Consultant Consultant for Forge for Ten Years Research: Ten Years of China's Artificial Intelligence Industry

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has completed the historic transcendence of the world's second largest economy. China has achieved a historical leap from "manufacturing great power" to "manufacturing power", from "Internet power" to "network power". In the past ten years, Chinese artificial intelligence companies have struggled up, from "scientific and technological innovation" to "specialized new", from "specialized new" to "single championship", providing strong support for the rapid growth of China's economy. In the past ten years, China's artificial intelligence industry has accumulated a lot of hair, from "technical research and development" to "achievement transformation", from "results transformation" to "empowerment application", and has compiled magnificent scrolls for the original innovation and development of digital industrialization and industrial digitalization Essence

1. Revolutionary, the ten -year achievement of China's artificial intelligence industry

(1) The industrial strength has been greatly improved, and the enthusiasm of enterprise entrepreneurship is unprecedentedly rising

The scale of the industry has increased significantly, and the industrial growth rate is higher than the global level. In the past ten years, China's artificial intelligence industry ecosystem has been initially constructed. From 2012 to 2016, China's key technologies of artificial intelligence continued to break through, and scientific and technological achievements were richer. In just five years, Chinese artificial intelligence completed the original innovation stage from "technical research and development" to "results transformation". It took another five years. China's artificial intelligence realizes the industrial development stage from "results transformation" to "empowerment application". From 2016-2021, the scale of China's artificial intelligence industry achieved a rapid growth trend, from 49.39 billion yuan in 2016 to 2021 in 2021 180.96 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 29.7%. From the perspective of the industrial structure, China's artificial intelligence basic layer industry has the fastest growth rate, and the average compound growth rate of 2016-2021 reached more than 40%; the scale of the application layer industry accounted for the largest proportion. 100 million yuan, accounting for 51.2%of the total scale of China's artificial intelligence industry, and the proportion of nearly six years was higher than 50%.

The number of enterprises is 4,975, accounting for 24.9%of the global weight. As of 2021, the number of Chinese artificial intelligence companies was 4,975, accounting for 24.9%of the world's proportion, ranking second in the world. From the perspective of the number of new enterprises, the number of new artificial intelligence companies in China reached its historical peak in 2018, with 1,214 new enterprises in a single year. From the perspective of the main business, Chinese artificial intelligence companies are mainly focused on intelligent robots, computer vision and intelligent voice. Among them, the number of smart robotics enterprises exceeded 1,500, accounting for 38.3%; the number of computer vision enterprises exceeded 970, accounting for 19.6%; the number of smart voice companies exceeded 700, accounting for 14.6%. From the perspective of regional distribution, Beijing, Guangdong, and Shanghai have brought together 61.1%of artificial intelligence companies across the country. As of 2021, there were 1,256 artificial intelligence companies landing in Beijing, accounting for 25.2%of the country's proportion, ranking first in the country; followed by Guangdong, with 1,014 artificial intelligence companies, accounting for 20.4%of the country; Shanghai artificial intelligence enterprises totaling 772 Home, accounting for 15.5%of the country.

(2) The number of technological innovation has increased significantly, and many achievements are ranked first in the world

Patent applications accounted for 70.9%of the world's proportion, ranking first in the world. From the perspective of the number of patent applications in the past ten years, since 2012, thanks to the breakthrough of key core technologies of artificial intelligence, global artificial intelligence patent applications have exploded. In the past ten years, China's artificial intelligence patent output has developed significantly, from 7968 in 2012 to 80,785 in 2021, accounting for 70.9%of the world's proportion, ranking first in the world. From the perspective of the distribution of patent areas, there are obvious concentrations in the distribution of artificial intelligence patent in China. China's artificial intelligence patent applications are mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Beijing, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Zhejiang. In 2021, the number of artificial intelligence patent applications in the five provinces and cities accounted for 73.9%. This is mainly due to the above five provinces and cities are the areas with the guidance of China's artificial intelligence industry policy and the most densely invested investment in R & D investment. Among them, the total number of Beijing artificial intelligence industry policies has the largest number in the country, accounting for 25.3%of the country. It accounts for 18.7%nationwide. In addition, most of the main applicants of China's artificial intelligence patent are distributed in the above five provinces and cities. For example, Beijing has the National Grid, Baidu, Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Beijing University of Science and Technology. Guangdong owns Huawei, Tencent, South China University of Technology and DJI.

