More than 6,000 teams compete on the same stage! The 3rd Pazhou Algorithm Competition becomes a hot topic in the industry
2024-08-16
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Text/Li Chunwei, reporter of Yangcheng Evening News, correspondent Hai Xuan
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Since its launch, the third Pazhou Algorithm Competition has aroused strong response around the world. Yangcheng Evening News Omnimedia reporter learned on the 15th that as of July 31, the competition has not only attracted extensive participation from 36 countries including China, Singapore, Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom, but also achieved a remarkable breakthrough - the total number of registered teams reached 6,003, far exceeding the preset target of 5,000, demonstrating the vigorous development and globalization trend in the field of algorithm innovation.
Industry giants jointly set questions, and the first AI Big Model Challenge became the focus
The competition focuses deeply on industrial applications, and has set up three competition groups: algorithm optimization competition, innovative application competition, and AI large model challenge competition, with a total of 14 competition questions, covering multiple cutting-edge fields such as intelligent manufacturing, green energy, e-commerce, and future industries.
In the algorithm optimization competition, industry giants such as JD Retail, Geely Automobile, and Midea Group's Meiyun Zhishu jointly proposed five competition topics with scientific research institutions, attracting a total of 3,322 teams to sign up. Among them, the registration for competition topics related to intelligent supply chain was particularly hot, and the number of registered teams accounted for nearly 40% of the group. In the overseas competition area, the competition topics in the field of biomedicine jointly launched by Amazon Web Services and the Sino-French Artificial Intelligence Association also received a positive response.
The Innovation Application Competition focuses on innovative, practical and demonstrative solutions and products, covering five domestic competition topics: data security, intelligent manufacturing, green energy, e-commerce, and future industries, and has specially set up AI product competition topics for overseas. Currently, 1,131 teams have actively participated, and the number of registered teams for each topic is evenly distributed, reflecting the diversified innovation vitality.
The AI Big Model Challenge, which was established for the first time this year, has become a highlight of this competition. This competition group brings together authoritative government agencies and scientific research institutions such as the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Guangzhou Municipal Government Services and Data Management Bureau, as well as industry leaders such as Huawei, Guangzhou Data Group, and Zhipu Huazhang to jointly plan and propose topics, demonstrating unprecedented cross-border cooperation and authoritative influence. A total of 1,550 teams actively participated. This number far exceeds that of most previous competition groups. Today, generative AI has become a global focus and has set off a wave of AI technology competitions. The popularity of this new competition group in this competition has profoundly demonstrated that industry insiders are devoting themselves to the development of AI big models, trying to catch the train of this era. Among them, the GLM Legal Industry Big Model Challenge has received a warm response. So far, 1,143 teams have signed up, making it the most popular topic of this competition.
The domestic competition area has once again set off a wave of participation, bringing together overseas forces from 35 countries to compete
According to reports, the teams registered for this competition show a very wide geographical coverage, which not only consolidates the participation base of traditional strong competition areas such as North China and South China, but also accounts for nearly two-thirds of the number of participating teams in the domestic competition areas. In addition, teams from first-tier cities such as Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Nanjing, and Hangzhou are particularly active. At the same time, the enthusiasm of players in East China and Midwest China to participate is unprecedentedly high, and the number of registrations exceeds that of previous years. At the international level, the influence of the competition has also increased significantly, attracting overseas corporate teams from 35 countries including Singapore, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and the United States, and bringing together many participating teams composed of teachers and students from top foreign universities, further promoting technical exchanges and cooperation on a global scale.
From unicorns to giants, and then to specialized and innovative companies, the competition has a luxurious lineup of companies
In terms of corporate teams, the competition received a total of 1,034 proposals. Among the domestic teams, high-tech enterprise talent teams accounted for more than 60%, including unicorns and quasi-unicorns such as UnionPay Business and Flint Creation, as well as developer teams from large state-owned enterprises such as China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, and China Construction Bank. Among them, there are also technical talents from 3 national-level specialized and new "little giants" enterprises, 2 world-class specialized and new enterprises, 20 provincial-level specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises, 9 gazelle enterprises, and 49 high-tech enterprises competing on the same stage. Foreign corporate teams are also strong, with teams from Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region evenly distributed, accounting for about one-third each. More than 60% of the companies have obtained financing, showing a broad industry prospect.
Cambridge, Harvard and Stanford gathered together, and the team of teachers and students from top universities showed strong strength
The participating teams of teachers and students from universities include not only 1,139 teams of teachers and students from top domestic universities such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Fudan University, but also teams of teachers and students from the world's top 30 universities (QS World University Rankings) such as Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Stanford University. According to statistics, more than 50% of the participating teams have a master's degree or above, far exceeding the average level of previous competitions and similar competitions, fully demonstrating the strong strength and significant advantages of highly educated people in the field of scientific and technological innovation.
According to reports, most of the competition area briefings have concluded successfully, and the competition is in full swing. The Pazhou Algorithm Competition has built an important platform for talents to display their talents, exchange technology, and innovate and start businesses, accelerating the innovation and entrepreneurship and agglomeration of high-end algorithm talents in Pazhou. At present, Pazhou has more than 36,000 market entities and 300,000 industrial talents gathered and developed, and the new generation of information technology service industry has achieved double-digit high-speed growth for eight consecutive years. As the first large-scale artificial intelligence model application demonstration zone in China, Pazhou is expected to become the country's leading application demonstration highland, policy highland and talent highland.
