Alibaba founder Jack Ma speaks at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit on April 2, 2017. (Photo by Chai Hua/China Daily)
The internet will profoundly impact retail, manufacturing, finance, technology and the resource industry, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has told the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit on Sunday. The essence of artificial intelligence is that it can learn at a very high speed based on the big data of computers, according to Tencent CEO Pony Ma. While Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu, described the internet as just the appetizer, with AI the main course.
Tencent CEO Pony Ma speaks during a panel discussion at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit on April 2, 2017. (Photo by Chai Hua/China Daily)
Baidu chairman and CEO Robin Li at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit on April 2, 2017. [(Photo by Chai Hua/China Daily)
The three tycoons share their views during a panel discussion at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit on April 2, 2017. (Photo by Chai Hua/China Daily)
Executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma delivers a speech at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Robin Li (L), board chairman and CEO of Chinese Internet giant Baidu, speaks at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma delivers a speech at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
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Pony Ma, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent, a leading Internet company, speaks at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma delivers a speech at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Pony Ma (1st L), Jack Ma (C) and Robin Li (1st R), the heads of Internet giants Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu, pose for photos at the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
