By the mid-20th century, both physicists and lyricists were scratching their heads over the issue of artificial intelligence. What would it be like? What kinds of risks would it bear for humanity? Now we know the answer to the first question. Artificial intelligence is a computer program.

Two leading Chinese tech companies, internet giant Baidu Inc and consumer electronics company Xiaomi Corp, announced collaboration to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). This partnership can lead to a massive expansion of innovative technologies and change the manufacturing industry. Xiaomi has already created remarkable core competence in IoT: according to the latest estimation their smart hardware platform connects more than 85 million connected devices. This company is also developing AI: this year its abilities in this sphere became evident with the launch of the Mi AI Speaker. Baidu is a recognized AI leader well-known for its conversational AI system DuerOS aimed at IoT They claim that more than 130 companies all over the world are already using their technologies.