上海将推动千亿级人工智能核心产业规模形成 - 2018年07月06日

Core sectors in the artificial intelligence industry in Shanghai are expected to have an annual output of more than 100 billion yuan (US$15 billion) in two to three years, government officials said yesterday.

Shanghai has unique AI advantages in categories like connected cars, smart manufacturing and medical image recognition, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The city now plans to create an AI fund with more than 100 billion yuan and is inviting public participation. It will build 10 public platforms for AI innovation, create 60 AI applications and gradually open government-owned data, said Chen Mingbo, director of the Shanghai Commission of Economy and Information Technology.