Artificial intelligence, which is characterized by deep learning and self upgrading, is expected to extend all aspects of human intelligence to the limit, so as to achieve the ultimate goal in all fields. The R & D of artificial intelligence is in full swing in the world. Since 2015, all developed countries have listed artificial intelligence as the key point of their own high-tech development strategy, and a global competition of artificial intelligence has begun. ScienceDaily foreign correspondents made special interviews on the development of AI abroad to help us know ourselves in this key area.

Both China and the United States regard artificial intelligence as a key technology to ensure future economic and military advantages, and invested huge sums of money. This technology competition is no less than the space competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in the previous year, and it was called the new technology "cold war". What is Germany's strategy in this global AI competition? What is the difference between China and the United States? What progress has been made now? With these questions, reporters recently participated in a dialogue in Berlin and listened to Dr. Damian Bolt, one of the heads of the German Center for artificial intelligence (DFKI).

Artificial intelligence platform for "industrial 4" platform

Bolt, the director of the depth learning ability of DFKI, has long been engaged in Multimedia Analysis and data mining research, and has won the McKinsey business technology award and the Google Research Award. DFKI is the first major research center in Germany based on the PPP (public and private partnership) model, located in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrucken, Bremen, Berlin and other places. It is mainly responsible for the application of basic research, product function and sample development, and the provision of patent programs.

Bolt introduced that the "industrial 4" strategy put forward by the German government in 2013 covered artificial intelligence. The "industrial 4" strategy focuses on the use of the Internet and artificial intelligence technology in the fields of manufacturing and other fields, to connect people with machines, machines and machines to realize intelligent operation and intelligent production. Then, the "industrial 4" platform was set up under the initiative of the Federal Ministry of education and research, which concentrated the research and development power of research institutions, universities and enterprises on a platform, which greatly promoted the development and application of artificial intelligence under this platform. The federal government invested 200 million euros in the early stage of the platform, and led industrial and private investment.

AI is closely related to the cognitive system and the learning machine. Therefore, in September 2017, the Federal Department of education and research launched an artificial intelligence platform called the "learning system". This is the second digital - based research and development platform launched by the German government after the "industrial 4" platform. The plan is to develop and apply the "learning system" to make future work and production more flexible and resources saving, to improve work efficiency and quality of life, and to promote sustainable development in the areas of economic, transportation and energy supply. "We have to think about artificial intelligence from a new perspective," said federal minister of education and research. "Like industry 4, it will bring profound changes and play a systematic role in Germany."