AI communication assistants can intelligently recognize incoming calls and actively answer them, not only helping users prevent harassing calls, but also taking notes and pushing call content throughout the entire process; AI cameras provide intelligent protection and companionship for households, integrated fire protection services such as fire and electric vehicle recognition for communities, and drowning prevention reminders such as intelligent voice broadcasting for scenic spots; The large model of cultural relics activation can realize the functions of cultural relics anthropomorphic image generation, cultural and creative product aided design, and digital separation creation, etc. At the 2024 China Internet Conference, which just ended, many "AI flavor" applications made a wonderful appearance. AI is reshaping Internet business, outlining a new picture of Internet accelerating innovation and development. Internet Development Achievements Lay the Foundation for Artificial Intelligence This year marks the 30th anniversary of China's full-featured access to the Internet. Over the past 30 years, China's Internet has achieved leapfrog development from scratch, from small to large, from weak to strong. The network infrastructure is leading in the world, the number of Internet users is growing rapidly, information technology innovation is unprecedented active, and Internet applications are booming. A number of key indicators rank first in the world, making remarkable achievements. According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first five months of this year, China's Internet enterprises above designated size achieved 686.1 billion yuan in Internet business revenue, up 5% year on year. At the meeting, Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that we should deeply understand that the Internet is an important force to promote the construction of a powerful country and the rejuvenation of the nation, give full play to the strategic, fundamental and leading role of the Internet in the overall modernization drive, and constantly expand new space for the development of the Internet to create new competitive advantages. "The Internet has made positive contributions to China's socio-economic development and people's livelihood services. The Internet needs to find its place in the new era of digital transformation and high-quality development, seize the opportunities of the times, and fulfill its mission," said Wu Hequan, academician of the CAE Member. "Without the development of the Internet, there will be no development of artificial intelligence." Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, said that in the past 30 years, Internet business model innovation represented by QQ, free anti-virus, portal, e-commerce, etc. has not only brought digital changes to people's lives, but also promoted the development of China's digital economy. It is the accumulation of Internet computing power, data, algorithms, etc. that has laid the foundation for the development of artificial intelligence. AI accelerates the reconstruction of the Internet Under the wave of AI development, the traditional Internet business is being reshaped. "The rise of 5G-A+IPv6, especially the birth of the big model of artificial intelligence, has revitalized the original business of the Internet, and also led to the birth of new business. The original Internet business is worth rebuilding with AI." Wu Hequan said that AI has improved the ability of the Internet to access physical entities and serve vertical industries, and has driven the development of digital industrialization and the Internet industry while promoting industrial digitalization. "Without the Internet, there will be no AI, but with the blessing of AI, the Internet will no longer be the traditional Internet, but will enter a new stage of the development of 'intelligent Internet'." Zhang Dong, deputy general manager of China Mobile, said that the Internet showed a new trend of "three accelerated restructuring", namely, the accelerated restructuring of Internet infrastructure, the accelerated restructuring of intelligent terminal form, and the accelerated restructuring of application service mode. The attending guests also shared cases of artificial intelligence reshaping production and life: Toyota's generative AI technology integrates engineering parameters in the design stage, controls quality in real-time, optimizes inventory management, and achieves supply chain and production process optimization; Midea Kitchen Shunde Factory, based on AI algorithm+process simulation, has reduced the order delivery cycle by 53% and the parameter adjustment time by 34%... These cases not only demonstrate AI's "enabling" and "reshaping" capabilities, but also witness the development of the Internet into a new stage of intelligence. The restructuring of business models has also brought about rapid development of the industry. The data released at the meeting shows that by the first quarter of this year, the United States accounted for 34% and China accounted for 15% of global artificial intelligence companies. More than half of the unicorn companies in artificial intelligence are from the United States, while China accounts for 30%. "The new generation of information technology represented by general artificial intelligence is profoundly reconstructing the digital world and the physical world, injecting more powerful development momentum into the development of the Internet industry and providing a broader development prospect." Shang Bing, president of the China Internet Association, said. "The development of the big model has ushered in a new spring for the Internet." Zhou Hongyi said that the big model will set off a new round of industrial revolution, and all Internet applications will be reshaped, which will also bring new revolutionary opportunities to the Internet industry and drive Internet entrepreneurship and investment. AI leads the future development of the Internet When it comes to the future of the Internet in China, AI undoubtedly becomes the most eye-catching development direction. Zhao Zhiguo said that the next step is to accelerate breakthroughs and achievements transformation in AI, next-generation Internet, quantum technology and other cutting-edge technologies; We will continue to promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy, and promote the transformation of traditional industries from intelligent to digital to online. Facing the new journey of the intelligent computing era, Tang Yongbo, Deputy General Manager of China Unicom, stated that China Unicom has built a "connected data network" and a trusted data resource space platform. Leveraging the advantages of China Unicom's data capabilities, it actively explores the deep integration and innovation of artificial intelligence and industry, creates a "1+1+M" model system for the Yuan Jing, and explores a high-quality development path of artificial intelligence with Unicom characteristics. "The track of AI is very wide, not only for Internet giants, but also for traditional enterprises and entrepreneurs." Zhou Hongyi said that the ability of large models is like that of electric motors. Although they cannot be used directly, they can be turned into cars with wheels and fans with blades. Therefore, only by combining them with work and life scenarios can they become products that can enter thousands of industries and households. (New Society)