Kong Xuetang Civilization Forum | Exclusive Interview with Hu Yu, Cofounder of iFlytek at HKUST, on Yang Ming's Mind Science and Artificial Intelligence

On the morning of November 11th, the "Yangming Mind Learning and Entrepreneurial Spirit" Confucius Academy Civilization Forum opened in Guiyang. On the evening of November 10th, Guiyang Net interviewed Hu Yu, the co-founder of iFlytek, who came to the forum to discuss issues related to Yang Ming's psychology and artificial intelligence

On the morning of November 11th, the "Yangming Mind Learning and Entrepreneurial Spirit" Confucius Academy Civilization Forum opened in Guiyang. On the evening of November 10th, Guiyang Net interviewed Hu Yu, the co-founder of iFlytek, who came to the forum to discuss issues related to Yang Ming's psychology and artificial intelligence.

In the company's business philosophy, 'the unity of knowledge and action' is a very important part. 'Hu Yu said that in the process of development, there are often situations where knowledge is easy and action is difficult, so it needs to be repeatedly verified. Hu Yu believes that the development process of iFlytek over the past 24 years can be roughly divided into two parts: the path of scientific research and the path of industrialization, both of which embody the spirit of "unity of knowledge and action".

In terms of scientific research, we have spent a lot of time and energy from making machines speak to making them understand us, and this process of research is precisely a manifestation of the unity of knowledge and action, It is very difficult to continuously improve our research level, but when we learned about the academic research, we increased our investment in this area and took the lead in breaking through the problem of speech recognition in 2010. Nowadays, iFlytek has moved from 'perceptual intelligence' to 'cognitive intelligence' and applied it in many fields such as smart education, smart cities, and smart healthcare

Selling technology to partners, applying our voice recognition technology in embedded devices, and producing smart headphones are also manifestations of iFlytek's' unity of knowledge and action 'in the industrialization process, "said Hu Yu.

Hu Yu stated that in the development process of iFlytek, it is a process of constantly summarizing previous experiences, which is a process of "knowing", while applying and practicing technology in more fields is a process of "doing".

When discussing the suggestions for strengthening the transformation and application of Yangming culture in Guiyang, and enhancing the visibility and reputation of the city's reputation as a heart learning highland, Hu Yu believes that Guiyang has a strong atmosphere of big data and great potential. In the cultivation of new generation talents, big data technology can be fully utilized to empower language and quality education, and the study of Yangming culture can be integrated into it, allowing young, young, and middle-aged people to receive more historical and cultural influence and learning. In addition, combined with the rich tourism resources and strong Yangming cultural atmosphere in Guiyang, it is necessary to further promote the integration of culture and tourism, enrich Yangming cultural carriers, and drive the high-quality development of the tourism industry with high-quality cultural resources.

Hu Yu is not only an outstanding entrepreneur, but also an outstanding scientist. He was awarded the "Top 10 Most Influential Technological Innovators" in 2016 and the "Most Beautiful Technological Worker" in 2020.

In the new round of life and production mode changes, the organic combination of scientists and entrepreneurs is very important. In addition to studying science and technology and industrial ecology, what is more important is how the human heart continuously focuses on the issues of concern, and integrates different perspectives well, while also thinking while taking action, "Hu Yu said.

Chinese culture has a long history, and combined with the current development of artificial intelligence, Hu Yu believes that in order to better promote China's excellent traditional culture, we can start with "technology+culture".

The 'big model' in the field of artificial intelligence has brought us a significant change. Taking Yangming Xinxue as an example, if we can turn its content, historical stories, and other content into an expert system, and then spread it to the outside world through languages from different countries around the world, it must have a certain promoting effect on promoting global cultural exchange, "Hu Yu said.

Regarding the participation in the Confucius School Civilization Forum held on November 11th, Hu Yu is full of anticipation: "This forum will bring together numerous experts in Confucianism and Yangming's psychology, as well as economists and entrepreneurs, for in-depth exchanges. I hope that by sharing my views on this platform, I can also understand and learn more new cognition and ideas, and further understand the connotation of entrepreneurial spirit from the perspective of Yangming's psychology." (Guiyang Network reporter Wang Qian/Wen Liangchao/Tu Lv Jinghong/Video Lin Hu/Poster Design)