From pandemic prevention and control to autonomous driving, from financial services to smart cities, artificial intelligence is changing the world at an incredible pace.

China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) highlighted the development of the digital economy by promoting its deep integration with the real economy and building digital industrial clusters with international competitiveness, which will spur high-quality growth.

Ciweek magazine, eNet Research and Deben Consultancy jointly released the 2021 Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ranking on July 12, with Baidu Inc topping the ranking. Alibaba is one of these companies.