On March 5, Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily (reporter Huang Xinyi), Zhou Yuan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, founder and CEO of Zhihu, submitted a number of proposals at the 2024 NPC and CPPCC National People's Congress, focusing on supplementing the short boards of high-quality Chinese language data, stimulating the innovation enthusiasm of Internet platform enterprises, and promoting the rapid development of new quality productivity with high-quality skilled talent supply.
Fill in the gaps in high-quality Chinese corpus data
As of the end of 2023, China has released over 200 artificial intelligence big models, of which more than 20 big model products have been approved to provide services to the public. Although China has made certain achievements in the field of large-scale modeling, it still faces some challenges, one of which is the shortage of high-quality Chinese corpus resources.
The scale of data volume in China will increase from 18.51ZB to 56.16ZB from 2021 to 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of 24.9%, higher than the global average. Although the domestic stock of data resources is abundant, high-quality Chinese data is still scarce at present. For example, the proportion of Chinese materials in ChatGPT training data is less than one thousandth, while English materials account for over 92.6%.
Regarding this, Zhou Yuan suggests establishing a regulatory mechanism for data compliance, promoting the improvement of AIGC regulatory legislation, and protecting and regulating data compliance in the field of artificial intelligence. Supervise and review the data collection sources, processing methods, compliance, and other aspects of the big model. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the social impact and risk assessment of large models, and timely identify and solve possible problems. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen data security and intellectual property protection measures, and accelerate the development and utilization of high-quality Chinese datasets. Data, as a new type of production factor, has become a driving force for the global digital economy. The domestic data element market started relatively late, and related links such as standards, ownership, transactions, business models, and regulation still need to be improved.
Stimulate innovation vitality of Internet platform enterprises
2024 will usher in an important milestone of the 30th anniversary of China's full-featured access to the Internet. After nearly three decades of development, the Internet has not only reshaped people's working mode and lifestyle, but also changed their way of thinking. It is the core force of China's scientific and technological innovation system and provides a strong driving force for promoting the innovation driven development strategy.
In this regard, Zhou Yuan proposed to strengthen the protection of policies and regulations and boost the confidence of Internet platform enterprises. We need to accelerate the legislative process to promote the development of the private economy. We need to scientifically establish regulatory policies. Improve the negative list system for market access, clarify the prohibited and restricted areas of entry. For industries that have not yet been included in the regulatory scope, the principle of "act without prohibition" should be followed to support Internet platform enterprises to explore unknown areas and lay a solid foundation for cultivating future industries.
We should improve the scientific and technological innovation mechanism and stimulate the innovation enthusiasm of Internet platform enterprises. Optimize the organization of industrial and technological support funds and projects, and absorb a greater proportion of scientific and technological innovative Internet platform enterprises and their industrial scientists and entrepreneurs to participate in depth. Provide tax incentives and government guidance fund support to reduce the R&D costs of Internet enterprises and stimulate their enthusiasm for continuous R&D.
Promoting the rapid development of new productive forces through the supply of high-quality skilled talents
The source of new productive forces lies in technological innovation, the foothold lies in industrial upgrading, and the key factor lies in talent support. Accelerating the formation of new productive forces not only requires high precision and shortage of scientific and technological talents, but also a large number of high-quality technical and skilled talents, great country craftsmen, skilled craftsmen, etc.
Zhou Yuan stated that artificial intelligence technology has brought more innovation opportunities to the skills training industry, promoting the implementation of more diverse application scenarios in the skills training industry. Through the application of artificial intelligence technology, the vocational skills training industry can achieve a more personalized, flexible, and efficient teaching mode, providing students with a more accurate learning experience. At the same time, teachers can also use AI tools to improve teaching effectiveness, better meet the learning needs of students, and promote the development of skill training to a higher level.
He suggested that training institutions and teachers should be encouraged and guided to adapt and master AI technology more actively, enhance their professional abilities and educational literacy, and continuously explore innovation through the development of artificial intelligence technology and AI big models. Empowering the skills training industry to achieve transformative development can promote the efficiency and effective supply of high-quality skilled talent cultivation.