AI to thrive globally amid collaborations

A visitor shakes an AI-powered robot's hand at the 5th China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services on May 28. Artificial intelligence or AI is presenting more and more opportunities to compete and collaborate in cross-border environments, and China is likely to emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries of this trend, said experts and industrial professionals. Denis Simon, executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, said the State Council has provided guidance for the development of the AI technology in its longterm plan released in July 2017. It also gave the green signal to the private sector, including small and medium enterprises, to enter the AI sector. "As long as market forces determine which company will be successful, the China market has a great potential for developing a very strong AI capability," said Simon.