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<\/p>\n SMART LIVING:
\n The government\u2019s 10-year AI development initiative aims to build an AI innovation system and create circles that integrate AI across all aspects of life, Lai said <\/p>\n
The government has set a goal of cultivating 500,000 artificial intelligence (AI) professionals by 2040 and plans to inject NT$100 billion (US$3.17 billion) into a venture capital fund to achieve it, President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) said yesterday at an AI talent forum in Taipei.<\/p>\n
\u201cAI changing the world is no longer a future prospect \u2014 it is happening right now,\u201d so cultivating AI talent is extremely important, Lai said.<\/p>\n
While many people still have doubts about AI, it has already quietly transformed production methods and lifestyles, he said.<\/p>\n
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Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times <\/p>\n
AI is bringing an industrial revolution, meaning a complete overhaul of talent development and ways of living, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaiwan is indeed fortunate. Through the efforts of several generations, the technology industry has established a solid foundation and plays a key role in the global high-tech sector,\u201d he said. \u201cLooking back, Taiwan has progressed from mechanization and automation to digitalization. Now it is time to fully promote intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past, Taiwan\u2019s hardware manufacturing laid a strong foundation and now the focus is on AI applications to ensure Taiwan maintains a competitive edge in the next generation,\u201d Lai said.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s promotion of AI does not mean it favors specific industries, nor does it mean everyone must learn to code, he said, adding that the goal is to cultivate a population capable of effectively utilizing AI.<\/p>\n
The government unveiled its new 10-year AI development initiatives last year, Lai said.<\/p>\n
The initiatives include the establishment of a national computing center and the development of critical technologies, such as silicon photonics, quantum computing and robotics, he said.<\/p>\n
Its objective is to build an AI innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, help small and medium-sized enterprises upgrade and transform, and create intelligent living circles that integrate AI across all aspects of life \u2014 food, clothing, housing, transportation, education and entertainment, he added.<\/p>\n
National competitiveness would increasingly depend not only on advanced chipmaking capabilities, but also on the ability of Taiwanese to use AI effectively, Lai said.<\/p>\n
To this end, the government is rolling out AI training courses for the public sector, and encouraging civil servants and students to acquire AI skills, he added.<\/p>\n
Through cooperation between government, industry and academia, Taiwan could use AI to achieve economic transformation, Lai said.<\/p>\n
With a larger AI talent pool, the government aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises accelerate digital upgrades and boost their competitiveness, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SMART LIVING: The government\u2019s 10-year AI development initiative aims to build an AI innovation system and create circles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[345,343,344,85,46,125,5701,5700],"class_list":["post-232227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology","tag-the-taipei-times","tag-5700"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}