BEIJING: China will further promote sci-tech innovations and the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to contribute to economic and social development, said Wang Zhigang, the country’s Minister of Science and Technology, on Sunday.
Wang made the remarks in the “Ministers’ Corridor” on the sidelines of this year’s Two Sessions, the country’s annual political season.
China doubled its spending on basic research over the past five years, Premier Li Keqiang said while delivering a government work report to the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing on Sunday. Over the past five years, the country has fully implemented the innovation-driven development strategy and improved and upgraded the industrial structure.
China has also carried out sound deployment for future development of the AI industry, said Wang, adding that research and development (R&D) in AI has been undertaken for many years with some achievements.
Moreover, the country has proposed several scenarios for the application of AI. Through technological traction and scenario-driven methods, AI will be promoted to contribute to economic and social development, Wang added.
Generally speaking, AI is a general direction and a large field which not only affects the sci-tech field, but may also influence many other important fields related to economic and social development.
China has proposed “eight principles” of AI governance. In terms of AI transformation and application, the country has recently launched several scenarios demonstrations such as “smart docks” to promote AI applications.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN
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