Intel helps improve AI talent training and joins hands with Microsoft to promote sustainable development of the earth

Intel helps improve AI talent training and empower developers in all aspects

Joining hands with Microsoft to promote sustainable development of the earth

Beijing, April 22, 2021 - Today, Intel held a webinar on the 52nd World Earth Day with the theme of "Finding Good Leaders for Enterprises and Building a Stage for Talents", aiming to explore how high-tech companies can focus on AI technology, empower talent development, recommend talents to enterprises, and provide opportunities for talents to jointly build a better earth ecology. Dr. Chen Wei, Vice President of Intel's Internet of Things Division and General Manager of China, Wei Qing, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft (China), Liu Qian, General Manager of Baidu's AI Technology Ecology Department, and Professor Jin Yaohui, Chief Engineer of Shanghai Jiaotong University Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, attended the meeting and jointly analyzed the current talent demand and training situation in the AI ​​industry, and discussed how companies can better enable AI talent development through technical support and synergy. At the same time, Intel and Microsoft announced the "AI for Earth Yingmeng Assembly, Micro AI Fight" hackathon competition based on the 2021 World Earth Day to help more developers achieve self-growth and maintain the sustainable development of the earth's ecological environment through technological innovation.

Webinar on "Finding Talents for Enterprises and Building a Stage for Talents"

In recent years, as an important driving force for the transformation and upgrading of the digital economy and a key factor in standing out from the new round of scientific and technological competition, the AI ​​industry has developed rapidly and has been elevated to a national strategic level. With the advent of the 5G era and the rapid development of IoT application technologies, cross-border and multi-field AI innovation cooperation has become the new normal. In the process of cross-field AI technology application, there are very few cross-disciplinary talents who have a deep understanding of scenarios and businesses and are proficient in AI technology. To solve this problem, industry, academia and research have worked together to accurately train AI talents.

Intel has long been committed to working with ecosystem partners to provide developers with a good learning platform and project practice opportunities to enable developers to improve their technical level. In this process, Intel not only launched high-performance, easy-to-use, and widely deployed developer software tools based on the OpenVINO™ toolkit that are compatible with a variety of hardware, released diverse resources to support learning certification and professional knowledge training, but also created multiple exclusive communities and a series of high-level events for developers to empower the growth of Chinese developers and continue to output high-quality talents for the rapid development of enterprises.

Dr. Wei Chen, Vice President of Intel's Internet of Things Division and General Manager of Intel China, said at the seminar: "There is currently a huge gap in AI talent in China, and the number of talents engaged in basic research is even more limited. Intel launched the OpenVINO™ toolkit three years ago, and founded the OpenVINO™ Chinese community in May last year. Based on this, the OpenVINO™ toolkit Navigator Alliance was established. These initiatives not only established a platform for developers to communicate and learn, but also opened a door for the sinking and popularization of AI. Relying on Intel's extensive ecological influence and product technology leadership, developers can quickly absorb resources, implement technology, and obtain career support. I hope that the industry can continue to work hard for the development of China's AI industry in the spirit of co-building an ecosystem, open source, practical innovation, and technology for good."

Dr. Chen Wei, Vice President of Intel's Internet of Things Division and General Manager of Intel China, delivered a speech

At this seminar, Chen Xiansen, a student majoring in computer science and technology from Jimei University, Liu Jinlong, a computer vision engineer and AI product manager, and Sun Zefei, a student from Xiamen University, shared their experience of self-improvement with the help of the OpenVINO™ Chinese community and the Intel OpenVINO™ toolkit Navigator Alliance. Among them, Chen Xiansen served as a volunteer in the OpenVINO™ Chinese community, participated in the construction of the ROS OpenVINO™ open source project, and contributed a lot of code; at work, he received technical, cooperative and implementation support from Intel's ecological resources, which enabled him to participate in various technical practices with ease, and finally realized the use of the OpenVINO™ toolkit on the ROS robot platform for model reasoning optimization, providing convenience for the rapid implementation and promotion of robot AI products, and obtained the qualification to become a member of the OpenVINO™ toolkit Navigator Alliance. As an employee, Liu Jinlong actively participated in the OpenVINO™ developer dialogue column, technical article writing, community live broadcast and Q&A in the OpenVINO™ Chinese community; while participating in community technical support, he honed his personal professional skills, learned a variety of technical solutions, and was promoted in the workplace, and was nominated as a member of the OpenVINO™ toolkit navigator alliance; similarly, in order to improve his technical strength and achieve self-growth, Sun Zefei stood out in the competition and was awarded the opportunity to join the OpenVINO™ toolkit navigator alliance. He also won the ESDC Intel Cup final award with the computer vision-assisted Autoware autonomous driving project based on the OpenVINO™ toolkit. In addition, there are more developers who continue to contribute content and work with Intel to create an open source and open technology exchange ecosystem.

At present, the rapid development of the AI ​​industry has accelerated the market demand for AI professionals. Facing the intelligent industry that is growing into a new engine of economic growth, it is urgent to accelerate the pace of training related professional talents. In the process of training AI professionals, the combination of practice and theory is essential.

In this regard, Wei Qing, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft (China), said: "Science is about continuous exploration, technology is about continuous innovation, and engineering needs to be implemented. In the implementation process, basic operation and maintenance, practicality, applicability and integration with the same industry are crucial. Therefore, in the process of AI talent training, we should not only be limited to theory, but also consider the implementation of technology. We are about to enter a great era, and this curtain has just been opened. I hope that all developers can take a people-oriented attitude and let AI technology make the greatest contribution to the welfare of mankind."

In addition, as a complete system integrating computing power, algorithms, data, scenarios, and compliance, AI talent training needs to cover all areas of the system. However, talent training at the enterprise stage is relatively lagging behind, so AI talent training should be advanced to college, high school, and even junior high school, and carried out through industry-university-research cooperation.

Professor Jin Yaohui, chief engineer of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, said: "Talent cultivation and education are inseparable. As a first-level discipline, many universities have been approved to offer relevant courses in artificial intelligence. Although AI talents are scarce, it is important to cultivate the healthy development of AI talents. Based on this, we took the lead in establishing the Magnolia Open Source Research Institute. The basic slogan of Magnolia is 'Participate and integrate, accumulate momentum and lead'. We hope that everyone can join our Magnolia open source community to build an open source community platform that integrates data, algorithms, computing power, and scenario compliance."

Liu Qian, general manager of Baidu's AI Technology Ecology Department, said: "There is a large overall gap in AI talent in China, and it is difficult to train them. In particular, there is a shortage of compound talents who understand both AI technology and AI scenarios. We have created a suitable training system for different groups of people. Baidu has currently trained more than 1 million AI talents. In the next five years, Baidu's goal is to train 5 million AI technology and industry talents to provide talent guarantee for China's industrial intelligent development. I hope that all our technical developers will have the courage to meet challenges, the passion to create, and the technical faith to stick to it."

With the mission of "creating technology that changes the world and benefits everyone on earth", Intel has long been actively shouldering corporate social responsibility and leading the healthy development of technology and industry, hoping to empower talents, contribute to society and create a better life for mankind through the power of technology. At the same time, Intel will continue to support developers, an important force in changing the world, through its own technical expertise and ecological influence, and work with industry ecosystem partners to create a greener and more sustainable global ecology.