The Director of the China RISC-V Industry Alliance and the founder of VeriWaves Microelectronics, Dr. Weimin Dai, pointed out during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference that the current phenomenon of a hundred models in the AI field is more of a waste of resources.
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Dr. Dai indicated that since the ChatGPT-induced surge in generative AI, many companies have invested in the research and development of large models, but this mass chaos of models is actually not economically viable. It requires an exponential increase in computing power as the scale of model parameters needs to be continuously expanded, leading to enormous power consumption.
Dr. Dai predicts that by 2028, the number of foundational large models in China will be fewer than 10, with a more ideal state being 5. He believes that there are currently over 100 AI large models globally, but this model is not sustainable. Resources should be concentrated on developing more efficient and environmentally friendly AI technologies, rather than blindly pursuing the number of models.
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🔍 The AI field's hundred-model war is described as a "chaotic dance of models," with Dr. Weimin Dai of VeriWaves Microelectronics calling it a waste of resources.
🔍 Many companies are investing in large model research and development, but this mass chaos is not economical, requiring the continuous expansion of model parameter scale and leading to huge power consumption.
🔍 Prediction: by 2028, the number of foundational large models in China will be fewer than 10, with a more ideal state being 5.