On August 19, it was reported that Robin Lee, the founder of Baidu, was talking about what to learn in the AI era during the recent Baidu internal AI competition. He said, "It is not necessary to apply for the AI major".
It is understood that on the spot that day, a college student asked Robin Lee, what kind of major should young people learn in the AI era? Robin Lee replied that in fact, many majors are related to AI. The reason why AI has such great potential is that it will have a great impact on any industry. He said that young people do not necessarily have to study artificial intelligence. They can choose their favorite professional direction and learn some knowledge related to artificial intelligence on this basis, including AI thinking, how to interact with large models, and so on. These abilities can be combined with any industry for better performance in the future.
In addition, when talking about school enrollment, Robin Lee said that what he valued most was the self driving force of fresh graduates. He emphasized that all fresh graduates will go through the process of "not knowing" to "knowing", and those with self motivation have faster learning speed, greater potential, and faster progress.
Many large Internet enterprises have invested heavily in AI, and Baidu is one of the first Internet enterprises to bet on AI. In May of this year, Robin Lee revealed that at present, about 11% of search results are calculated by using generative AI technology at Baidu's first quarter 2024 financial report conference.