Chinese Government Regulations of AI Cai Qingming

The development of big data driven humanoid intelligent technology AI：National Strategy Date Issued By Policy Content 2016.3 State Council Outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development Proposed to focus on breaking through the emerging fields of AI technology. 2016.5 NDRC “Internet +” AI 3-year Action Plan Cultivate and develop new industries of artificial intelligence, promote intelligent products innovation in key areas, and enhance the intelligence level of terminal products. 2016.7 National Science and Technology Innovation Plan in the 13th Five-Year Plan The development of big data driven humanoid intelligent technology Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the Chinese government

AI：National Strategy (Cont.) Date Issued By Policy Content 2017.3 State Council Government work report Artificial intelligence was first written to the government work report 2017.7 A New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Development Plan The strategic goal of three steps was put forward, and the power of the whole country was announced to seize the global commanding height of artificial intelligence in 2030. 2017.12 MITT Three-year Action Plan for Promoting the Development of a New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Industry (2018-2020) Promote the development of artificial intelligence industry, enhance the level of intelligent manufacturing, and promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and real economy.

AI：National Strategy (Cont.) Date Issued By Policy Content 2018.1 China Institute of electronic technology standardization 2018 Artificial Intelligence Standardization White Paper A standard system that can adapt and guide the development of AI industry has been developed, and the key and standard projects that need to be developed in the near future are put forward. 2018.3 State Council Government work report Strengthen the application and research of a new generation of artificial intelligence, promote “Internet +” in medical, pension, education, culture, sports and other fields. 2018年要发展壮大新动能。做大做强新兴产业集群，实施大数据发展行动，加强新一代人工智能研发应用，在医疗、养老、教育、文化、体育等多领域推进“互联网+”。发展智能产业，拓展智能生活。

Open Innovation Platform Name Platform Policy Baidu Autonomous Driving Baidu Appollo Platform Alibaba Smart transport A set of AI solutions to improve urban life, city brains project Tecent Computer Vision Computer vision for medial diagnosis iFlyTek Voice intelligence iFlyTek Open Platform Baidu’s focus will be on autonomous driving; the cloud computing division of Alibaba is tasked with a project called “city brains”, a set of AI solutions to improve urban life, including smart transport; Tencent will focus on computer vision for medial diagnosis; while Shenzhen-listed iFlyTek, a dominant player in voice recognition, will specialise in voice intelligence. Representatives from Baidu and iFlyTek confirmed they were chosen for the “national team” when contacted by the South China Morning Post, while Tencent and Alibaba were not available for comment at press time.