Pushing application of AI technologies with open-source platforms
In the race for 5G, the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as an essential component in supporting development across industries.
AI is the capability of a computer or robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans. The reason why people are encouraged to adopt AI is the low error rate compared to humans, which has incredible precision, accuracy, and speed.
China has decided to launch an artificial intelligence open-source platform (dubbed ‘Dubhe’) for the development and study of AI algorithms, and to create an independent artificial research and industrial ecosystem. This computer software is released under a license in which the copyright holder gives users the rights to use, change, and distribute the software.
An example of this software or platform is Google Chrome which is a browser that serves as the platform for web applications. Most of Chrome’s source code comes from Google’s free and open-source software project Chromium, but Chrome is licensed as proprietary freeware.
Zhu Shiqiang, director of Zhejiang Lab in east China’s Zhejiang Province said: “We hope that we can gather together leading innovative forces in the industry to build a high-performance platform and framework for the development of artificial intelligence algorithms, and establish independent artificial research and industrial ecosystem.”
The lab covers major areas such as intelligent transport, intelligent finance, smart city, intelligent healthcare and robotics.
The size of China’s service robot market will reach 15.84 billion yuan in 2019, according to Analysys Mason research, while spending on robotics for healthcare providers in China was forecasted to reach around 4.9 billion U.S. dollars by 2022, according to Statista.
In addition, the ‘Dubhe’ platform that was jointly developed by Zhejiang Lab, Beijing Oneflow Technology, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Zhejiang University and others, aims to become an industry leader by forging an artificial intelligence cooperation ecosystem.
“I hope that the Dubhe Artificial Intelligence Open Source Platform can push forward the application of AI technologies in different industries,” Pan Yunhe, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Chief Scientist in Artificial Intelligence at Zhejiang Lab.