Hey there, tech enthusiasts! 🌟 Did you hear? China is making waves with its massive AI-driven transformation! According to a recent report from the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies, China now boasts almost 10,000 digitalized workshops and smart factories nationwide! 🚀 That's a giant leap towards a smarter future!
Out of these, 421 have been recognized as national-level smart manufacturing demonstration factories, with a whopping 90% embracing cutting-edge technologies like AI and digital twins. 🤖💡 This was highlighted in the China Internet Development Report 2024, revealed at the World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit in the picturesque water town of Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province.
What's the buzz all about? Well, China is not just stopping at factories. By the end of 2023, they've secured 378,000 valid AI invention patents—a staggering 40% year-on-year growth! 📈 That's 1.4 times the global average. Talk about leading the pack! 🏆
From 2014 to 2023, China filed over 38,000 generative AI patent applications, grabbing the top spot globally. Generative AI is on fire! 🔥 With over 100 large-scale models boasting more than 1 billion parameters as of March 2024, AI applications are skyrocketing! 🚀
Big names like Alibaba and Baidu are at the forefront. Alibaba Group is making its self-developed large models open source. CEO Wu Yongming shared that over 100 open-source models are available on Qwen, Alibaba Cloud's proprietary language model, with downloads surpassing 40 million! 🌐💾 This move is breaking down barriers, making AI development accessible to many.
Baidu's ERNIE Agent is also shaking things up! According to Wang Haifeng, Baidu's CTO, ERNIE has attracted over 800,000 developers and 150,000 enterprises. They've even collaborated with the esteemed Academician Zhu Youyong to develop the \"Farmer Academician Agent\" to assist farmers with real-time advice on planting techniques and pest control. 🌾👩🌾
All this innovation is paying off. The market size for China's large-model platforms and related applications reached 1.77 billion yuan (about 243.8 million U.S. dollars) in 2023! 💰
The future looks bright with AI leading the charge. The World Internet Development Report 2024 highlights significant investments pouring into AI research. With the industrial sector producing more machine learning models than ever, the AI revolution is just getting started! ✨
The WIC summit, themed \"Embracing a people-centered and AI-for-good digital future—building a community with a shared future in cyberspace,\" showcases how AI is set to redefine our world. 🌍 Are you ready to be part of this exciting journey?
Reference(s):
Report: AI empowering digital development of global industries
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