Experts sharpen focus on new frontiers of AI

Continuous improvement of innovative techniques needed, conference told

The technology of artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, prompting the need for continuous improvements in innovative techniques in order to address challenges and seize strategic opportunities in the field, experts said at a recent scientific conference.

"Over the past seven to eight years, AI, particularly exemplified by large language models, has been developed very fast, with ChatGPT achieving 100 million monthly active users just two months after its launch, and DeepSeek reaching 100 million users within two weeks of its launch," said Dai Qionghai, chairman of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Dai made the remarks in Beijing on Sunday in a keynote speech at the 27th annual meeting of the China Association for Science and Technology.