The 8th "Smart Society" Forum was held in Tianjin, focusing on building a warmer smart society

China News Service, Tianjin, November 8 (Reporter Zhou Yaqiang) The 8th "Smart Society" Forum was held in Tianjin on the 7th, with the theme of "Building a Warmer Smart Society". Nearly a hundred experts and scholars from many universities and scientific research institutions across the country attended the meeting to discuss the opportunities and risks brought about by the deep integration of intelligent technology into economic and social development.

Xu Zhong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and first-level inspector, said that artificial intelligence is accelerating its integration into the national economy and people's livelihood, injecting momentum into high-quality development, and also posing new challenges to employment structure, ethical safety, and social governance. We must persist in using science and technology to do good and serve the people, so that the results of artificial intelligence development can benefit the people more and more equitably.

Zhang Jin, president of the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the "temperature" of a smart society has at least three meanings: first, the humanistic background, fully respecting people's feelings, demands and dignity; second, tolerance and care, so that everyone can equally enjoy the convenience brought by smart development; third, value-oriented, smart development must be consistent with social order and good customs, so that ordinary people can still maintain a sense of security.

Yang Dian, director and researcher of the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the construction of an intelligent society must adhere to people-oriented and science and technology for good. While promoting scientific and technological innovation, we must simultaneously strengthen laws and regulations, ethics and morality, and humanistic construction, and adhere to the two-wheel drive of science and technology and humanities.

During the keynote speech session, a number of experts spoke on topics such as China's path to AI technology and social adjustment, eco-city practice driven by digital intelligence in building a smart society, understanding of artificial intelligence from a Marxist perspective, AI empowerment and security cornerstones, digital social governance from an STS perspective, interface polities in smart societies, and the impact of digital intelligence technology on the international spread of regional culture.

During the themed seminar, participating scholars exchanged views on topics such as artificial intelligence and digital civilization, "intelligent management of big cities" and the modernization of social governance, digital intelligence empowerment and urban renewal, intelligence for good and people's well-being, digital security and the construction of a resilient society, AI drive and new productivity.

It is reported that the "Smart Society" forum was jointly initiated by the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences in 2019. It has been held for eight consecutive sessions and has become an interdisciplinary, cross-field, and cross-regional brand academic platform.