The Development Of AI Has Entered The "Fast Lane", Shanghai Takes The Lead In Intelligent Manufacturing.

Recently, the Ministry of industry and information technology approved the establishment of Shanghai (Pudong New Area) artificial intelligence innovation application pilot zone, helping speed up the development and application of artificial intelligence, and supported Shanghai to build "intelligent +" industrial highland.

At the end of August this year, the 2019 World Conference on artificial intelligence was opened again in Shanghai, and once again gathered the top AI of China and foreign countries, which contributed to the future development of artificial intelligence in Shanghai plan. At present, Shanghai has clearly set the goal of accelerating the construction of the "national artificial intelligence development plateau", promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and real economy.

In the Shanghai intelligent manufacturing action plan (2019-2021 years), which was introduced in Shanghai recently, by 2021, Shanghai will become the new highland for intelligent manufacturing applications, the source of the core technology and the output of the system solutions, and promote the coordinated development of Intelligent Manufacturing in the Yangtze River Delta.

In the same period, in twenty-first Century, the economic report "touch Intelligent Manufacturing - 2019 China manufacturing value discovery tour" entered Shanghai, and interviewed five "AI+ entity economy" concept enterprises. The companies interviewed told reporters that they felt the government's attention to intelligent manufacturing enterprises in recent years and beneficiaries of Shanghai's dividend policy in recent years.

New technology accelerates application

Founded in August 2015, Shanghai thousand search location network Co., Ltd. has been in the forefront of the whole country in the application of Beidou technology.

"Thousand search location" as a domestic early layout of the Beidou industry application technology enterprises, after the establishment of a long period of time, there is no similar competitor. Chen Jinpei, a position of CEO, told reporters that "today, we have become a company for benchmarking, which is an incentive for us."

Combined with the Beidou satellite system, thousands of locations have built more than 2400 ground enhanced base stations nationwide, which can achieve dynamic centimeter level static millimeter positioning service and nanosecond time service, covering most parts of the country except the Western unmanned area.

With the launch of the Beidou satellite, Shanghai has invested more efforts in recent years to promote the integration of new technologies and real industries.

In June 2013, China's Beidou industrial technology innovation West Hongqiao base was officially unveiled by the General Armament Department and the Shanghai municipal government. At the end of the same year, the base was officially opened and became the first Beidou Industrial Park in China. At present, Shanghai has formed a complete Beidou navigation and location service industry chain.

"When our centimeter level positioning capabilities were provided throughout the country, we found that this stuff can be used to do many things." Chen Jinpei said, "of course, you need to experience a certain amount of market culture, precise time and space service will be gradually accepted by you."

In addition to navigation and positioning, Shanghai is also in the forefront of the country in terms of AI and the real economy.

"The world's first port artificial intelligence tally system, the world's first self driving unmanned cross vehicle co operated with Zhenhua heavy industries, the world's first port Unmanned Container Truck first box operation, and the world's first real all time driverless electric heavy truck Q-Truck to achieve mass production......" In the short span of four years, Shanghai Xijing technology has won several "global debut".

Up to now, 38 ports at home and abroad have used AI intelligent port products of Xijing technology. China's artificial intelligence technology has stepped out of the laboratory and gradually achieved commercial landing on the international scale.

The enterprise, which lives in the small alleys in Changning District, is named after Zhujiajue Xijing street. It is a "native" Shanghai enterprise. Zhang Rong, chief operating officer of Xijing technology, introduced to the twenty-first Century economic reporter. As the first batch of artificial intelligence enterprises in China, Xi AI science and technology started with AI chips and algorithms.

In order to better realize the conversion of technology value, Xijing technology began to cut into the port area in April 2016 and harvest the first order in September of the same year. At present, the overall solution of AI's intelligent port has already covered three major product lines, namely, intelligent identification of container logistics chain, intelligent transformation of port machinery, unmanned driving (including driverless vehicle and unmanned truck). In addition to the domestic market, the intelligent port products developed by Xijing technology have already landed in many ports including Sweden and Abu Dhabi.

In Zhang Rong's view, Nishii's rapid development has benefited from preferential policies and broad market space provided by Shanghai. "Shanghai is a region with a large number of traditional manufacturing industries, which provides an adequate scenario for AI enterprises." He said, "at the same time, it also has a prominent talent agglomeration effect, which can help us in these start-ups."

The key is "commercial landing".

The "2019 China Artificial Intelligence Industry Research Report" released by AI consulting pointed out that "commercial landing" has become a distinct theme word in the current stage of AI development. In the past, artificial intelligence technology driven stage focuses on AI algorithm model competition, and now it is necessary to combine business scenarios with expert team strength, integrate AI technology with the actual needs of the industry, and generate application and economic value.

"In the first two years, most of the artificial Intelligent Company are talking about the core competitiveness is the advanced algorithm capability." Wei Jingjing, founder of Shanghai science and technology, told reporters, "but in fact, at this point in time, the most test of AI is how you can embody the real economy and whether it can really sink into the industry to solve practical problems."

It is a rare AI enterprise that makes original algorithm in China. Based on the development of deep learning technology, the company's core technologies include face recognition, object detection, industrial vision, image retrieval, and so on, which are mainly used in security, industry, business and other fields.

In terms of industry, it has developed a set of industrial glass detection equipment based on vision and image processing technology, and realized the landing of the first white glass detection equipment in China. It provides an integrated AI hardware and hardware solution for industrial manufacturing.

He believes that the current Chinese manufacturing intelligence is still a long way to go, and AI enterprises must consider how much efficiency they can bring to enterprises when they cut into industrial links. "How much efficiency can be raised and how much quality can be improved, which is the key demand of most customers at present." He said.

In Wei Jingjing's opinion, there are two key issues to be identified in the choice of subdivided industries. First of all, it is to conform to the requirements of industrial standardization rather than to diverge on its own.

Secondly, the products and services provided by AI enterprises can also be standardized and cut into an industrial field with enough large market space. "Customers can be standardized, and customers themselves have a set of standards." He said, "the choice of glass industry is because all the quality and quality inspection details and its standards are very consistent."

As a result, once a customer's needs are solved, it means understanding some of the needs of the same industry. Next, it is to build the enterprise's own ability to adapt to customers and truly solve the problems encountered by industrial enterprises in the production process.

Besides choosing industries, AI enterprises also need to deploy more orientated talents. In addition to the traditional algorithm talents, there are also mechanical designers, electrical designers and technical service personnel in the on-site manufacturing factories, which are essential links in serving specific industrial customers.

In terms of communication with traditional industrial users, long and patient communication is needed to achieve mutual recognition. "It is necessary to uphold the original intention of technology at the beginning, that is, the energy industry is helping industrial enterprises to increase efficiency." He said.