G7 的 AI 午餐会：当大国领导，和 AI 巨头同桌

六月十七号，在法国的依云，

On June 17, in Évian, France,

开了一场很特别的午餐会。

a very special working lunch was held.

要听懂这件事，

To understand this,

我们先简单说一下 G7。

let's first briefly explain the G7.

G7，中文叫"七国集团"。

G7, in Chinese, is called the 'Group of Seven'.

就是世界上七个最发达、

It's a small circle of the world's seven most developed,

最有钱的国家组成的一个小圈子。

wealthiest countries.

里面有美国、英国、法国、

It includes the US, the UK, France,

德国、日本这些国家。

Germany, Japan, and such countries.

每年，这几个国家的领导，

Every year, these countries' leaders

都会找个地方，开一次会。

find a place to hold a meeting.

一起商量世界上的大事。

Together they discuss the world's big matters.

今年的会，开在法国。

This year's meeting was held in France.

而这场午餐会，

And this lunch,

最特别的地方在于：

what made it most special was:

桌子上坐的，不只是各国领导。

the ones at the table weren't only national leaders.

还有一群科技公司的老板。

There was also a group of tech-company bosses.

而且，是当今全世界，

And moreover, the companies that, in the world today,

做 AI 做得最好的那几家公司。

do AI the best.

比如 OpenAI 的奥特曼，

For example, OpenAI's Altman,

谷歌 DeepMind 的哈萨比斯，

Google DeepMind's Hassabis,

还有 Anthropic 的阿莫迪。

and Anthropic's Amodei.

这些名字你可能不熟，

These names may be unfamiliar to you,

但是他们做的产品，你大概率用过，

but the products they make, you've most likely used,

或者听过。

or heard of.

所以你想象一下那个画面：

So picture that scene:

一边，是掌握权力的国家领导。

on one side, national leaders who hold power.

另一边，是掌握技术的科技巨头。

On the other, tech giants who hold the technology.

他们坐在一张桌子上，吃饭、聊天。

They sat at one table, eating, chatting.

那他们到底在聊什么呢？

So what exactly were they talking about?

核心就一件事：

The core was one thing:

怎么让 AI，安全地发展。

how to let AI develop safely.

现在 AI 的能力，涨得太快了。

Right now AI's capabilities are rising too fast.

快到连这些做 AI 的人，

So fast that even these AI-makers

自己都有点担心。

are a little worried themselves.

他们担心几样东西：

They worry about several things:

比如 AI 会不会被用来做坏事；

for instance, whether AI will be used to do harm;

比如怎么保护孩子，

for instance, how to protect children

不被网上的 AI 内容伤害；

from being harmed by AI content online;

还比如，一个国家的 AI，

and for instance, whether one country's AI

会不会太依赖另一个国家。

will become too dependent on another country.

但是，最有意思的，

But the most interesting part

是他们在"谁来定规矩"上的分歧。

is their disagreement over 'who sets the rules'.

几位美国公司的老板，

Several American companies' bosses

提出了一个想法：

put forward an idea:

应该由美国来牵头，

America should take the lead,

拉上一批国家，组成一个联盟，

pull together a group of countries into a coalition,

一起来制定 AI 的规则和标准。

and jointly set AI's rules and standards.

说白了，就是希望美国当那个带头的。

Put plainly, they hope America is the one in front.

奥特曼还提议，

Altman also proposed

建立一个国际性的论坛，

building an international forum,

专门给各国的 AI，

specifically to give each country's AI

做一个统一的、公正的安全测试。

a unified, impartial safety test.

但是，欧洲这边，心里并不舒服。

But Europe, on its side, wasn't comfortable.

以法国为代表的欧洲国家，

European countries, with France as the representative,

越来越担心一件事：

are increasingly worried about one thing:

那就是美国，在 AI 上太强势了。

that America is too dominant in AI.

他们提出一个词，叫"技术主权"。

They raise a term: 'tech sovereignty'.

意思是：欧洲不想只是跟在美国后面，

It means: Europe doesn't want to just follow behind America,

听美国的、用美国的、守美国定的规矩。

listening to America, using America's, obeying rules America sets.

欧洲也想有自己的 AI，

Europe also wants its own AI,

自己的话语权。

its own voice.

所以这顿饭，表面上是和和气气地吃饭，

So this lunch, on the surface a friendly meal,

其实底下，是一场关于

was, underneath, a contest over

"未来谁说了算"的较量。

'who calls the shots in the future'.

那么，他们谈出结果了吗？

So, did they talk out a result?

说实话，没有。

Honestly, no.

这场午餐会，

This lunch

没有发布任何具体的政策，

released no specific policy,

也没有定下任何规则。

and set down no rules.

大家只是坐下来，

Everyone just sat down

把各自的想法和担心，摆到了桌面上。

and put their thoughts and worries on the table.

但即便如此，

But even so,

这顿饭本身，已经是一个信号。

this meal itself is already a signal.

它说明：AI 这件事，

It shows: the matter of AI

已经重要到，

has become important enough

需要最有权力的人，

that it needs the most powerful people,

和最懂技术的人，

and the people who understand the tech best,

坐到同一张桌子上来谈了。

to sit at the same table to talk.

最后，我们一起想一想。

Finally, let's think together.

有一种全新的、强大的技术。

There's a brand-new, powerful technology.

做出它的公司说："我们最懂，我们来定规矩。

The company that made it says: 'We understand it best, we'll set the rules.'

可是别的国家说："不行，我们也要参与。

But other countries say: 'No, we want to take part too.'

你觉得，一个强大的技术，

Do you think a powerful technology

到底应该由谁来管？

should, in the end, be managed by whom?

是由最懂它的人？

By the people who understand it best?

还是由所有可能被它影响的人，

Or by everyone who could be affected by it,

一起来决定？

deciding together?

这个问题，没有标准答案。

This question has no standard answer.

但是它，关系到我们每一个人的未来。

But it concerns the future of every one of us.

最后我想问你。

Finally, I want to ask you.

当 AI 越来越多地，

As AI more and more

进入你的工作和生活，

enters your work and life,

你最希望，有人帮你守住的，

the thing you most hope someone helps you hold the line on,

是哪一条底线？

which line is it?