The number of papers accounted for 26.5%of the world's proportion, ranking first in the world. With the breakthrough of the core algorithm, the rapid improvement of computing power and the support of massive data, the scope of research and fields of artificial intelligence continues to expand. Scientific research institutions, colleges and universities and enterprise giants in the field of artificial intelligence in China actively seize development opportunities, strive to enhance their core competitiveness of scientific and technological innovation, and have published a large number of artificial intelligence fields in the field of artificial intelligence. In the past ten years, from the perspective of the output of the paper, the number of Chinese artificial intelligence papers has increased from 3423 in 2012 to 26,000 in 2021, accounting for 26.5%of the global weight, ranking first in the world. From the perspective of the dissertation segmentation, the theme of Chinese artificial intelligence thesis is mainly concentrated in the fields of decision -making systems, computer vision, deep learning, intelligent robots, expert systems, fault diagnosis and neural networks. In 2021, the decision -making system papers published 2453 articles, computer vision papers published 1969, deep learning papers published 1818, smart robot papers published 1617, expert system paper published 1305, fault diagnostic papers published 1237 and neural network papers published 1019 Articles, the above -mentioned papers are the first place in the world. (3) Core products have continued to emerge, and corporate competitiveness has increased significantly

Technology giants comprehensively build artificial intelligence business maps. In the past ten years, technology giants represented by Huawei, Baidu and Alibaba have continuously strengthened key technological innovation. In order to seize the fourth industrial revolution's scientific and technological innovation highland, it has continuously strengthened the basic layout, technological breakthroughs and product incubation in the field of artificial intelligence. In terms of infrastructure construction, Huawei took the lead in breakthroughs. As of now, Huawei has completed the world's largest integrated artificial intelligence computing network. , Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Shenzhen and other places for artificial intelligence computing power centers have been launched one after another. A new type of artificial intelligence infrastructure computing power network that is suitable for industry -university -research is spreading slowly, providing a basic guarantee for the development of China's digital economy and even the intelligent economy. In terms of key core technology breakthroughs, Baidu has a large amount of data accumulated by the core business of online search engines, focusing on the independent research and development of artificial intelligence, and successively established deep learning research institutes, Silicon Valley artificial intelligence laboratories, and Silicon Valley intelligent driving team to carry out machine learning , Deep learning, image recognition, voice recognition, autonomous driving and other core technologies in the field of artificial intelligence. In the past ten years, Baidu has established "smart clouds", established "Baidu Brain" and other products, and established the world's leading complete artificial intelligence ecosystem. In terms of commercial scene construction, Alibaba began to build an artificial intelligence research institute as early as 2012. In 2015, it launched the visual AI platform DT-PAI that integrates Alibaba's core AI algorithm library. At the same time, Alibaba also launched the virtual assistant "Ali Xiaomi" and ET robots. In addition, in the past ten years, Alibaba has tried to integrate artificial intelligence technology with the original business platforms, big data, cloud computing and other business business, and launched warehousing robots, urban brain, e -commerce brain, industrial brain, Ali Green Network, and Ali Green Network and Smart ecological products such as medical brain.

The cultivation of unicorn enterprises has achieved remarkable results, and the number of enterprises accounts for 90%of the global. In the past ten years, not only the Chinese technology giants have deployed artificial intelligence, but also to win the core competitiveness of the enterprise by building an artificial intelligence application ecological territory. Technical technology companies have also launched many artificial intelligence "unicorn" enterprises. At present, China has 206 unicorn companies, accounting for 90%of global AI unicorn companies. Among them, Shangtang Technology has grown into a world -class artificial intelligence unicorn company. In 2018, Shangtang Technology and MIT announced the establishment of an artificial intelligence alliance to explore the future of human and machine intelligence. Shenlan Technology focuses on the development and application development of artificial intelligence basic research and application. With the joint laboratory established by artificial intelligence, intellectual networking, human -computer interaction, artificial intelligence chips, etc., dozens of original algorithm technology has been invented. Deep learning framework, machine vision, biological intelligence identification and other core technologies such as artificial intelligence algorithms, and non -media payment, in -depth layout in the fields of autonomous driving, smart robots, biomedicity, smart retail, smart cities, have achieved remarkable results. Based on the original deep learning algorithm engine "BRAIN ++", it is based on the field of fintech, intelligent security, and intelligent commerce. "FACE ++" of Face recognition technology "Face ++" was rated by the MIT Science and Technology Review of the famous American science and technology comments magazine in 2017.

