Artificial intelligence(AI)is an important driving force in the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation,China must grasp the opportunity to its development.Basic researcher...Artificial intelligence(AI)is an important driving force in the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation,China must grasp the opportunity to its development.Basic researcher's ability was the inexhaustible driving force to promote the long-term development of AI.The paper focused on 2763 AI researchers who engaged in basic research.The paper analyzed the differences in city distribution and research direction of this group in China,and further explored the influence of different cities on research output,as well as the interactive influence between city and institution on their research output.The study found that there was a prominent phenomenon of aggregation of AI basic researchers in China,and their research fields were mainly focused on machine learning,computer vision,patterm recognition and data mining.The economic level of the city had a positive impact on the paper output and the project undertaken by researchers.The development vitality of the city had a positive impact on the researchers'patent output.The high-quality platform of the institution would make up for the disadvantages caused by the city's lower economy.Therefore,in China,it was necessary to determine the development orientation of cities at different levels so that they could play different roles in the industrial development.Economically underdeveloped cities should allocate resources rationally,enhance the deep cooperation between non-first-class institutions and local AI enterprises,and provide a good scientific research ecological environment for the growth of local AI basic researchers.展开更多
基金"Research on Peer Review Method Model in Big Data Environment",National Social Science Foundation of China(19BTQ082)"Research on the Discovery of Disruptive Technology Research Teams",General Program of Innovation Research Fund of Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China(MS2021-08).
文摘Artificial intelligence(AI)is an important driving force in the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation,China must grasp the opportunity to its development.Basic researcher's ability was the inexhaustible driving force to promote the long-term development of AI.The paper focused on 2763 AI researchers who engaged in basic research.The paper analyzed the differences in city distribution and research direction of this group in China,and further explored the influence of different cities on research output,as well as the interactive influence between city and institution on their research output.The study found that there was a prominent phenomenon of aggregation of AI basic researchers in China,and their research fields were mainly focused on machine learning,computer vision,patterm recognition and data mining.The economic level of the city had a positive impact on the paper output and the project undertaken by researchers.The development vitality of the city had a positive impact on the researchers'patent output.The high-quality platform of the institution would make up for the disadvantages caused by the city's lower economy.Therefore,in China,it was necessary to determine the development orientation of cities at different levels so that they could play different roles in the industrial development.Economically underdeveloped cities should allocate resources rationally,enhance the deep cooperation between non-first-class institutions and local AI enterprises,and provide a good scientific research ecological environment for the growth of local AI basic researchers.