When will artificial intelligence surpass human intelligence? Will the rapid development of artificial intelligence bring more benefits or risks? Should we emphasize more on regulated "speed limits" or help accelerate development At the 2024 Boao Forum for Asia annual meeting, the topic of "artificial intelligence" is quite hot. In just a few days, there were over 10 topics related to three sub forums. Experts, scholars, and business representatives from the forefront of technology at home and abroad will delve into the prospects of artificial intelligence. How far away is the singularity of technological revolution? Scientists usually refer to the time point of the explosive leap in human science and technology as the "singularity" of the technological revolution. At the Boao Forum for Asia, experts and scholars present have made predictions about when this disruptive moment will arrive. Professor Lee Kyong woo of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at Seoul University in South Korea said that a survey conducted in 2017 among artificial intelligence scientists showed that most people predicted that the next round of technological revolution would have a "singularity" between 2045 and 2090. "If we ask the same question now, there may be different answers." Li Jiongwu believes that the arrival of the "singularity" of artificial intelligence may be earlier than people's expectations. He personally predicts that the singularity may appear in 5 years. In recent years, big models represented by ChatGPT and Sora have made technological breakthroughs, sparking a new wave of artificial intelligence fever. In China, Baidu "ERNIE Bot", iFLYTEK "Spark Cognition" and other big model tools have also been launched. Artificial intelligence is developing at an unprecedented speed. Even experts engaged in related field research are amazed by the frequent emergence of new achievements. "If the development scale in the past was calculated as 10 years, now it has become 5 years or even 1 year," said an expert. Li Jiongwu said that it can be confirmed that artificial intelligence and quantum computing technologies are mutually empowered, and rich data, computing power, and energy will give birth to more powerful artificial intelligence, accelerating the arrival of the singularity. Yuan Hui, Chairman and CEO of Xiaoi Group, also believes that the emergence of large models is seen as a significant technological leap towards general artificial intelligence. The birth of universal artificial intelligence will bring disruptive innovation. In fact, it is difficult for anyone to give a definite answer as to when the singularity will arrive. Stuart Russell, an internationally renowned expert in the field of artificial intelligence and professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, said that the key is not when it will arrive, but rather that we must start preparing. Which industries will be positively empowered? Experts attending the meeting stated that the application of artificial intelligence in fields such as finance, healthcare, education, and elderly care not only brings about improvements in production efficiency, but also holds enormous potential in continuously improving human well-being. Artificial intelligence has become an important technology for digital transformation in the financial field. Renat Bekturkovov, President of Astana International Financial Center in Kazakhstan, stated that major financial organizations have achieved fruitful results through the application of artificial intelligence technology, such as improving efficiency, enriching experiences, and reducing risks. This is particularly evident in the automation of decision-making processes and optimizing customer service operations. For the upgrading of the pharmaceutical industry driven by artificial intelligence, global growth