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Recently, there has been another wave in the technology circle, are you ready? Today, let's talk about a hot topic: Is Huawei's development model a sustainable path?
Here's the thing, Sun Ninghui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, questioned Huawei's development model in a speech. He said that Huawei's closed monopoly makes it difficult to confront the West. As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet. Some are for it, some are against, and various points of view are disturbing. As a tech editor who doesn't think much of a big deal to watch the excitement, I decided to dig deeper into the ins and outs of this topic.
First of all, let's take a look at what Academician Sun said. He said that Huawei is taking a "Chinese-style closed monopoly" route, and wants to counter the closed monopoly of the West in this way. Sounds a bit of a tongue twister, right? To put it simply, Huawei wants to control all its technologies and resources in its own hands, from chips to software, from manufacturing to applications.
Academician Sun believes that although this model is highly efficient and has great commercial benefits, it is also very risky. It's like putting all your eggs in one basket, and if the basket drops, it's all over. He gave an interesting example, saying that this is like the warlord division before the liberation, each small warlord occupies his own one-third of an acre of land, which looks very good, but when he encounters a strong enemy, it is useless.
So, does Academician Sun's point of view hold water? Let's take a look at Huawei's performance.
As we all know, Huawei has been a rollercoaster experience in the past few years. As soon as the United States sanctions came, Huawei's consumer business was hit hard, and its market share fell sharply. However, Huawei has not fallen, but has shown remarkable resilience. Through independent research and development, it launched the HarmonyOS operating system in a short period of time, and also made breakthroughs in the field of chips.
Interestingly, Huawei's supply chain is not completely closed, as Academician Sun said. Most of the components in Huawei's mobile phones are products from domestic suppliers, and the HarmonyOS system also has an open-source version. This makes people wonder, is Huawei's model closed or open?
However, Academician Sun's point of view is not entirely unreasonable. He stressed that if China wants to make breakthroughs in high-level CPU design, GPU design, operating system design and other fields, it is not enough to rely on the Huawei model. He proposed a more open ecological model, arguing that more enterprises need to participate in the formation of a "vast ocean of smart chips".
It reminds me of the PC revolution back then. If IBM were the only one, I'm afraid we're still using mainframes. It is precisely because of the open architecture that countless innovators and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to participate, which ultimately promotes the vigorous development of the entire industry.
So, the question is: what development path should China take in the era of artificial intelligence?
I think the answer may not be either/or, but the need to find a balance between open and closed. It's like an ecosystem that needs both big trees and shrubs and grasses. A giant like Huawei can remain relatively closed in some areas to achieve rapid breakthroughs; At the same time, we also need more SMEs and innovators to participate in forming an open and diverse ecosystem.
Recently, I saw an interesting phenomenon. More and more Chinese technology companies are participating in open source projects and contributing their own technologies. For example, Baidu's PaddlePaddle deep learning platform, Huawei's MindSpore, etc. This may indicate that China's science and technology community is moving towards a more open direction.
Returning to Academician Sun's point of view, he is not actually completely rejecting the Huawei model, but reminding us: don't pin all your hopes on one or two companies. In the new battlefield of artificial intelligence, we need to gather the wisdom and strength of the whole country and even the world.
Finally, I would like to say that both the Huawei model and the open source model are only means, not ends. Our goal should be to build a strong, independent, and sustainable tech ecosystem that will give China a strong position in the future tech competition.
Dear readers, what do you think about this issue? Will it support Huawei to continue on its own path, or will it favor a more open model? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area, let's discuss the future of China's science and technology together!
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