Editorial: A Clear-Eyed Approach to Dealing With AI

Now that 2023 is over, people may feel a desire to let go of a bewildered sigh. Looking forward to 2024, their hope lies in the future — yet there is also a sense of uncertainty.

Humanity seems to have arrived at a crossroads again, with “uncertainty” becoming a buzzword. The recent “palace drama” at OpenAI has brought the fantastical world of technology back to reality. Artificial intelligence (AI), like a metaphor, encapsulates human intelligence and dilemmas, opportunities and risks, self-harm and salvation. Facing the future, we should neither blindly accept optimism nor succumb to doomsday predictions, but examine all possibilities with a sober and honest attitude.