Sogou CEO: China's AI industry has embraced growth

China's AI industry has embraced rapid growth in the recent five years, said Wang Xiaochuan, CEO of Chinese search engine Sogou, in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province.

"At the basic scientific level, there is still a gap between China and the United States. While at the application level, China is able to become the world's leading experimenter," Wang said in an exclusive interview with China Daily website at the Fifth World Internet Conference.

China's large population creates advantages in big data, which is the key driver for the AI today represented by deep learning.