Sihaiwang: the society is constantly improving, and technology is also constantly developing. The 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will be held in Shanghai from September 17 to 19 this year. At present, preparations for the conference are in full swing. Let's have a look.
The 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will focus on the theme of "new era of artificial intelligence enabling" and the principle of "high-end, international, professional and market-oriented", which will be divided into four parts: Forum summit, characteristic activities, exhibition application and innovation competition, with the focus on the mode of meeting combining "industry, University, research, application and investment".
In terms of industry, the opening ceremony will invite some political figures, academic leaders and representatives of leading enterprises at home and abroad to give speeches on the development trend of global artificial intelligence and its macro impact on the economy and society. The plenary session will conduct in-depth discussion on key issues from three levels of technology, economy and society. More than 20 CEOs and 100 representative science and technology enterprises of the world's leading enterprises attended the conference, and the proportion of overseas guests exceeded 50%. During the conference, nearly 20 thematic forums and summits will be held to discuss the current situation, trends and hot spots of brain computer integration, group intelligence, smart chip and smart driving, and the latest industry trend report will be released by Gartner consulting company, China Academy of communications and other authoritative research institutions at home and abroad.
On the academic side, there will be 30 well-known universities at home and abroad. In order to promote the cultivation of young talents and innovation and entrepreneurship, the conference held the "2018 World AI innovation competition" for teachers, students, individual developers and teams in the field of global AI. The competition has been launched in advance on June 13, and will present awards and roadshows during the conference in September. Finally, the "sail" (Shanghai AI leader) award will be selected by high-level experts from academic and business circles.
In terms of scientific research, the conference was strongly supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of engineering. 10 top scientists of artificial intelligence in the world including Turing prize winners, 50 academicians from home and abroad, and 100 young leading experts attended the meeting to discuss in-depth such cutting-edge topics as basic algorithms, international cooperation, and future applications. During the conference, a series of special activities will be held, such as high-end academic forum, MIT tr 35 interaction between top Chinese and foreign young scientists. The most authoritative views and consensus will be heard here.
In terms of application, the venue will focus on creating a batch of integrated, diversified and regional AI immersion experience, which will become the highlight of the conference. The main venue and its surrounding AI Park and oil tank Art District will present seven "Ai +" themed experiences and nearly 100 application scenarios, including AI + transportation, health, education, retail, service, intelligent manufacturing and finance; The whole riverside area of the West Bank, including the West Bank Art Museum, long Art Museum, Yu Deyao Art Museum and other art and cultural spaces transformed by relying on Industrial Relics, will launch the imaginative AI black technology of famous AI enterprises at home and abroad.
In terms of venture capital, on the day of the opening ceremony, a series of policies will be released and important cooperation projects will be signed. The winning team of innovation competition will be supported by investment fund, incubation base, policy guidance, etc. At the same time, the AI investment and financing theme forum will be held jointly with investment institutions, and unicorn enterprises and excellent innovation teams roadshows will be held to further create a strong atmosphere of AI leading innovation and entrepreneurship. Shanghai also welcomes strong venture capital institutions to contact and cooperate, and will provide maximum support and services.
China has become a big country in the development of artificial intelligence, but there are still gaps and shortcomings in the fundamental theory, core algorithm, key equipment, high-end chips and other major original achievements, as well as leading enterprises, cutting-edge talents, including policies, regulations, standards and systems. Some of these gaps and shortcomings are common bottlenecks in the development of the whole world, while others are periodic deficiencies in their own development. The 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will build a platform for multi-party dialogue, cooperation and exchange, and provide a stage for thinkers, scientists, entrepreneurs and investors all over the world who are willing to contribute to the future of human intelligence and provide solutions.
Wu Qing said that Shanghai will take the opportunity of hosting the conference to implement the strategic task of building a global science and technology innovation center and the implementation opinions of Shanghai on promoting the development of a new generation of artificial intelligence, constantly improve the innovation ecology, strive to form a national demonstration in the field of artificial intelligence application, and build a new generation characterized by application driven, science and technology leading, industrial collaboration, ecological cultivation and Talent Gathering The industrial intelligence development system represents the country's initiative to build an artificial intelligence development highland. In the next 2-3 years, Shanghai will promote the formation of 100 billion level core industry scale, the establishment of 100 billion level industrial fund, the opening of TB level public data set, the establishment of 10 public innovation platforms, the creation of 6 innovation application demonstration areas, and the formation of 60 in-depth application scenarios.