chinese artificial intelligence (ai) giant baidu has 1 to set up an ai cloud 2 center in the northern chinese city baoding in its latest efforts to build more smart cities.
百度决定在保定建立一座ai云计算中心。
the ai cloud computing center is super-large in scale and will serve users in the xiongan new area and other places in north china by
4 its mega pool of data and high-performance computing power, according to a strategic cooperation mou inked thursday by baidu and the government of baoding city, hebei province.
the baoding center will be baidu's second mega cloud-computing center after the
5 one in shanxi province's yangquan city. the two centers are physical
6 of the firm's ai-based artificial
7 network baidu brain.
the two parties also work on using ai technologies to improve traffic monitoring and management to turn the city into a pilot for smart transport development.
the
8 is part of baidu's "
3" program launched last november, which aims to promote
9 driving, connected roads and efficient cities.
more
10 and opportunities will be explored to apply ai in urban development, said baidu
11 and ceo
12 li, who
13 the company's vision last month, aiming to turn the company into a world-class
14 firm that not only understand users, but also provides products enabling personal growth.