摘要
本研究通过实证路径探究大语言模型在全球范围内的接入情况,以此考察其基础设施化程度及其迈向通用人工智能的困境。从传播与媒介研究的连接观入手,借基础设施核心概念“网关”,研究使用计算机网络实验法,引入丢包率、时延与抖动等指标,考察大语言模型的全球接入状况(可达、速度与稳定)及其基础设施化与数字不平等的问题。基于全球62城网络节点对中外6款大语言模型所进行的近20万次网络发包,研究发现相较全球北方城市节点,全球南方城市节点在接入层面有较为普遍的劣势,在访问欧美产大模型时尤其明显。在可达性与速度层面,部分大模型已基本完成对搜索引擎、数据库等前代信息基础设施的超越,且全球南方城市节点接入大模型的速度已显著快于数据库;但在稳定性层面,大模型尚未展示出超越前代信息基础设施的显著优越性。尽管大语言模型的问世在隐喻意义上可被视作全球信息交往与人机互联的“初级阶段”,但亟需面对和解决连接中的地缘矛盾。在接入、使用、稳定、普及与价值等多层面发力,或是大语言模型激发其潜质、通往“全球网关”的可能路径。
This paper empirically explores the access of large language models(LLMs)on a global scale,to examine their infrastructuralization and dilemmas towards general Al.Drawing upon the basic idea of connectivity from communication and media studies,and adopting"gateway"as the core concept of infrastructure,this study employs computer network experiments as the primary method and utilizes indicators including packet loss,latency,and jitter to examine the global access conditions including accessibility,speed,stability of LLMs as new digital infrastructure along with the potential inequality issues behind them.Through conducting nearly 200,000 network probes across 62 global network nodes,this study finds that compared to city nodes in the Global North,city nodes in the Global South generally exhibit a disadvantage in terms of accessibility,especially when accessing LLMs produced in Western countries.Furthermore,some LLMs have significantly surpassed"old-type"information infrastructures like search engines and databases in terms of accessibility and speed,with nodes in the Global South accessing LLMs notably faster than databases.However,LLMs have not yet demonstrated a significant superiority in stability over previous-generation information infrastructures.Although the emergence of LLMs metaphorically signifies a primary stage of global information exchange and humanmachine interactions,it is still imperative to address and resolve geopolitical conflicts within connectivity.Addressing the factors like access,usability,stability,universalisation and value will be crucial for LLMs to realize their full potential and evolve into global gateways.
作者
黄阳坤
朱泓宇
陈昌凤
HUANG Yangkun;ZHU Hongyu;CHEN Changfeng(School of Journalism and Communication,Tsinghua University)
出处
《国际新闻界》
北大核心
2025年第6期137-158,共22页
Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication
基金
教育部人文社科青年基金项目“海外个性化新闻推荐算法对涉华信息传播规则的影响研究”(项目编号:22C10559023)
中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金资助“对外传播视角下海外平台算法的信息中介机制及对策研究”(项目编号:23JNQN45)阶段性成果。
关键词
大语言模型
可接入性
网关
基础设施化
数字接入沟
Large language model
accessibility
gateway
infrastructuralization
digital access divide
