China announces goal of AI leadership by 2030

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AP Beijing
Last Updated : Jul 21 2017 | 11:13 AM IST
China's government has announced a goal of making the country a global leader in artificial intelligence in just over a decade, putting additional political support behind growing investment by Chinese companies in developing self-driving cars and other advances.
The Cabinet statement yesterdaty said that Chinese leaders see AI as the basis for future industrial development. It calls for developing personnel and research and educational resources to achieve "major breakthroughs" by 2025 and make China a "leading world center for artificial intelligence innovation" by 2030.
Chinese companies including Tencent Ltd., Baidu Inc. And Alibaba Group are spending heavily to develop artificial intelligence for finance, self-driving cars and other applications.
Manufacturers also are installing robots and other forms of automation to help reduce labor costs and improve efficiency.

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First Published: Jul 21 2017 | 11:13 AM IST

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