Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 966 - 368: The First Director Position Belongs to No One but You_2

"Professor Qiao, my apologies, we need to change the itinerary temporarily. Due to some changes in tomorrow's meeting, it has been moved to tonight at eight o'clock. The procedures may be a bit troublesome later, please understand."

"Oh."

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Before long, a line of cars drove into the central district of the Capital. However, Qiao Ze found the subsequent procedures not too troublesome. More importantly, he didn't have to wait long before meeting the person he specially came to the Capital to meet.

"Haha, Professor Qiao, although today is our first meeting, we've regarded each other highly for a long time. Since last year, I've seen your report at least once a month."

The hearty voice seemed to have a magical power to quickly shorten the distance between people. However, Qiao Ze's temperament made it difficult for him to show much emotion, so he just nodded and greeted politely: "Hello."

If Su Mucheng, Lu Xiuxiu, Li Jiangao, Xu Dajiang, or Lv Bei were present, they would probably notice a difference. Even if the tone was calm, it was the first time they heard Qiao Ze use honorifics, saying "you" formally.

"Hello, hello, you must be hungry after the long journey? The food will be ready in a few minutes. Shall we chat a bit beforehand?"

"Alright."

"Regarding artificial intelligence, some of our experts in Huaxia are a bit embarrassed to ask you directly. I'm an outsider, so I'll just ask casually, don't feel impatient."

"Not at all."

"The first question concerns the morality and ethics of artificial intelligence. Professor Qiao, could you explain in detail how, when artificial intelligence is involved in the underlying management of Huaxia, we can ensure that its decisions consistently follow the basic social ethical principles of humanity?

Additionally, extending this question, how can we protect personal privacy to the greatest extent while effectively combating illegal and criminal activities that might exist in the data? And ensure that it fairly serves users from different backgrounds and capabilities without exacerbating social inequality?"

Qiao Ze thought for a moment and then began to speak: "The essence of artificial intelligence is still a tool, and its decision tree is its thinking logic. How to use it and ensure it follows human ethics can be achieved in various ways, such as training data, specifying learning directions, structuring explainable AI systems, and real-time auditing and supervision.

If I understand correctly, the original purpose of establishing the Artificial Intelligence Charter Management Bureau should be to do this. I'm not familiar with this bureau yet, but for the bureau to perform its duties normally, relevant professionals are needed."

"Haha, that's quite true. At the meetings, there's a consensus that, while the Intelligent Charter Bureau has hired several experts, you, Professor Qiao, are considered the most knowledgeable about artificial intelligence.

Here's the plan: the first director of the Intelligent Charter Bureau has not yet been decided. Currently, Deputy Director Yang is acting as the interim director. How about you take on the role of the first director? Don't refuse just yet, although the Intelligent Charter Bureau reports directly under management, since the main work is currently focused in Xilin, the office can be relocated to Xilin."

Qiao Ze did not respond directly, but his expression showed some puzzlement.

This arrangement...

Is it for him to oversee Dou Dou?

The elderly man, understanding Qiao Ze's nature, continued explaining without concern: "Actually, opinions on the proposed Smart City construction in Xilin are not completely unified. Many colleagues still have doubts about artificial intelligence directly intervening in human social management.

But I think all these concerns can be understood, as the utilization of artificial intelligence is yet another human societal upheaval with tools. In my view, its significance is no less than when humans first learned how to use fire for the progress of overall civilization. Although separated by significant time on the axis of technological development, both are critical turning points in human civilization.

Of course, just like the use of fire brings about fire hazards. Any revolutionary production tool is a double-edged sword. So, while we cannot live without fire, we must also prevent and control the potential harm caused by fire hazards.

Similarly, many believe artificial intelligence may bring uncontrollable disasters. Yet, we also think humanity cannot abandon it for fear of possible harms. Thus, controlling artificial intelligence to benefit mankind while mitigating negative impacts requires genuinely professional individuals to take charge.

Professional matters require professional people. I also believe that in your position, you'll handle the responsibilities. Hence, entrusting you with this role will reassure most people. Of course, I know this may not be where your interests lie, so you don't need to hold the position for long.

Once you've trained a group of skilled professionals, or when you believe there's ample reason to recommend others qualified to stabilize this role, or after designing a high-completion and perfectly adapted rule system that gets the Intelligent Charter Bureau's operations on track, you're free to resign anytime and focus on your other research, how about that?"

Qiao Ze thought carefully for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Alright."

Frankly speaking, he indeed knows artificial intelligence best. Moreover, Qiao Ze does not feel that his role as director means having absolute power—it is merely a technical position of expertise. He does not intend to hold this role for long, only as a transitional phase.