Jack Ma Calls for Wisdom and Innovation at World AI Conference

Machine intelligence must go hand-in-hand with human wisdom, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma said Thursday. Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Ma said that humans should strive to better understand themselves and the Earth, especially in the face of a global crisis like the Covid-19 outbreak. "This pandemic has shown us how little we know about ourselves and how little we know about the Earth. Because we don't know ourselves, don't know the world we are living in, don't understand the Earth and don't know how to cherish and preserve the Earth, we have created many troubles and disasters," Ma said via video message. He added that, despite the resources, wealth, knowledge and technological prowess enjoyed by society today, human wisdom was still the key to addressing the world's challenges and was needed to "enhance communication and cooperation" to find impactful and long-lasting solutions.