On July 28，a number of distinguished experts with great thoughts gathered together in Shenzhen—birthplace of the reform and opening up program. Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence（CAAI）and Shenzhen Luohu District People's Government jointly hosted the "2018 China Artificial Intelligence Congress (CCAI 2018)" , undertook by Mustedu Co., Ltd.

As is proposed in the report of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Party in October 2017, we should promote the deep integration of Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and real economy. And this year's government work report clearly put forward that we should "strengthen the research and application of new generation of artificial intelligence ", "develop intelligent industry and expand intelligent life". Thus, how to promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and various industries has become the concern of people from all walks of life.

On the basis of the previous three successful experiences, CCAI 2018 gathered the top experts, scholars and outstanding industry talents in the field of artificial intelligence. Focusing on current AI hot topics, core technologies and scientific issues of common concern to participants, in-depth exchanges and discussions were delivered in the conference. The conference sets up eight special Invited reports, four lectures and three thematic forums to fully demonstrate the new technology of AI, committed to building a high-level and frontier communication platform for the deep integration of industry, education and research in the field of artificial intelligence in China.

Li Deyi

Tan Tieniu

Wang Lixin

He Haitao

At the opening ceremony, Academician Li Deyi, Tan Tieniu, Vice Mayor Wang Lixin of Shenzhen and Secretary He Haitao of Luohu District Committee of Shenzhen addressed the conference respectively.

Academician Li Deyi said in his speech that we are now in the era of information technology and artificial intelligence, and we are in the midst of the past and the future. He pointed out in particular that AI should be enabled in manufacturing, education, health care and finance. He hoped that through this conference, we will work together to push the development of AI into a new level.

In his speech, Academician Tan Tieniu called for two words in the development of AI: rationality and pragmatism. It is necessary to rationally analyze the future of AI development, rationally think about AI development goals, rationally choose AI development path, and pragmatically promote AI development. Only in this way can we ensure the healthy and sustainable development of AI and ensure AI to be promoted to the world intelligence circle.

It was mentioned in Wang Lixin’s speech that the forthcoming the development plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area positioned Shenzhen as an innovative and creative capital with world influence. For this reason, the Shenzhen Government actively introduced talents from universities and enterprises to build a platform for the development of innovative industries and research.

He Haitao introduced the exploration of industrial transformation and development by Luohu, as the origin and pioneer area of Reform and Opening-up and Special Area Construction. He also welcomed more enterprises, experts and teams to gather and bring new opportunities for the development of artificial intelligence industry in Luohu.

In the keynote reporting link of the conference, the speeches by four distinguished guests, namely, Shen Xiangyang(Microsoft Global Executive Vice President, Academician of the National Academy of Engineering, ACM/IEFELLOW), Yang Qiang(CAAI Vice President, AAAI/ACM/IEFELLOW, IJCAI President), Dai Jinquan(Intel Senior Chief Engineer, Big Data Technology Global CTO), He Zhiqiang(Lenovo Senior Vice President, Lenovo Venture Group President), were delivered, interpreting the development and influence of AI technology from different perspectives, such as the future of AI, migration learning, business intelligence transformation and intelligent internet, discussing the current situation and prospect of AI technology application in various fields, and leading the annual industry development vane.

In the two lectures, Wang Liwei (Professor of Peking University, National Outstanding Young Scholar) Zhang Min (Professor of Suzhou University, national Distinguished Young Scholar) explained in depth the current situation and future, research and application of machine learning and natural language processing.

In the forum of "Intelligent Robots in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Division and Cooperation", Zhao Jie（Professor of Harbin University of Technology, Chang Jiang Scholar and Head of the Group of Experts on Intelligent Robot, National Key R&D Program）, Liu Jincheng（researcher at the High-tech Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China）, Zhou Jian（founder and CEO of Shenzhen UBTECH Co., Ltd.）, Zhang Xiaofei（Chairman of Shenzhen GG-ROBOT Co., Ltd.）, Chen Diansheng（ professor of Beihang University）, Hou Zengguang（Researcher of Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences）had a wonderful interaction, providing authoritative, pragmatic and intense peak dialogue at strategic and tactical levels for the technological innovation, product upgrading, market development and regional collaboration of intelligent robots in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and to provide suggestions for the development of robotics technology and industry in China.

In the forum of "Intelligent Chips: Industrial Promotion and Innovative Development", Chen Yunji (Researcher of Institute of Computing, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wang Yu ( Associate Professor of Tsinghua University and Co-founder of DEEPHI), Liang Jiaen ( Founder of Unisound), Li Xin(Duke University Professor and IEEE Fellow ), He Zhiqiang (Senior Vice President of Lenovo Group and President of Lenovo Venture Capital Group), Dai Wenyuan (founder of the Fourth Paradigm), and other leading manufacturers of smart chips in China, famous scholars in the field of international chips and experts of whole-machine and application manufacturers , discriminate the practical promotion of smart chips from the perspective of the front line of the industry.

Phoenix Satellite TV's Current Events Express column gave a special report on the conference.