Science and Technology Daily Beijing, March 3 (Reporter Liu Yin) At present, artificial intelligence-driven scientific research (AI for Science) has become a new frontier of global artificial intelligence, and has achieved practical results in many disciplines, and the next five years may be a key window period for its breakthrough development. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Science and Technology on the 27th that in order to implement the national "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" and combine the frontier development trend of artificial intelligence, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Natural Science Foundation Committee recently jointly launched the special deployment of AI for Science.
The work will closely combine the key issues of basic disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, etc., focus on the scientific research needs of key areas such as drug research and development, gene research, biological breeding research and development, and new material research and development, promote the innovation of artificial intelligence models and algorithms for major scientific problems, develop a number of AI for Science special platforms for typical scientific research fields, and lay out the AI for Science cutting-edge scientific and technological research and development system.
China has a good foundation in artificial intelligence technology, scientific research data and computing resources, and needs to further strengthen the system layout and overall guidance to promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and scientific research, promote the open convergence of resources, and improve the innovation ability of AI for Science.
Based on this, the special deployment work not only lays out the cutting-edge technology research and development system of AI for Science, but also specifically points out that it is necessary to enhance the support of the basic conditions of AI for Science computing. It is reported that the Ministry of Science and Technology will accelerate the construction of the national new generation of artificial intelligence public computing power open innovation platform, support the heterogeneous integration and development of high-performance computing centers and intelligent computing centers, encourage green energy and low-carbon, promote the upgrading of software and hardware computing technology, and encourage all kinds of scientific research subjects to open scientific data in accordance with the principle of classification and grading.
Focusing on the mechanism of gathering talents and innovation, the Ministry of Science and Technology will support more scientists and researchers in mathematics, physics and other scientific fields to devote themselves to AI for Science research, train and gather interdisciplinary R&D teams, and promote the establishment of AI for Science innovation consortium to build an international academic exchange platform to jointly promote the solution of common scientific challenges such as cancer diagnosis and treatment and climate crisis. At the same time, we should attach importance to the scientific research ethics in the development of AI for Science and promote its healthy and sustainable development.
The reporter learned that in the next step, the Ministry of Science and Technology will give full play to the coordinating role of the new generation of artificial intelligence planning and promotion office, integrate projects, platforms, talents and other resources, and form a policy synergy to promote AI for Science; Give full play to the permeability, diffusion and subversive characteristics of artificial intelligence, gradually build a new model of basic and cutting-edge scientific research supported by artificial intelligence, and accelerate the paradigm change and capability improvement of scientific research in China.