The document summarizes the opening ceremony for the third semester of Taiwan AI Academy's Taipei campus. It discusses the significance of artificial intelligence for industries, preparing for the new AI era, Taiwan's unique advantages in areas like manufacturing and healthcare, what TAI can offer students, the need to develop AI professionals in Taiwan, examples of goals students can set, and encourages students to make the most of their time at TAI.

1. 台灣人工智慧學校
台北總校第三期開學典禮
September 29, 2019
孔祥重校長
H. T. Kung
Harvard University

2. 歡迎和祝賀
歡迎您加入台灣人工智慧學校
祝賀您通過入學考試
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3. 將簡要介紹下列主題
• 人工智慧對產業的意義
• 為這個新人工智慧時代做準備
• 台灣獨特的優勢
• 台灣人工智慧學校能夠為您做些什麼
• 制定具體目標
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4. 人工智慧像電和火類似
影響深遠
AI is "more profound than electricity
or fire“ --- Google CEO, January 2018
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5. 人工智慧是一個變革技術
A Transformative Technology
改進現有做法
啟用新方法
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6. 台灣獨特的優勢
• 台灣在某些領域擁有獨特的資料，例如
製造業，衛生保健
– 這些領域的產業，台灣可以利用這獨特的
資料優勢
• 有遠見的領導 (visionary leadership)
• 高效的溝通 (efficient communication)
• 許多像您這樣的學員，會採取額外的步
驟，成為這個新時代的貢獻者
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7. 人才發展
• 我們需要管理人員和工程師來進行AI系統和
應用程序開發
• 2,000 companies @ 5 each means 10,000 such
professionals needed
• 鑑於人工智能人工智能機會的緊迫性，我
們必須在台灣本地培養大部分人
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8. 做些什麼準備
獲取核心知識
尋找新的商機
練習實際應用
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9. 台灣人工智慧學校
Taiwan AI Academy (AIA)
• AIA has flexible programs to meet industry's need
• We focus on real-world applications and we set up
campuses in the vicinity of major industrial centers
• We encourage enterprises take their problems to the
Academy and bring solutions back their companies
• Students gain hands-on experience in solving problems
of interest to industry
• Students have access to state-of-the-art computing
equipment
• Students work together in a high-quality study and
networking environments
• It is this on-campus learning and networking experience
which differs the Academy from online courses
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10. An Advice: Set Up Your Goal Now
• A four-month time is long enough to do
something substantial and also short enough
for having a realistic expectation
– Note companies often use quarterly milestones
• You should have concrete goal for your four
months at AIA
– If you don't have them yet, work it out in the
coming week
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11. Some Example Goals
• Learn how convolutional neural networks
work
• Learn machine learning framework skills such
as Tensor Flow, Caffe, Keras and PyTorch
• Do a project which you wanted to do. Doing it
at AIA can be cost-effective for you
• Establish your networking for inspiration and
collaboration by meeting new friends and
strengthening existing friendships
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12. In Four Months,
When You Graduate from AIA, ⋯
• You can clearly state what you have
accomplished
• Your employers consider highly of your AIA
experience
• You will be one of the first in your organization
and community who will turn potential benefits
of AI into reality
• Your family understand why you have worked
hard, and will be proud of you
• You will be able to keep up with this fast moving
field on exciting new topics such as edge AI,
privacy and security solutions and auto learning
• You will look forward to joining the AIA alumni
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13. 我希望您們每個人都能在
台灣人工智慧學校
完成一些有意義的事情
JUST DO IT!
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14. Acknowledgements
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財團法人科技生態發展公益基金會