Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Alibaba's Cloud Computing Division Introduces China's First Artificial Intelligence Platform



Alibaba is launching an artificial intelligence service in China amongst apparently no prior competition.
Alibaba Group is about to launch a highly advanced facility. Alibaba news exclaimed that the ecommerce giant’s cloud-computing division, named Aliyun, is introducing an artificial intelligence service which, it believes, would be the first in the most populated country.
The system, known as DT PAI, combines algorithms employed by the Asian giant with machine and deep learning methods, and demonstrates them in a single drag and drop interface. The division has stated that the platform is deployed by developers to anticipate user-behavior, without the need to write any new code.
Alibaba news today indicated that a major portion of the organization’s revenue is still earned from its online selling business. In July, the company announced that it had injected $1 billion into Aliyun with the objective to penetrate into international markets, such as Southeastern Asia, United States of America, and the Middle East.
China is trying to resolve its financial crisis. Cloud computing is a sector that could help the Huangzhou-based enterprise to grow in the competitive market. In one of its financial reports, it stated that its quarterly revenue earned from its internet infrastructure business and cloud computing has increased by more than 106% this year to $78,000,000.
Alibaba breaking news reported that Aliyun is facing competition from Amazon Web Services (AWS), which introduced its artificial intelligence service in April. It expects to differ from competing organizations, such as Microsoft Azure and AWS, by exploiting growing markets and aiding Chinese businesses grow their cloud infrastructure in the world’s largest economy.
The technology employed by DT PAI’s is known as Aliyun’s Open Data Processing Service (ODPS) platform, which it believes is capable of processing 100 petabytes (equal to 1000 terabytes) of information in a time span of 360 minutes. The division stated that 100 petabytes contains approximately 100 million high-definition videos.
ODPS, launched by Alibaba in July 2014, was originally pioneered to help it process loan applications from merchants. The network’s applications have gone beyond e-selling. For instance, BGI deployed it in 2013 to arrange genes more rapidly. Industrial specialists interpret that the introduction of the service would not only enhance the company’s image but also increase its market share and sales revenue in the corporate world.
It is most likely that this development would threaten the interests of the Chinese giant’s rivals. Alibaba’s officials should promote the service to survive in the competitive market. However, this should not be a problem for it to penetrate the market due to its established name. Artificial Intelligence holds an untapped potential for many companies around the world. Its “apparent” head start in the country provides numerous opportunities to the corporate giant to stay ahead and reap the benefits from the market as a sole king for the time being.


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