Alibaba founder Jack Ma calls for responsible AI amid its wide adoption across China


Ma emphasised that AI should be developed with the aim of understanding and serving humanity, not replacing it. — SCMP

Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma delivered a rare speech to the company’s cloud unit on Thursday, laying out his ideas and vision for a responsible and human-oriented artificial intelligence (AI), as the tech giant pivots to become China’s AI enabler.

Ma, 60, made a surprise visit to Alibaba Cloud’s campus in Hangzhou on Thursday, wearing an employee badge, to show support for the unit. According to an edited transcript of his speech provided by Alibaba, Ma drove home the message that the ultimate purpose of AI is to help people live better and more meaningful lives.

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