Wan Gang, Minister of Science and Technology: Formulating Artificial Intelligence Innovation Development Plan

On March 11th, Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang revealed at the press conference of the 5th session of the 12th National People's Congress that the Ministry of Science and Technology is currently arguing for the preparation of the “2030 Major Project of Scientific and Technological Innovation” in the field of artificial intelligence, and is also drafting an innovative plan for the development of artificial intelligence in China. It is expected that the "two sessions" will be introduced soon after the country and the central government will set up special projects for this purpose. 2016 was called the first year of artificial intelligence. At the enterprise level, giants of domestic and international technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Baidu have accelerated their deployment in the field of artificial intelligence. At the government level, countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States have issued their respective artificial intelligence government reports in 2016. In this year's "two sessions", artificial intelligence first entered the "Government Work Report." Wan Gang said that after 60 years of accumulation, artificial intelligence has made significant progress in deep learning, cross-border integration, human-computer collaboration, and group intelligence since last year. In the field of artificial intelligence, the Ministry of Science and Technology is conducting an argument. Many NPC deputies and CPPCC members also made very good suggestions. In accordance with the requirements of the "National Innovation-Driven Development Strategy Outline" and the National "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" Outline, China is actively deploying a number of major science and technology projects and major projects related to the long-term development of the national strategy and the people's lives in 2030 - "Technology "Innovate the 2030 major project", which will form a system layout with far and near integration and successive succession of major national science and technology projects that will be implemented in 2006. Wan Gang introduced that artificial intelligence is the field of long-term attention of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Over the years, the Ministry of Science and Technology has actively promoted the development of artificial intelligence technology through a series of scientific and technological projects such as the “863” and “973” and scientific and technological support plans. In terms of key technologies, the company focused on supporting smart computer systems, intelligent robots, and automatic information processing. It also supported a number of projects in intelligent transportation, smart grids, and smart cities. “Our company is also very powerful. Everyone has seen such things as Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent and Huawei. They are all conducting research in this area. Everyone has already seen some in the market. The Jiangsu TV’s “Most Powerful Brain” program has several The strongest players and artificial intelligence PKs have attracted widespread attention, and AlphaGo does.” Wan Gang said that artificial intelligence has indeed achieved rapid development. It will lead economic and social development and improve people’s lives, especially in precision medical care and pensions. Services, etc. will have good prospects for development. Wan Gang said that in the next step, the Ministry of Science and Technology should face these new situations, especially in recent years, in terms of deep learning of key technologies, cross-border integration of information technologies, man-machine collaboration and control, and community intelligence and open research. Under the strength. The Ministry of Science and Technology is gathering experts from the scientific and technological circles, the business community, and innovative companies, including some young entrepreneurs working together to formulate plans to promote the development of artificial intelligence in China. Wan Gang emphasized that this plan aims to promote the application of artificial intelligence in economic construction, social livelihood, environmental protection, and national security. At the same time, the country must lay a solid foundation, and the central government will set up a special project, mainly focusing on basic research, core and common technologies. This research must be open, and there will be a platform for knowledge exchange in the future, an open knowledge sharing platform, an open software platform, an open source hardware platform, and a professional and creative space. This plan is currently being drafted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and related parties. It is estimated that the two sessions will soon meet with you.

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