On July 8, the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) was held in Shanghai. During the same period, the highest award of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference — SAIL Award (Super AI Leader, Outstanding ARTIFICIAL Intelligence Leader Award) kicked off. Baidu Flying paddle deep learning platform was shortlisted in the TOP10 list of SAIL Award 2021 and won the “SAIL Star” award.

SAIL Awards uphold the principle of “high-end, internationalization, specialization, marketization and intelligence”, and explore projects with high recognition and reputation in the field of artificial intelligence and the significance of improving human well-being from the world. This year’s SAIL Awards attracted many outstanding projects from home and abroad, including well-known academic research institutions and enterprises at home and abroad.

It is reported that the SAIL Prize selection still adopts the expert recommendation system, and the SAIL Prize selection committee is composed of experts from the presidium of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, experts from the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Strategy Advisory Expert Committee and experts from the technology, investment and media circles. In addition, AIWIN Innovation Competition, BPAA Algorithm Competition and other conference brand competition, international top competition and related institutions recommended projects were also invited.

This award is an important proof of Baidu flying paddle’s strength in technological innovation and application. As China’s first independent research and development, feature-rich, open source and open platform for the industry level of deep learning, baidu to fly the depth of the propeller by developing convenient learning framework, large scale deep learning model training, multiterminal multi-platform deployment of high-performance inference engine, the industrial grade four leading open source model library technology, power intelligent AI technological breakthroughs and industrial upgrading. At present, the platform has gathered 3.2 million developers, 120,000 enterprises and public institutions, and created 360,000 models, covering industries, energy, finance, medical care, agriculture, urban management and other fields.

Based on years of technology precipitation and industrial practice, Baidu flying oar in technological innovation, industrial empowerment, talent training and other aspects made a lot of brilliant achievements.

  • As the “head wild bird” in the development of Deep learning technology in China, FeoAR contributes to the breakthrough of AI technology and the upgrade of industrial intelligence through the development of convenient deep learning framework, super-large-scale deep learning model training, multi-terminal and multi-platform deployment of high-performance inference engine, and industry-level open source model library.
  • In terms of ecological construction, FeoAR has carried out adaptation and joint optimization with 22 domestic and foreign hardware manufacturers, including Baidu Kunlun and Intel. The number of chips or IP that have been completed or are being adapted has reached 31, and the hardware ecology is booming.
  • Flying oar deep learning open source platform and flying Oar Enterprise edition, through the whole process of model development, training, reasoning deployment, to provide comprehensive intelligent industry practice services for enterprises, continue to reduce the threshold of intelligence, realize the transformation of technical force to productivity.

It is worth mentioning that Baidu has trained over 1 million AI talents and will train another 5 million AI industry and technical talents in the next five years to provide AI talents guarantee for the development of China’s intelligent economy and intelligent society. Among them:

  • The “Sailing” plan in the “Great Sailing” plan of flying OARS is specially for colleges and universities. Within three years, it will invest 500 million yuan of capital and resources to support 500 colleges and universities across the country, focus on training 5000 AI teachers in colleges and universities, and jointly train 500,000 students.
  • The great Voyage “Escort” plan for the industrial intelligent upgrade will invest 1 billion yuan in the next three years to empower 100,000 enterprises in terms of technology, talents and ecology, and jointly cultivate millions of industrial AI talents with the industry.

The development of artificial intelligence not only requires enterprises to continue to innovate at the source of technology, but also starts from the end to provide AI “source power” for enterprises in technological shackles and release the value that ARTIFICIAL intelligence can empower society. In the future, Baidu Feioar will uphold the original aspiration, constantly explore and innovate, accelerate the pace of intelligent transformation and upgrading and the new mode of AI production and education integration, become the booster of AI development, and jointly build a prosperous AI ecosystem.