中國人工智能企業數量位居全球第二

China is now home to 1,040 artificial intelligence (AI) enterprises, ranking second in the world, beaten only by the US with 2,039 such companies, according to a blue paper published Monday.

根據本週一發佈的一份藍皮書顯示，目前我國人工智能（AI）企業已達1040家，位居全球第二，僅次於美國的2039家。

China has, however, surpassed the US to become the country with the largest number of AI patent applications, while Japan took third place, the blue paper said.

該藍皮書指出，中國已超過美國成爲AI專利申請量最多的國家，日本位列第三。

The blue paper was published by Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), in Shanghai at the ongoing World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018.

這份藍皮書是由信息技術研究諮詢公司高德納和中國信息通信研究院在上海舉行的2018世界人工智能大會上聯合發佈的。

The number of AI-related patent filings has risen in China since 2015 and the scale of the AI market has also developed drastically, especially concerning voice and image recognition technology, said Liu Duo, president of CAICT.

中國信息通信研究院院長劉多表示，2015年起國內AI相關專利申請量快速攀升，AI市場規模也增長迅猛，尤其在語音和圖像識別技術方面。

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu are regions where domestic AI companies are developing the fastest, Liu added.

北京、上海、廣東、浙江、江蘇是國內AI企業發展最快的地區。

Despite the fast development of the industry, Liu also warned companies about potential ethics and legal risks the technology may bring about.

儘管該行業發展迅速，但劉多也警告企業，該技術可能帶來的倫理和法律風險。

"As AI empowers our daily lives and production, we need to try to avoid controversies or harmful effects it may cause," said Liu.

劉多說道：“由於人工智能賦予了我們日常生活和生產能力，我們需要儘量避免由它可能引起的爭議或不良影響。”