“Dialogue with Zhang Chaoyang: AI’s rapid development – why create “anti-efficiency” content?”
Zhang Chaoyang, founder of Sohu, has decided to move “Zhang Chaoyang’s English Class” from online to offline and plans to offer physical classes. Since its launch in 2016, this course has been running for ten years, with over 2,000 live broadcasts in total, covering more than 110,000 minutes of content, and attracting over 52 million viewers. Zhang Chaoyang insists that he spends about 40 minutes before each live broadcast reading news carefully and writing lecture notes by hand. He refuses to use AI to generate content in one click, considering it a “counter-efficiency” method to combat emotional distress and conduct extreme brain training. He believes that in an era of widespread AI summaries, reading and interacting with real people can provide spiritual support and guidance on opinions that machines cannot replace, emphasizing the irreplaceable value of original content and real experiences.