"The world today is witnessing the dawn of an AI-driven intelligent revolution, Eddie Wu told a developer conference in September. Artificial general intelligence (AGI) will not only amplify human intelligence but also unlock human potential, paving the way for the arrival of artificial superintelligence (ASI). ASI, Wu said, could produce a generation of super scientists' and full-stack super engineers', who would tackle unsolved scientific and engineering problems at unimaginable speeds."
"Wu also announced plans to invest 380bn yuan (40bn) in AI infrastructure over the next three years, news that sent Alibaba stocks soaring to their highest in nearly four years. Wu's foray into the existential, techno-frontier rhetoric normally deployed by western tech CEOs such as OpenAI's Sam Altman and DeepMind's Demis Hassabis caught the attention of observers. Wu's ASI speech represents a breakthrough, the tech writer Afra Wang wrote in her China AI newsletter, Concurrent."
An AI-driven intelligent revolution is being framed as ushering in artificial general intelligence (AGI) and then artificial superintelligence (ASI) that will amplify human intelligence and unlock human potential. ASI is described as capable of producing a generation of 'super scientists' and 'full-stack super engineers' who could tackle unsolved scientific and engineering problems at unimaginable speeds. A pledge of 380bn yuan over three years for AI infrastructure has been announced, triggering a significant stock surge for the company involved. Western firms focused on AGI and US officials warn of a strategic US–China race, recommending large-scale programs to secure AGI capability.
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