李开复哥大毕业演讲：工程师的AI银河系漫游指南

The three software companies I mentioned earlier， when they were first launched： often made people uglier， lost millions in bad loans， and thought I was some talk show celebrity。 But given time and much more data， their self-learning made them dramatically better than people。 Not only are they better， they don’t get tired nor emotional。 They don’t go on strike， and they are infinitely scalable。

With hardware， software， and networking costs coming down， all they cost is electricity。

So whatever domain you choose， be the first to use AI tools。 If you’re a software engineer， use AI tools to check and optimize your code， to find re-usable code， or even to write new code。 Use AI tools to hire and build your team。 If you start your own company， use AI tools to manage your books and maximize your profits。 Use AI tools to replace your customer support and your salespeople。 Use robots to produce your goods and autonomous vehicles to deliver them。

The symbiotic combination of humans and AI is all about 1+1=3。 For example， when a doctor can correctly diagnose cancer， and save 70 lives out of 100， and an early AI tool can save 60 lives out of 100 -- together perhaps they can save 80 lives。 And when the AI tool improves to saving 80 lives， perhaps together they can save 90。 So do not passively accept AI， but embrace AI， seek out AI， and find every which way that AI can help you。 Learn AI， and find clever ways to build that symbiotic relationship earlier。 Just like the reporter who first found word processing， the accountant who first used a spreadsheet， the first photographer who applied Photoshop， you will have an edge。 In addition， AI will evolve faster and more broadly than these tools， and your edge will grow and become sustainable。

My second piece of advice is： Uphold your responsibility as an engineer。

We all know that for centuries physicians took the Hippocratic Oath， as a responsibility to treat human life as sacred。 In the age of AI， I think engineers’ responsibilities are equally sacred， or even greater。

Why? Because as top engineering graduates from a top school， during the Age of AI， you are the ones with the power。 But please remember what the world’s greatest philosopher， Spiderman， said： “with great power comes great responsibility。”

In the Age of AI， autonomous and semi-autonomous algorithms will invest money， take care of children， drive cars， and conduct surgery。 You will be the ones who build these products， which will impact people’s possessions， health， and even lives。

As engineers， we cannot abandon our conscience and sense of responsibility。 We need to be thorough， diligent， and ethical， not just in the architecture and coding， but also in the design， in the testing， in running the machine learning training， and in downloading the updated parameters。

The first airbags saved many lives， but they also accidentally killed some children， due to the lack of adequate design and instructions that adequately considered children’s smaller size。

So your first responsibilities are to your users， to making your product safe， thoughtful， and usable。 And more than “product safety。” You also have a responsibility to foresee and prevent the potential risks of technology to users from getting out of hand。 So please speak up strongly against “autonomous weapons” or “bartering or sales of privacy data。”

Your second responsibility is to yourself。 In the Age of AI， you are not just competing with other people， but also with AI。 You have a responsibility to work on the hard problems， and avoid wasting your time doing what machines will be able to do。 Don’t waste your talent repeating what you learned at school。 Don’t accept a job that doesn’t challenge you。 Take risks and learn vigorously and rigorously so that you can become the best in something specific and useful， whatever your field。 Be creative and inventive。 AI is great at optimizing， but AI cannot invent something new。

Your final responsibility is to make the world a better place with your choices as an engineer。 Choose jobs that save lives， not destroy them。 Choose jobs that empower people， not demoralize them。 Work for organizations with more compassion than greed， and for people who care more about world peace than world domination。

And my last advice： Be in touch with your heart。

After all that serious tech talk， what I am going to talk about next may seem a little bit out-of place。 But it comes from my heart。

Four years ago， I was diagnosed with 4th stage lymphoma。 I faced the real possibility that my remaining time here was measured in months。

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