China AI Watch

China

  • Reports2
  • HAS NATIONAL AI STRATEGYYes

Allocated Budget

  • China's allocated budget for AI is unknown
  • Taiwan allocating an annual budget of around USD 330 million to develop its national AI industry

Reports

  • New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan
  • Principles of next-generation AI governance - Responsible AI

Working Groups

  • National New Generation Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional Committee
  • Chinese association for artificial intelligence
  • Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
  • AI Plan Promotion Office
  • Facial Recognition industry working group

Researchers

  • National Engineering laboratory for Deep Learning

Projects

  • Beijing announced a major new AI-focused industrial park to be constructed in Mentougou District (January 2018)

Investments

  • USD 2.12 billion for AI development park (reported in 2018)
  • USD 12 billion estimated spending in 2017
  • USD 70 billion estimated spending by 2020

Initiatives

  • Three-Year Guidance for Internet Plus Artificial Intelligence Plan (2016-2018)
  • New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan (2017)
  • Shanghai issued its own implementation plan for new generation AI (November 2017)
  • Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting Development of a New Generation Artificial Intelligence Industry (2018-2020)
  • Beijing national new-generation AI innovation & development pilot zone
  • Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Development Special Program
  • Taiwan AI Action Plan (January 2018)

AI Startups

Summary

  • National Strategy Yes
  • National Budgets Yes
  • Reports 2
  • Working Groups 5
  • Projects 1
  • Initiatives 7
  • Regulations 0
  • Investments 3
  • Research 1
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