US leading race in AI, China rising: Survey

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 01:00

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The United States is leading rivals in development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) while China is rising quickly and European Union is lagging, a research report showed Monday.

The study by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation assessed AI using 30 separate metrics including human talent, research activity, commercial development and investment in hardware and software.

周一，一项调查研究报告显示美国在人工智能的开发与应用上处于领先地位，中国正在迅速崛起，而欧洲相对滞后。信息技术和创新基金会(Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)的研究用30个独立指标评估了人工智能，包括人才、研究活动、商业开发和软硬件投资。

the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ：信息技术与创新基金会

The United States leads, with an overall score of 44.6 points on a 100-point scale, followed by China with 32 and the European Union with 23.3, the report based on 2020 data found. The researchers found the US leading in key areas such as investment in startups and research and development funding. But China has made strides in several areas and last year had more of the world's 500 most powerful supercomputers than any other nation -- 214, compared with 113 for the US and 91 for the EU.

以2020年数据为基石，百分制计分，美国以总分44.6分雄踞榜首，其次是中国32分，欧盟23.3分。研究者发现美国在关键领域占据主导地位，包括初创公司的投资和研发经费方面。但中国在几个领域取得了长足进步，2020年中国已经拥有世界前500超级计算机的数量为214台(美国为113台，欧盟91台)，超过其他任何国家。

stride    /straɪd/  

1.[ V + adv./prep. ] 大步走；阔步行走 •We strode across the snowy fields. 我们大步流星地穿过雪封的旷野。

2.大步；一步（的距离）•He crossed the room in two strides. 他两大步跨到屋子另一头。

3.步态；步伐 •his familiar purposeful stride 他那熟悉而坚定的步伐

4..进展；进步；发展 •We're making great strides in the search for a cure. 在探索治疗办法方面，我们正不断取得重大进展。5.裤子

习语

1. get into your ˈstride：进入状态；开始顺利地做某事

2. put sb off their ˈstride：使分心；拖某人后腿

3. (match sb) ˌstride for ˈstride：尽量不落后（于某人）

4. take sth in your ˈstride：从容处理；泰然处之

5. without breaking ˈstride：步调不变；阵脚不乱

"The Chinese government has made AI a top priority and the results are showing," said Daniel Castro, director of the think tank's Center for Data Innovation and lead author of the report."The United States and European Union need to pay attention to what China is doing and respond, because nations that lead in the development and use of AI will shape its future and significantly improve their economic competitiveness, while those that fall behind risk losing competitiveness in key industries."

Daniel Castro，数据创新智库（the think tank's Center for Data Innovation ）的领军人物，也是该项研究报告的主要作者说道：“中国政府将人工智能视为国家优先发展战略项目，效果也显而易见。美国和欧盟都需要注意到中国的做法并作出反应。因为在人工智能开发和使用方面处于领先地位的国家将塑造其未来，并显著提高其经济竞争力，而落后的国家则面临在关键行业失去竞争力的风险。”

The EU lagged notably in venture capital and private equity funding, while faring better in terms of research papers published. The report found China published some 24,929 AI research papers in 2018, the latest year for which data was available, to 20,418 for the European Union and 16,233 for the United States.- AFP

欧盟在风险投资和私募方面明显落后，而研究论文发表方面表现相对较好。作为有数据可循的最近一年，研究发现中国2018年发布人工智能相关文章24929篇，欧盟发表20418篇，美国发表16233篇。--法新社

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