Zhang Yaqin

ON FEBRUARY 26, ACCORDING TO A NEWS REPORT, ZHANG YAQIN, A FOREIGN STUDENT OF THE CHINESE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE AND FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF SMART INDUSTRIES (AIR) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF QINGHUA, SAID THAT IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF ROBOTS WOULD EXCEED THAT OF HUMAN BEINGS. ZHANG YAQIN BELIEVES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI WILL FREE UP INTELLECTUAL WORK AND THAT REPEATED PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL WORK WILL BE REPLACED BY AI AND ROBOTS, FIRST BY INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS, THEN BY SOCIAL ROBOTS, AND THEN BY FAMILY ROBOTS, WHICH WILL ALSO CREATE NEW JOBS. HE'S ALSO BOLD IN PREDICTING THAT HUMANS WILL ONLY..