very profitable to do things for others, but it really won't It's the norm.

"But then again, you already have your own land, and you still think about working for the landlord, and the little remuneration he gives you, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
“Go back and plant your own land, be self-sufficient and maybe have a surplus.

"It's the same now. You see, this thing can definitely spawn a large number of relatively successful freelancers!"

"Are you confident?" Miao Wenlu answered at this time. She actually didn't have much idea in her mind: "Do you already have a clear plan and direction?"

"Neither do I. I just provide a tool, and the user decides how to use it. In fact, even if I rack my brains to design dozens of solutions, if it can meet the needs of some people, can it still meet the needs of everyone? ?" Ji Hong said: "You have to rely on yourself to think and ponder. Never underestimate people's imagination and creativity. One person is short-term and a thousand people are long-term. What's more, there are more than one billion people in our country. , just wait and see, there will definitely be many people who can make fun of it."

"So, you just said that this promotion should be regarded as an experiment on the impact of AI on society." Miao Wenlu suddenly realized.

She recalled the first time she met Ji Hong. Ji Hong mentioned that who owns "super" production materials such as super-intelligent AI will directly affect the development of human society. At this moment, this is obviously a rare example. .

She also went on to say: "Put a super powerful AI productivity tool into the market, make this super production material available to everyone at a low price, and then see what kind of sparks can be generated?
"Let's see if this situation is good or bad for employment, the economy, and everyone. What impact will it have on the direction of the social system?"

"That's right." Ji Hong nodded and added:

"This time is just right, because this is just an AI personal work assistant. It is not large in scale. If something goes wrong, it can be monitored and reacted at any time, and then it can be quickly and effectively controlled and changed immediately."

That day, Ji Hong got an [AI Sociology Inspiration +1]. He compiled a lot of relevant information at that time, which was indeed equivalent to a practical verification.

After hearing what Ji Hong said, Miao Wenlu immediately paid attention to it - the connection between artificial intelligence and economics and sociology has always been her research direction.

The relevant research results are also of great significance to future top-level design and major policy formulation.

At the same time, it is also one of her job responsibilities as a member of the [National Policy and Research Center] to provide samples and basis for top-level decision-making.

“The previous paper, “Artificial Intelligence Economics: A Study on the Social Impact of Ownership of Production Materials,” relied on a lot of your opinions and insights, and even this direction was inspired by you.

“And now, personal assistants are an excellent example and can be treated as ad hoc experiments on the subject.

"Then this project is equivalent to being completed by us together. I am going to list you as the second corresponding author and the co-author. This is more in line with the actual situation of the project research. What do you think?"

"Ah? I don't have any specific work, just give me a second author."

Ji Hong was quite surprised. He had indeed done some work. If the promotion of AI personal assistants could be regarded as an AI sociological experiment, he would really be worthy of being one.

However, there are some things that cannot be obtained by reaching enough. He does not ask for much, just having a name that can be seen by some people.

Even the name is not that important. What is important is that some of his ideas and concepts can be conveyed, which can influence the implementation of relevant industry policies to a certain extent and promote the development of the industry faster. This is what he wants most.

"Be realistic when doing things. One is one, two is two. The work you do is worth this, then take it calmly, and that's it."

Miao Wenlu made the decision immediately, and also said: "I also want to participate in the whole process to see how a powerful artificial intelligence affects society and the economy. This is a first-come-first-served basis."

(End of this chapter)