After more than 60 years of evolution, artificial intelligence has become the focus of international competition under the wave of new technologies such as big data, mobile applications, supercomputers, Internet of Things, brain sciences, new theoretical developments and socio-economic advances. In the past, artificial intelligence was attributed to other development projects in other programs. Due to the rapid progress, the early implementation of the "Internet +" artificial intelligence three-year action plan was put into promotion and the plan will be implemented until 2018. In order to grasp the development trend, Take the lead, and become the leading country in the world of artificial intelligence development, continue planning to launch in July 2017 "a new generation of artificial intelligence development plan," artificial intelligence to the level of national strategy, and announced three-phase development plan, this The separate development of artificial intelligence as a key project shows that the Chinese government attaches great importance to this field.
China's three-step AI policy covers a wider area than the Internet +
Compared with the "Internet +" three-year AI implementation plan, "the newly announced" New Generation of AI Development Plan "covers a wider area and focuses more on government services and industrial applications.
2020: China's development goal at this stage is to synchronize with the world advanced level in the overall application of artificial intelligence, hoping to make artificial intelligence industry a new economic growth point, and the application of artificial intelligence technology as a new way to improve people's livelihood. Development: Big data intelligence, cross-media intelligence, group intelligence, hybrid enhancement intelligence, autonomous intelligent system, simultaneous development of core components and high-end equipment in line with the needs of hard devices, etc. Objectives To launch innovative applications in key areas in an all-round way, And innovation team.According to the advancement of industry development, establish artificial intelligence technology standards, service system and industrial ecological chain.It was initially established in some fields of artificial intelligence ethics and policies and regulations.
2025: China should make major breakthroughs in the basic theory of artificial intelligence, some of its technologies and applications will reach the advanced level in the world, artificial intelligence will become the main driving force for industrial upgrading and economic restructuring in China, and a positive development will be reached in the building of a smart society. Used in intelligent manufacturing, smart medical, smart city, smart agriculture and national defense construction.
2030: By this time, China will become the world's leading artificial intelligence innovation center in the world in terms of artificial intelligence theory, technology and applications, and will form a complete industrial chain and advanced industries covering core technologies, key systems, supporting platforms and intelligent applications group.
Three major areas to support the development of China's AI
As the major developed countries in the world regard artificial intelligence as their primary strategy for enhancing national competitiveness and safeguarding national security, the State Council plans this "new generation of artificial intelligence development plan," focusing on core technology development, top talent introduction and cultivation , And implemented standards and measures according to the development needs of the industry. The goal is to grasp the key technologies and leadership in the development of artificial intelligence and promote artificial intelligence to create new technologies, new products, new industries and new modes and become the new momentum of economic growth.
For the layout of artificial intelligence development, a "1 + N" artificial intelligence planning group is set up to coordinate new technology development with key national projects. "1" refers to a new generation of major artificial intelligence projects that focus on basic theories and key common technologies Forward-looking layout. "N" refers to the artificial intelligence R & D project deployed in the relevant national planning plan. The emphasis is on strengthening the interface with major science and technology projects of the new generation of artificial intelligence and promoting the theoretical research, technological breakthrough and product development and application of artificial intelligence. The development of artificial intelligence software and hardware is supported in major national science and technology projects such as "nuclear high base" (core electronic components, high-end general purpose chips, basic software) and integrated circuit equipment.
China is still closely followed up in the R & D and manufacturing of core chips and components and software development. With the use of major national science and technology projects, China has mastered the self-made technologies and independent production capabilities of key components and formed a complete industrial ecosystem for the development of domestic artificial intelligence The hardware and technology needed to provide support, and accelerate the development of artificial intelligence and industrial applications.
AI development must focus on the establishment of basic theories and hardware support systems. The Chinese government hopes to build an environment suitable for the development of AI. R & D on existing data and data will encourage the parties to invest in research by establishing open platforms and open source code To develop the theory and application of AI field, the goal is to expand into industrial application in the future and form another impetus for industrial upgrading. In order to achieve this goal, the Chinese government, in addition to its planned support, also supports the establishment and encouragement of the park And other ways to speed up the development of AI.
Led by the Chinese government to give priority to several industries Start discussion of standards, and encourage domestic enterprises to participate in or lead the development of international standards, with technical standards to "go global" to promote the application of artificial intelligence products and services in overseas applications. Initial application-oriented hardware slot , Interfaces and other standards, testing standards developed in the hope that through the domestic industrial technology and market size, promote the development of international standards conducive to the development and expansion of overseas markets in the future, and to avoid being subject to the standards and technology of other countries have a security risk .
The plan mentions the formulation of relevant intellectual property and ethical norms, and under the set of common norms and standards of moral values, the development of artificial intelligence, the protection of property rights and the avoidance of ethical disputes in application, and the search for the application of artificial intelligence laws and regulations, international Rules and other aspects of international cooperation to jointly cope with global challenges.
