Interdisciplinary experts and scholars gathered to discuss "Artificial Intelligence + Humanities and Social Sciences"

On April 9, "Artificial Intelligence + Humanities and Social Sciences" Frontier Forum was held in Wuhan University. This forum was sponsored by the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences of WHU and co-organized by the Big Data Research Institute. More than 30 experts and scholars from different disciplines gathered to discuss the integration of humanities and social sciences under the background of big data and artificial intelligence.

Experts at the conference conducted full discussions and exchanges on the theme of "Artificial Intelligence + Humanities and Social Sciences", and Professor Wang Xiaoguang, Executive Vice President of the Institute of Big Data, made a concluding speech. He put forward four key words: One is foresight. As the name suggests, this forum is forward-looking. In library and information science, the late 15th century to the beginning of the 16th century was the cradle of the European printing industry. The books printed during this period were called "cradle books", and the editions were very valuable. At present, artificial intelligence has just entered the "cradle book" era and has huge research potential. The second is richness. The experts present at the conference come from multiple disciplines, which also reflects the diversity, interdisciplinarity and complexity of this research field to some extent. The abundance of research volume, the breadth of the outer edge of research, the difference in research paradigms, and the diversified application of different scenarios present both opportunities and challenges. The third is enthusiasm. This cutting-edge forum also attracted many young people to attend the meeting, and the discussion atmosphere was lively and vibrant. He believes that artificial intelligence research, like this forum, has a bright future. The fourth is the hope. Research on artificial intelligence integration requires patience and enthusiasm, and fruitful results can be expected given more time.