China’s Next Take Towards AI Revolution

Stef
2 min readAug 23, 2017

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China showed its ready to launch national artificial intelligence evolutionary plan recently!

Where its initial agenda was to produce enough number of people talents and businesses that levitates AI development globally. Also, the plans to cope up with the leading country like US and to surpass their AI reach and innovation by 2020.

But what we saw earlier this thursday was an absolute shocker! That its next AI development plan will be the world’s leading initiative.

5 years after the initial announcement, the AI and its mutation has become the most crucial aspect for ‘economic transformation’ in China.

This AI development plan was released by the State Council which collectively highlights the chief strategies for the improvement of China’s AI industry.

Insights from the announcement show that China would be the foremost world’s AI innovation centre by 2030.

Taking this forward, China will take the most responsibility to push companies and local governments to the frontline of AI technology growth.

China decided to take the primary step, as to eradicate/resolve the mistakes that current AI leaders are making, such as deficiency in high-end computer chips and equipment, software and trained workforce.

As far as the current situation is, this AI industry rush is considered as the best of all that had happened to humans in recent times.

Additionally to know, the US released its national AI development plan in 2016!

Info from Reuters.

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Stef

Associate Director of Analyst Relations at yellow.ai | Exploring passions