Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wei-Nan E: AI will drive 'equalization of scientific research', independent amateur researchers will become the main force of scientific research in the future

Wei-Nan E, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chair Professor of Peking University, stated at the Guanghua Thought Forum that artificial intelligence is essentially "mathematics + computer engineering", which will significantly lower the threshold for scientific research and promote the "equalization of scientific research". Through open laboratories and cloud services, every team and individual with ideas and capabilities can participate in scientific and technological innovation, and "independent amateur researchers will be the main force of scientific research in the future". He believes that the root cause of cutthroat competition among enterprises is insufficient innovation capability. Although high-end industrial software and machine tool numerical control systems are currently constrained by external parties, an AI-native industrial software system can be built to develop a system that matches or even surpasses Siemens' offerings within one or two years. He distinguished between AI for Science and AI for Industry, and predicted that industrial production line modeling can be achieved within three to five years.

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