5G is gaining popularity, is artificial intelligence going to be "left out"?

In 2018, the popularity of 5G began to rise rapidly. In that year, my country started to build 5G base stations and began 5G testing and trial operation in more than ten cities across the country. In 2019, as countries announced the launch of 5G commercial use, the popularity of 5G rose again, becoming the well-deserved "hot spot king" in the fields of communications and technology. In comparison, artificial intelligence seems to be slightly inferior.

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Now, a quarter of 2020 has passed. At present, China's 5G industry development and 5G base station construction are still progressing in an orderly manner, and it is expected to accelerate further in the future. So, with 5G "in the limelight", will the development of artificial intelligence be "neglected"? This worry is obviously unnecessary.

Application expansion

As an "infrastructure" technology, artificial intelligence is actually very similar to 5G networks, which can provide basic support for almost all industries and promote the transformation and development of various industries and fields. Therefore, since the continuous implementation of artificial intelligence technology, its application areas have been continuously expanding, and its influence and penetration in many industries have been gradually increasing.

Since 2019, although 5G networks have emerged as a new force and have taken away a lot of the limelight from artificial intelligence, this has not hindered the continued growth of artificial intelligence technology and industry. On the contrary, the commercial use of 5G networks has helped the in-depth application of artificial intelligence in more fields. In many industries, "artificial intelligence + 5G" is becoming a new trend.

For example, in the fields of medical care, education, agriculture, etc., artificial intelligence has shown strong application advantages. At the same time, 5G has also shown its full application value. Nowadays, in the above fields, the deployment of 5G is advancing rapidly, and the application of artificial intelligence technology is also deepening. In addition, in many fields such as transportation, industry, government affairs, and retail, the presence of artificial intelligence is becoming stronger and stronger.

Policy support

In the past two years, the country has introduced a series of policies for the development of the 5G industry, reflecting the high attention paid to the development of 5G. However, the country and local governments have not ignored the development of the artificial intelligence industry. Both the central ministries and commissions, as well as the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country have successively issued a number of policy documents to support the implementation of the artificial intelligence industry.

At the national level, in March 2019, the Central Committee for Deepening Reform issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and the Real Economy"; in June 2019, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the "Principles for the Governance of New Generation Artificial Intelligence"; in August 2019, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued the "Guidelines for the Construction of National New Generation Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Pilot Zones"; in March 2020, the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the "Several Opinions on Promoting Discipline Integration and Accelerating the Training of Postgraduates in the Field of Artificial Intelligence in "Double First-Class" Construction Universities".

At the local level, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Chongqing, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Hunan and other provinces and cities have successively issued various policies such as the three-year or five-year plans for the development of the artificial intelligence industry, forming a relatively complete policy support system for promoting the full implementation of the artificial intelligence industry in the region. It is expected that in the future, both the national and local governments will continue to focus on the development of the artificial intelligence industry and technology, and promote significant progress in various aspects such as artificial intelligence talents and basic theories.

Market growth

As AI technology continues to be commercialized in services and terminals, the overall market size is also growing rapidly. Since 2019, even though 5G networks have suddenly become popular, it is more of a positive factor than a competitor for the AI ​​market. Therefore, industry insiders are optimistic about the future growth of the AI ​​market.

According to the forecast data of statistical agencies, from 2017 when artificial intelligence began to explode to 2025, the compound growth rate of the global artificial intelligence market is expected to reach 30%. By 2025, the scale of the global artificial intelligence market will exceed 6 trillion US dollars. In addition, by 2022, the scale of China's artificial intelligence market is conservatively estimated to reach more than 9.5 billion US dollars, and optimistically it is expected to exceed 10 billion US dollars.

Therefore, it can be seen that the growth trend of the artificial intelligence market is still positive and rapid. Whether it is 5G or artificial intelligence, as a new generation of information technology and infrastructure, the large-scale commercial use of both will bring strong driving force to various fields, and the integration of the two will produce a "1+1>2" effect, thereby bringing new stimulation to their respective market expansion. Therefore, artificial intelligence will not only not be "out of touch", but will continue to flourish and create more possibilities for social and economic development.