On April 26, 2024, Baosteel and Huawei jointly held an AI transformation strategy conference with the theme of "AI Empowers the Future of Steel", jointly opening a new chapter in the intelligent transformation of the steel industry. Zou Jixin, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of China Baowu, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Baosteel Co., Ltd., and Zou Zhilei, Senior Vice President of Huawei, attended the launch event, and Deng Xiaodong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Acting Mayor of Baoshan District, was invited to attend the launch event.
Wu Jun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Baosteel Co., Ltd., Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the Academia Sinica. In the theme sharing of "AI Empowering Future Steel", it was pointed out that artificial intelligence technology is booming, and the steel industry is also in an opportunity period for the country to accelerate the promotion of new quality productivity and promote the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy. In this context, Baosteel and Huawei have joined forces to comprehensively deepen cooperation in core areas such as basic computing power and platform construction, large-scale model construction of the steel industry, and talent training for digital and intelligent transformation, jointly creating an intelligent development path for the steel industry, and striving to take the lead in setting a new benchmark for the integration of data and reality in the industry, and creating a new model of innovation and development.
Jiang Wangcheng, President of Huawei's Mining Corps Solution, said in his speech on the theme of "Digital-Real Integration, AI Helps the Transformation and Development of the Manufacturing Industry" that Huawei has breakthrough innovation capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence and large models, and has accumulated rich experience in digital intelligence transformation in the manufacturing industry. Baosteel has the advantages of long-term precipitation of automation and informatization basic capabilities, as well as high-quality data assets. The two parties will complement each other's advantages and carry out the application of new technologies and methods related to AI large models in the steel field through joint innovation, and jointly promote the intelligent upgrading of the steel industry.
Baosteel and Huawei at the press conference
A signing ceremony was held for cooperation in all fields
The "AI Empowering Future Steel" cooperation agreement aims to give full play to their respective advantages in the field of steel manufacturing and information technology, jointly explore the application of AI large models in the steel industry, and promote the intelligent upgrading of steel production processes.
Wu Jun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Baosteel Co., Ltd., Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Academia Sinica, & Li Ran, General Manager of Shanghai Government and Enterprise of Huawei
Baoxin Software signed a sub-agreement with Huawei on infrastructure construction to provide strong support for Baosteel's AI application construction in terms of Huawei's Ascend computing power, network and storage infrastructure construction, AI platform and basic large model environment construction, full-stack platform integration with Baozhiyun and Baowu ecological platforms, and technical support services.
Wu Jinsong, Senior Vice President of Baoxin Software & Cao Zhaolian, General Manager of Shanghai Government and Enterprise Development Department of Huawei
Baosteel and Huawei signed a sub-agreement on the joint construction of large models in the steel field, aiming to jointly build AI models in the steel industry, solve long-standing problems in the steel industry, and promote the digital and intelligent development of the steel industry. Through joint innovation, the two parties will deeply combine AI technology with industrial knowledge to provide technical support and innovative solutions for the high-quality development of the industry.
Xiao Su, Director of the Data AI Department of Baosteel & Jiang Wangcheng, President of Huawei's Mining Corps Solution
In order to support Baosteel to comprehensively promote the development of AI strategy, Baosteel and Huawei signed a sub-agreement on the joint training of digital and intelligent talents for AI transformation. The agreement aims to leverage Huawei's advantages in talent training and digital transformation practices to help Baosteel build and improve its talent team and capabilities through cooperation in talent training, talent evaluation, and practice co-creation, so as to achieve the goal of strengthening the enterprise with talents.
Wang Fengtao, Assistant General Manager and Director of Human Resources Department of Baosteel Co., Ltd. & Yan Wei, General Manager of Huawei Training Business East Region in China
Baosteel said that it will build more than 1,000 AI-enabled application scenarios in the next three years, and more than 100 organizations will realize the transformation and development of AI in the whole system, and launch more than 10 large models in the field to inject strong impetus into the quality and efficiency improvement of the steel industry, which will also bring revolutionary changes to the entire steel manufacturing industry.
Baosteel's AI computing center was put into operation
Baosteel's AI computing center is currently the leading and technologically advanced artificial intelligence computing center in the domestic steel industry, which will provide a solid technical foundation for Baosteel's intelligent transformation. Based on Baoxin Software's Baozhiyun technology and integrating Huawei's Ascend AI basic software and hardware platform, the AI computing center was put into operation in only 50 days. The computing center is currently the largest and most advanced artificial intelligence computing center in the domestic steel industry, providing a solid technical foundation for the intelligent transformation of Baosteel Co., Ltd.
This cooperation is not only a solid step for Baosteel and Huawei on the road to digital and intelligent transformation of the steel industry, but also an important milestone for the two parties to work together to promote the intelligent upgrading and high-quality development of the steel industry. With the continuous advancement and widespread application of AI technology, the cooperation between the two parties will lead the steel industry to a new stage of development and inject strong impetus into the sustainable development of the industry.
As the wave of digitalization and intelligence continues to deepen, AI technology is becoming increasingly important. With its deep accumulation and innovation capabilities in the fields of communications and computing, Huawei will continue to lead the way in this technological innovation. As an important force in promoting the progress of AI technology, Huawei is working with all parties to draw a blueprint for a smarter and better future.