(4) AI infrastructure construction has achieved remarkable results, and industrial innovation capabilities are continuously enhanced

The world's largest artificial intelligence computing power network is constantly optimized. In the past ten years, China has adhered to the coordinated innovation of artificial intelligence regions and strengthened the layout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. From the perspective of the web layout of artificial intelligence computing power infrastructure, China has built the world's largest artificial intelligence computing power network cluster. There are 8 artificial intelligence computing centers, which are Pengcheng Yun brain II and Hengqin artificial intelligence super super The calculation center, Wuhan Artificial Intelligence Computing Center, Nanjing Artificial Intelligence Computing Center, Nanjing Kunpeng · Shengteng Artificial Intelligence Computing Center, Xi'an Future Artificial Intelligence Computing Center, Central Plains Artificial Intelligence Computing Center, and Chengdu Artificial Intelligence Computing Center. Among them, the Hengqin Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Center built in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province in 2019 is currently the world's largest artificial intelligence computing power center; in June 2022, the "China Computing Power Network-Intelligence Network-Intelligence Network-Intelligence Network-Intelligence Network "Calculating network" is China's first artificial intelligence computing power network, marking the comprehensive development of the "China Computing Power Network" plan. The largest integrated artificial intelligence computing power network in the world has been initially completed. The pilot area and the pilot area are combined with the double sword, and the regional layout is increasingly perfect. From the perspective of regional innovation, China has completed the construction of a new generation of artificial intelligence innovation in 8 countries and the new generation of artificial intelligence innovation development pilot zone in 18 countries. Among them, the national new generation of artificial intelligence innovation application pilot zone is distributed in Shanghai (Pudong New District), Shenzhen, Jinan-Qingdao, Beijing, Tianjin (Binhai New Area), Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Chengdu; Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Hefei, Zhejiang Deqing, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Jinan, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Suzhou, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Shenyang, and Harbin have regional territories spreading throughout China With the northwest region, the area covers the most widely covered area, the most application scenarios, and the most concentrated regional coordinated development system for technology companies. Among them, the size of the artificial intelligence industry in Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai accounted for 76.2%of the country. Due to the advantages of strong technology accumulation, high concentration of industrial factors, and strong industrial penetration rates, the scale of Beijing's artificial intelligence industry reached 50.13 billion yuan in 2021, ranking first in China.

2. Knowing 10,000, the valuable experience of China's artificial intelligence industry

The unveiling of the list to activate the research and development innovation of market entities. Innovation is the first driving force to lead the development of the industry. Innovation in the field of artificial intelligence is not only the source of industrial intelligence development, but also whether China can obtain strategic key status in the future intelligent era. However, in the road of breakthroughs in the artificial intelligence industry, scientific research units lack sufficient factor support for independent research, lack of professional research and development of enterprises, and the government's direct participation cannot afford huge construction needs. In order to achieve the breakthrough of core theory, the construction of key products, and the construction of basic capabilities can be achieved. In order to fully activate the vitality of the main entities of various industries, in 2018, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Key Task List Work Plan", facing major innovation issues that restrict the development of the industry, and the unveiling of the charts to unveil the list. In the wise, solicit and select a group of enterprises with key core technologies of artificial intelligence, strong innovation capabilities, and great development potential, and scientific research institutes. The hero does not ask the source, and the mechanism of unveiling the list will help stimulate market innovation vitality and promote the formation of new scientific research organizations. By clarifying the specific needs tasks, the common goals are guided, and the multi -party subject forces are integrated to achieve the market -oriented allocation of scientific research resources. The unveiling of the list will help break through the development of the artificial intelligence industry to develop shortcomings, establish benchmarking enterprises in the field, and cultivate the main force of innovation and development.

Disciplinary construction realizes intelligent industry talent storage. In the early days of the development of the artificial intelligence industry, China urgently needed a group of high -level artificial intelligence professionals to participate in the intelligent construction of all walks of life, and the height of talent supply in related fields. In 2009, the Chinese Artificial Intelligence Society led the organization to propose suggestions for setting up the "Intelligent Science and Technology" degree authorized first -level discipline to the Degree Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education. In order to implement the "Notice of the State Council on Printing and Distributing the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Development Plan", after in -depth research and discussion, the Ministry of Education issued the "Artificial Intelligence Innovation Action Plan for Higher School" in 2018 and deployed the accelerated construction of disciplines in the field of artificial intelligence. Among the 2018 universal colleges and universities, the results of the undergraduate majors of ordinary colleges and universities have obtained the first batch of the Ministry of Education to qualify for the Ministry of Education, open a major in artificial intelligence undergraduate, and realize the rapid deployment of timely response and innovative actions of policies. Under the general trend of global industries from informatization to intelligence, the continuous development of artificial intelligence professional talent training teams. From 2018-2021, a total of 440 colleges and universities in China have obtained qualifications for artificial intelligence undergraduate majors to grasp the opportunity of the future intelligence era. Provide sufficient talent protection. In 2020, in order to cultivate and gather high -level talents in the field of artificial intelligence, the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Finance issued the "Several Opinions on the Training of Graduate Training in the Foundation of" Double First -class "to promote the integration of disciplines in the field of artificial intelligence, and promote the" double The first -class "construction college strives to build an artificial intelligence talent training system that rushes the world's advanced level.

