AI competition invites global enterprises

Global artificial intelligence companies have been invited to take part in the AIWIN competition which was launched on Tuesday, supported by Shanghai authorities as a pre-launch part of the city’s annual AI conference. 

AIWIN is supported by industry giants such as China Mobile, ICBC and Intel.

The event is under the supervision of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) Committee, Shanghai AI Development Alliance partners and the city’s economy and information technology commission. Winners can qualify for ecosystem support and the chance to take part in WAIC, the annual AI conference. 

WAIC 2020 was due to be held in the summer but no dates have been revealed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The AIWIN event is seen as a positive signal.

Shanghai is a nationwide AI development center. In 2019, it had 1,100 AI firms with an annual output of around 140 billion yuan (US$20 billion). Top firms including Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Microsoft, ABB, iFlytek and SenseTime have set up AI centers in the city.

AIWIN attendees and winners can get support ranging from free working space, investor matching and industrial acceleration to business matching and training courses, organizers said.