In 2019, China searched for AI, 5G, and blockchain · TechNode

If you can't see the YouTube player above, try watching here instead. Baidu has released its annual ranking of the hottest search terms in technology for 2019. Artificial intelligence (AI) garnered more searches than any other tech phrase. "AI is going to open a new chapter of the society of the world that people try to understand ourselves better, rather than the outside world," said Alibaba founder Jack Ma in a discussion with Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in August. China issued a plan for next-generation AI in 2017, pledging to turn the industry into a new growth engine.