Let AI innovation move towards industrial practice. Registration for the AI Application Innovation Challenge in Colleges and Universities is open.

China News Service, Shanghai, November 12 (Li Qiuying) Recently, the "Zhejiang Merchants Lingzhu Cup·College AI Application Innovation Challenge" hosted by the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and hosted by Language Students Science officially kicked off. With the theme of "Looking for people who can make good use of AI", the competition is open to registration for college students, regardless of professional background.

This competition highlights the actual needs of enterprises and sets 12 practical propositions. Each contestant can choose up to three corporate propositions and create creations based on specific needs. The competition will focus on demand insight, functional reliability, innovation, application value and road show performance, making actual problem-solving capabilities an important basis for evaluating AI innovation results.

In order to lower the threshold for students to participate in AI innovation, each contestant who successfully registers and passes the qualification review will receive 20,000 Lingzhu AI points for application creation and practice. The competition will also provide free AI application training, and invite business managers, industry experts, investment institutions and university experts to participate in guidance to help contestants improve their works and improve their practical capabilities.

In order to encourage college students to actively participate in AI application innovation, the competition has set up a prize pool of 10,000 yuan, and all corporate proposition works will participate in the entire competition selection. The competition has 3 first prizes, 6 second prizes and 12 third prizes, and four special awards including the Best Popularity Award, Best Business Performance Award, Best Creative Award and Best Technical Implementation Award. In addition to bonuses, trophies and honorary certificates, all winning contestants will have direct access to OPC (one-person company) to provide support for outstanding creators to explore personal entrepreneurship and project development. The competition also provides opportunities such as direct job promotion, direct internship recruitment and employment recommendation to promote the connection between outstanding talents and corporate needs.

As artificial intelligence accelerates its integration into all walks of life, companies' demand for talents is changing. Compared with simply mastering technical tools, the ability to understand real scenarios, discover specific problems, and form effective solutions with the help of AI is becoming a practical ability worthy of attention. At the same time, the popularity of AI tools is also expanding the possibilities for individuals to participate in innovation. Students with different professional backgrounds are no longer limited to traditional technology development paths, but can combine their own knowledge and creativity to participate in application design, product development and business practice.

Zheshang Lingzhu Cup hopes to combine the real propositions of enterprises with innovative practices of universities to help students move from "being able to use AI" to "making good use of AI to create value", and provide opportunities for sustainable development for outstanding works and young talents with resources such as OPC direct access and recruitment docking.