Deep learning rising in importance within booming AI sector

The application scenarios of China's artificial intelligence-powered deep-learning frameworks will be more diversified and buoyed by open-source platforms and large-scale industrial use, with the cost and application threshold to be further lowered, said Ma Yanjun, general manager of Baidu AI technology ecosystem. Meanwhile, deep-learning frameworks will be integrated and innovated with more frontier industries such as scientific computing, quantum computing and life sciences, Ma said. Deep-learning frameworks, which are used by software developers to build AI applications, have been included in the field of next-generation AI and represent key cutting-edge technology supported by the nation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). As the first open-source deep-learning platform in China, Baidu's PaddlePaddle provides software developers of all skill levels with the tools, services and resources they need to rapidly adopt and implement deep learning at scale. Ma said that at present, an increasing number of developers and companies are pushing forward with applications for intelligent transformation based on domestic deep-learning platforms so as to create solutions targeted at different scenarios in various industries.