Recently, AI technology has once again attracted attention because of a very warm incident. After the death of Bao Xiaobai's daughter, he missed it very much, so he used AI technology to "resurrect" his daughter in the digital world. Not only can you sing, but you can also have a conversation. The relatives who were originally separated from heaven and man were actually interacted with through numbers, and the scene was very touching.
This scene can't help but remind people of the "digital life" in "The Wandering Earth 2". Some netizens said that they understood Tu Hengyu and became Tu Hengyu; Some netizens believe that this should be the meaning of AI's existence.
Using AI to "resurrect" deceased relatives can soothe people's hearts and fill or alleviate many regrets, and such a demand is obviously very marketable. A five-person AI technology team in Nanjing has helped more than 600 families achieve "first-class reunion" in more than half a year. The social and ethical value of this technology is clearly too positive to be overlooked.
Bao Xiaobai, a famous ** person, uses AI technology to "resurrect" his daughter who died of illness in the digital world. Screenshot.
Advances in technology will gradually dissolve the controversy.
Looking back now, the application of AI technology has actually experienced a process of surprise, doubt, anxiety, relief, and acceptance. This is also in line with the universal law of human scientific and technological development.
At the beginning of the birth of a new technology, there is often a lack of large-scale application scenarios, and even some illegal applications will occur. For example, after the advent of the Internet, information dissemination has become a major "psoriasis"; After the birth of instant messaging software, it was used for bad dating; AI face-swapping has also triggered the spread of disinformation. This is not only a characteristic of technological development, it is difficult to completely curb it, and it can even be regarded as a necessary way to test the maturity of technology.
Most people are exposed to new technology, and after the initial freshness has passed, they are often disappointed in the chaos that fills the floor. The real social value of new technologies is still brewing at this time. Taking AI face-swapping technology as an example, it can be traced back to 2017, and after six or seven years of development, after experiencing various AI fraud incidents, its true social value is emerging - "resurrecting" deceased relatives is just one of them.
In the film and television industry, the same actor can quickly switch between different ages and scenes, and makeup and special effects can be made with the help of AI technology. In the animation and gaming industry, motion and expression capture has become a specialty. Real people provide real facial expressions, and AI realizes pictures that are difficult for real people to complete. Driven by new technologies, the entertainment industry will not only be real and rich, but also greatly more productive.
In the field of security, AI technology can be used for identification and on-site monitoring, saving a lot of manpower and improving security effectiveness. In the education and exhibition industries, this technology helps to restore historical figures, create literary figures, and enhance the teaching and viewing experience.
In the medical field, AI technology also has a role to play. This technology can help with reconstruction and modeling, which can help doctors during facial rejuvenation or cosmetic surgery. At present, this technology is still hypothetical and researched, who can predict the future? From the birth to the application of a new technology, countless breakthrough nodes may burst out of new application scenarios.
Of course, AI technology will also break the boundary between the real and the virtual, making human existence "distorted"; AI "resurrecting" deceased loved ones could also spark emotional and ethical controversy in humans. However, in the long course of history, technological progress will gradually dissolve disputes and reshape human life, new values, and new ethics.
How to deal with the new problems brought about by new technologies?
The prospects brought by new technologies are unimaginable, and the wise attitude is to encourage development, and improve while developing. Don't treat it as a tech monster, and don't set too many thresholds. Only in the development of technology can we deepen our understanding of technology and truly realize its value.
The story of the famous British "Red Flag Act" is worth looking back on. In the mid-19th century, when the early steam locomotives were just being born, the technology was not yet mature, the noise was high, and the speed would disturb pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages, so Britain enacted a law requiring speed limits for steam locomotives, and instructed a person to wave a red flag to warn pedestrians and bystanders near the vehicle.
The Red Flag Act "seems to be balanced between the interests of all parties, but in fact limits the development of science and technology, and the United Kingdom, which has been leading the way in modern transportation, has gradually fallen behind, and missed the opportunity for the internal combustion engine revolution to first appear in the United Kingdom." The "Red Flag Law" has also been repeatedly mentioned by later scholars, and it is necessary to be cautious in the regulation of new technologies.
At the same time, how to deal with the new problems brought about by new technologies? An idea that can be used for reference is that any illegal incident such as fraud or infringement must have a specific perpetrator, grasp the core facts, and use the existing legal rules to investigate it. In this process, AI is really just a tool, and the infringer is punished, which will bring new rules and have a deterrent effect.
However, new rules can be introduced to supplement loopholes that are difficult to reach in existing laws, and a system of rules in new areas can be formed through continuous "patching". In contrast to the grand regulatory system created in advance, this gradual "patch of rules" not only provides compensation to victims, but also leaves enough room for the development of the industry.
Taking AI as an example, who has the right to use AI technology to "resurrect" the deceased? What are the rights and interests of the data generated? Can anyone be "resurrected by data"? There is no previous experience in these fields, and they can only rely on arguing one by one to sort out the rules. Let the technology develop rapidly first, and the rules will follow, this is a historical experience, and it is also the modernization concept that we should have in the face of AI.