China AI talent gap to attract global talent as the most important task
China and the United States are leaders in the field of artificial intelligence research and development in the world today. The number of published scientific papers and invention patents in the world ranks the second in the world. However, compared with the major countries such as the United Kingdom, India, Germany and Japan, China In the impact of the paper is also slightly inferior to Britain and the United States and other countries, so focus on the relevant basic theory and technology to speed up the research and development process.
The United States ranks first in the world in artificial intelligence and seventh in China, and the Chinese government estimates that there will be a gap of up to five million in the demand for artificial intelligence in the country and about 50,000 existing personnel. In order to speed up the breakthrough of basic theory and technology, especially to lock in high-level talents and match with the establishment of artificial intelligence industrial park, we should provide the development niche. At this stage, the Chinese in the United States returned or invested in the development of artificial intelligence in China Bulk, the future will attract more talents from all over the world.China's technology companies have invested heavily to recruit overseas talent, especially relying on big data and resources platform providers, artificial intelligence research personnel more attractive.
The AI program in China emphasizes cultivating leading enterprises in various fields such as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent and other large enterprises, through its accumulated technical energy and huge data resources, as a unique advantage of developing artificial intelligence, using data provided by large platforms Resources and technology development, expect to be able to drive the development of related application systems and equipment, such as unmanned vehicles, wearable devices, robots, IoT sensors, etc., bringing together various industry resources to form a new ecological chain and promoting the development of artificial intelligence in SMEs With various fields of application.
The building of a communications infrastructure (5G) has also become an important support project as data collection needs to accumulate big data for development and use of artificial intelligence through a variety of sensing, transmission, storage, computing and processing functions, etc. Big Data Storage and Supercomputer And other equipment, the average company can not afford the fear of the Chinese government led the construction of supercomputing center on the application of artificial intelligence.China in the development of 5G communication technology and specifications, Taiwan factory should continue to track the future to push the product to China then To meet the needs of the local market specifications. In addition to consider the system equipment and power supply stability requirements, and therefore simultaneously promote the new smart energy network as the future energy supply and demand planning basis.
Taiwan limited market size AI development depends on overseas training
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology announced AI development programs in succession, divided into five major areas including R & D services, innovation value-added, creative practice, industrial pilotage and social participation, and promoted the application and development of AI through the joint efforts of industry, universities and research institutes. Development, industrial applications of AI in the robot industry, and development of infrastructure and key chips.China's competitive state with Taiwan in basic theory, robotics application and chip development are all expected to grasp the autonomy of industrial applications and key chips in the future AI ability.
In the development of artificial intelligence, all countries have proposed relevant policies to attract talents. At present, there are a large number of overseas Chinese and returned overseas students who have returned to China for development. People and the government have invested a great deal of resources to constantly recruit top talent from all over the world. Taiwan should think about how to create a stimulating business environment in the country. At the same time, we should consider the relevant laws and regulations on the work of foreigners in Taiwan in order to attract talented people to go back to Taiwan or come to invest and manage in Taiwan.
The Chinese government supports and fosters AI's talent pool with state power and develops AI's accumulated energy at theoretical and industrial levels through independent research and development. The demand for qualified personnel within AI in China is gradually expanding. By opening up specialized channels and encouraging specific areas Of overseas experts and teams to cooperate with domestic academic units and research institutes, and use preferential policies to guide enterprises to introduce AI-related talents.
If Taiwan can not create an enabling environment within a short period of time, overseas military training can serve as a way for the country to simultaneously cultivate future talents in the field of artificial intelligence. Through academic exchanges, internships or cooperation with major overseas companies, it speeds up the development of artificial intelligence accumulation.
Ministry of Science and Technology released AI talent training program and China's AI development plan to control the initial planning of taiwan with independent training and overseas training, China is to increase the absorption of overseas talents to China's development, especially for key areas of top talent and outstanding youth Talent as the goal.
Taiwan still has advantages in IC design and chip manufacturing in the world and should focus on the development of AI on chip. In the future, artificial intelligence chips and high-performance computing chips will push up the demand as the related products are pushed forward. Therefore, high-performance computing power The chip production capacity is the development of artificial intelligence, self-driving and other next-generation technology infrastructure.
The development of related IoT and sensors can also be in line with the development trend of AI. The development of AI requires a large amount of data. Taiwan currently has relatively few big data resources. Therefore, through the establishment of sensors and the promotion of intelligent terminal equipment and products, the IoT is used to collect data According to the data collected by the environment or special fields, artificial intelligence is developed. According to the suggestion of China's Ministry of Science and Technology, it can be further developed in the fields of intelligent applications such as financial technology, intelligent manufacturing, intelligent health care, and intelligent transportation.