AI Era Network reported on June 6丨Recently, Musk said in an online interview with an online media in the United States that the actual gap between China and the United States in the field of AI artificial intelligence is about 12 months.
When the reporter asked, "Can you rate the United States and China on every aspect of AI development?" 10 out of 10. ”
Musk replied bluntly: "The United States currently has the most advanced artificial intelligence technology in the world, but China is close behind." Of course, China has the resources to continue to expand and optimize. I think the biggest advances in AI are still coming from the United States and Europe. It's hard for me to give an exact number (specific ratings for AI technology development in China and the United States). ”
Reporter: "There's a big gap [between China and the United States], right? ”
Musk: "To be exact, there is a gap, but the gap looks like it's about 12 months. ”
Musk has long been very concerned about the trend of economic and trade and political and economic relations between China and the United States, and has continuously expanded and deepened economic and trade exchanges between the two countries for a long time, playing the role of a "messenger of peace" in the conflict between the two countries in political and economic exchanges. On May 30, Musk flew to China on his private jet for his first trip to China in three years since the epidemic, and met with leaders of relevant ministries and commissions of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as the president of CATL.
Musk himself is also very focused on investing in the AI industry, dating back to 2011, Musk has a strong interest and ambition in AI, when he was an early investor in London-based AI startup DeepMind, and also participated in the early investment of Open AI. Recently, it was announced that it will build an AI business to compete with Google and Microsoft, and may integrate the business resources of Tesla and Twitter.
The Chinese government has been committed to promoting the development of artificial intelligence technology as an important driver of future economic growth. In 2017, the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" was released, which clarified China's development goals and roadmap in the field of artificial intelligence. The plan puts forward three stages of goals, namely, to establish a complete artificial intelligence industry ecosystem by 2020, to achieve breakthroughs in artificial intelligence core technologies and expansion of application scenarios by 2025, and to become the world's leading artificial intelligence innovation center by 2030. The government has also introduced a series of support policies, including capital investment, tax incentives, talent introduction, etc., to promote the development of artificial intelligence technology.
In recent years, China has made great progress in artificial intelligence technology. First of all, China has made great achievements in academic research and talent training in the field of artificial intelligence. In 2019, China has surpassed the United States in the field of international artificial intelligence, becoming one of the world's largest artificial intelligence research countries. In addition, China has also established a series of artificial intelligence research institutions and laboratories, such as the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Baidu Research Institute, Alibaba Damo Academy and so on. These institutions and laboratories have made gratifying achievements in artificial intelligence algorithms, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and more.