In late spring, reporters accompanied government officials to a base at the Naval Aviation University to investigate the use of AI and found that AI has almost become a "universal tool" for officers and soldiers. Cadres and AI discussed the application of management theory in military work, and ordinary soldiers used AI to develop enhanced physical training plans; Before a staff officer's business trip, use AI to plan the optimal route, understand weather changes, and prepare necessary items; When purchasing water dispensers through company documents, AI is used to select the most cost-effective brand model... Unlike the situation where some units are used by a small number of people, AI has shown high popularity, frequency of use, and depth of integration in this base. Where does this confidence of almost 'all staff use' come from? With questions in mind, the reporter searched for a week and found that the answer was hidden in the "Negative List of AI Usage" marked with a red pen on the wall of the study room. Two years ago, we also had many concerns about using AI. ”Cui, the political commissar of a certain regiment at the base, admitted that in recent years, the number of "post-2000" officers and soldiers has been increasing. These "digital natives" have a high acceptance of new things and strong curiosity. When various AI tools are prevalent in society, they are also eager to try them out. However, AI, a new technology that is convenient and fast in the minds of young officers and soldiers, is often seen as a "ticking time bomb" by many grassroots military leaders. I'm really scared. ”Speaking of his experience during that period, Liu, a weather station instructor at a certain station, candidly stated, "Young soldiers dare to use AI for anything. Today, I will write a thought report and tomorrow I will ask a training question. In order to prevent safety hazards, we 'banned it'. ”However, this approach did not truly solve the problem. Under the 'ban', the use of AI software by officers and soldiers has shifted to 'underground' - installing it as needed, deleting it after use, and burying safety hazards in deeper places. This state lasted for more than half a year until the base's political commissar Zhou led a team to investigate and learned about the situation. At that time, Political Commissar Zhou did not criticize anyone, but introduced himself and his family's use of AI: their family of three agreed to ask 10 questions to AI every day, select the best questions every week, and use the answers given by AI as learning content. Subsequently, Political Commissar Zhou said, "AI is not a flood or beast, but the trend of the times. It is a new type of tool, just like computers and mobile phones, that will eventually integrate into every aspect of our lives. To stay ahead of the times, the military must make good use of AI. "Political Commissar Zhou explicitly encouraged everyone to boldly explore the use of AI and pointed out that as grassroots officials, they should master three abilities: the ability to ask precise questions with AI, the ability to efficiently search for information with AI, and the ability to use AI to assist education and management. We cannot just light the 'red light' without the 'green light'. The correct approach is not only to tell everyone what situations cannot use AI, but also to tell everyone what situations can be used. ”For the confidentiality issue that is widely concerned and worried, the solution proposed by Political Commissar Zhou is simple and powerful - to create a negative list that can be used outside of the list. Subsequently, multiple departments including confidentiality, operations, political work, and equipment at the base repeatedly studied and demonstrated, and issued the "Negative List for AI Use", which clearly defined 12 untouchable red lines: it is strictly prohibited to input confidential content such as flight training parameters, equipment performance data, and military deployment into civilian AI tools; It is strictly prohibited to use AI to write flight support review reports and combat readiness work summaries; It is strictly prohibited to rely on AI data to replace manual review of key operations... "The list is not long, but a red line has been drawn. As long as we don't cross boundaries, AI can be used for everything from learning about party and military history to medical and health consultation, from child education to family finance. We not only do not prohibit it, but also encourage everyone to share their usage experience and recommend useful AI software. ”Political commissar Cui told reporters that this "clear boundaries and bold openness" management approach not only makes the use of AI more standardized, but also truly makes it a helper and assistance for the work and life of officers and soldiers. Wang Yuanqiao, a soldier in the field operations team's bird repelling team, opens AI software every morning to understand the weather conditions, migration characteristics, and activity patterns of migratory birds on that day. When encountering unfamiliar birds, he will take photos to consult with AI, and then combine the bird situation data accumulated by the station over the years to develop a bird repelling plan. He said, 'With AI assistance, we have gained a better understanding of the species, habits, and flight routes of surrounding birds, making bird repelling work more precise and efficient.'. ”During the week of interviewing at the base, the reporter exchanged experiences and feelings with many officers and soldiers about using AI. When it comes to the efficiency and convenience of AI, everyone has the same viewpoint: AI is easy to use, but we should not rely too much on it. Second level Sergeant Wang Teng said, 'AI can calculate flight parameters, but it cannot determine my responsibility to my comrades.'. The soldiers I lead and the planes we guarantee are under my 'unlimited responsibility'. The pilot sat in the cockpit, trusting me, not some data or code. ”Instructor Liu said, 'AI can analyze the causes of psychological problems and generate comforting sentences for soldiers, but it cannot empathize with everyone.'. If something happens at the soldier's house, AI cannot give him a fake certificate to go home, nor can it pat him on the shoulder when he is sad. ”Chief of Staff Zhang of a certain station said, 'AI can generate a hundred contingency plans, but it cannot make last-minute decisions.'. The situation on the battlefield is constantly changing, and the final decision can only be made by people, experienced and responsible soldiers who have undergone practical training. ”From these words, it is not difficult to see that in the eyes of the officers and soldiers, the growth of soldiers and the generation of combat effectiveness have never relied on perfect solutions generated by code, but on repeated reviews after ensuring flights, summarizing after troubleshooting, sweating profusely during training, and fighting shoulder to shoulder with comrades... The officers and soldiers of the base are acutely aware that "AI should neither be 'demonized' nor 'deified'. ”Before the interview ended, a war eagle whizzed down the runway in front of the reporter. The mechanics surrounded and approached, conducting an orderly inspection. On the screen of the nearby monitoring room, various corner marker data are updated in real-time. The sunset stretched the figures of the officers and soldiers for a long time, merging with the war eagle and the runway. The reporter suddenly remembered the words of Political Commissar Zhou: "Technology will always serve people. We embrace AI not to replace officers and soldiers in battle, but to enable them to win more battles. ”(Looking into the New Era)