Assessing China's machine learning platforms

Machine learning is gathering pace in China, with enterprises employing the technology to detect financial fraud, recommend products to consumers and streamline industrial operations, among various use cases. In a new report assessing key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China, IDC details its observations of the market and how major suppliers fare in supporting the needs of enterprises across industries. According to the analyst company, China's machine learning market – including hardware, software and services – was worth RMB1bn (US$139m) in 2018. But when applied in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, machine learning contributed RMB10bn to China's AI market last year. Chinese suppliers of machine learning platforms currently provide more than 30 classic machine learning algorithms, with support for mainstream frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch and Caffe.