According to reports from Fast Technology on February 23rd, today, Zhou Hongyi, CEO of 360, discussed the recent controversy over charging for AI courses in an interview.
He stated that there is a significant demand for AI popularization, and Li Yizhou's high income from charging for AI courses is because he effectively captures the needs of users from their perspective.
"Li Yizhou's biggest problem is that he shouldn't charge for relevant courses; they should be free," Zhou Hongyi bluntly stated. At the same time, he also revealed that he will launch a free AI training course to provide users with more AI popularization.
According to previous reports, Li Yizhou, who claims to be a "Tsinghua PhD" influencer, has attracted millions of fans on short video platforms with his AI course priced at 199 CNY.
Data shows that Li Yizhou's AI course, titled "AI for Everyone," has sold approximately 250,000 sets within a year, generating sales of around 50 million CNY.
This news quickly became a hot topic, with mixed reviews from netizens.
Moreover, Zhou Hongyi directly stated that "Li Yizhou should not charge fees," indicating his opposition to the matter.
In fact, Zhou Hongyi has his own understanding of AI. He has talked about AI on his personal Weibo account more than once, especially mentioning the recent popular Sora model.
It is reported that Sora is a large AI text-to-video model released by the American AI research company OpenAI. It can create lifelike videos up to 60 seconds long based on user text prompts and understand the requests made in the prompts.
He believes that the Sora model implies that AGI will achieve in 1 year what previously took 10 years. AI might not necessarily disrupt all industries that quickly, but it can certainly inspire greater creativity in more people.
Furthermore, he emphasizes that while Sora may disrupt industries like advertising, movie trailers, and short videos today, it might not swiftly overtake TikTok; instead, it's more likely to become a creative tool for TikTok.
Therefore, if Zhou Hongyi were to introduce an AI course, it could potentially educate users about a broader range of AI knowledge.