Pilot demonstration creates a deep integration and innovation ecosystem. Artificial intelligence is a strategic technology that leads a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change, and has a "head geese" effect with strong spillover. Artificial intelligence is also an important promoter to drive the industry's industry upgrade. In 2019, the seventh meeting of the Central Committee of the Central Committee comprehensively deepened the reform committee reviewed and approved the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and the Real Economy." Sexual characteristics to promote the new round of industrial upgrading of the country. At the same time, the development of the artificial intelligence industry needs to continuously feedback iteration in practice to achieve continuous improvement of intelligence. In order to strengthen the integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy and break the technical level of technical levels caused by insufficient algorithm application, the state has approved 8 regions including Shanghai (Pudong New District), Shenzhen, Jinan-Qingdao, and Beijing , Cover the Beijing -Tianjin -Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and Chengdu. Based on the characteristics of the industrial environment in various regions, we will strengthen the application innovation, exploration and demonstration of artificial intelligence. Encourage enterprises to innovate applications through open policies, explore the successful experience of artificial intelligence innovation applications; accelerate the implementation of smart projects through application traction, promote the formation of new growth points for the formation of smart industries; Integrate industrial cluster. In addition, the state has further supports the construction of national -level pilot zones for the key areas such as the Internet of Vehicle Internet of Vehicles, enrich the technical application scenarios of specific fields, build an industrial ecology of open integration and innovative development, and gradually form a copy that can be replicated and promoted. Experience. Standardize ethics to build artificial intelligence and moral standards. The development of the artificial intelligence industry will have a social impact, and simply emphasize that technology first will contain ethical and security risks in future industrial development. How the machine does not infringe human rights, how to cope with the increase in social trust crisis caused by virtual simulation, how to confirm the power of artificial intelligence algorithm data assets, etc., will bring dual challenges of international security and governance. In order to establish and improve laws, regulations, institutional systems, and ethics that ensure the healthy and healthy development of artificial intelligence, in 2019, the National New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional Committee was established and released the "Principles of New Generation Artificial Intelligence Governance -Artificial Intelligence to Develop Responsible". The framework and action guide of artificial intelligence governance, the preparation of this document has been collected by online recommendations, repeated discussions of experts, and soliciting opinions from various parties, and finally forms a social consensus. In 2021, the National New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional Committee further released the "New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Ethics Standards", which aims to integrate ethical and morality into the full life cycle of artificial intelligence and provide ethical guidance for the development of artificial intelligence. At the same time, provinces and cities with rapid development of artificial intelligence across the country jointly strengthened the protection of artificial intelligence at the practical level. Beijing has released the "Artificial Intelligence Beijing Consensus" for the research and development, use and governance of artificial intelligence. Shanghai has established an artificial intelligence industry security expert consulting committee and released the "Shanghai Initiative of Artificial Intelligence Security". The artificial intelligence ethics system effectively guides the development of the industry and prevent ethical risks in advance, and has become a key step in achieving "technology to good".

Wind and thunderstorms, Wuyue Qunpu. Standing at the commanding heights of the development of a new generation of digital economy industry, we are not afraid of the clouds; at the starting point of the next century, we are wearing from scratch. In the future, we always adhere to the concept of new development and promote high -quality development, focusing on improving the new generation of artificial intelligence technology innovation capabilities, develop an intelligent economy, build an intelligent society, and build an artificial intelligence knowledge group, technical group, and industrial group interaction Integration, talent training, R & D investment, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements to support each other. Always maintain the principles of scientific and technological leadership, system layout, and open source opening, taking into account the current industrial needs and long -term economic development, comprehensively accelerate the construction of innovative countries and world science and technology powers, and achieve the "two hundred years" goal and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Chinese dream provides scientific and technological support.

(Author of this article: Consultant Consultant Artificial Intelligence Industry Research Center)

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