Intelligent design of multimedia content in Alibaba Multimedia content is an integral part of Alibabaxe2x80x99s business ecosystem and is in great demand. The production of multimedia content usually requires high technology and much money. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in recent years, to meet the design requirements of multimedia content, many AI auxiliary tools for the production of multimedia content have emerged and become more and more widely used in Alibabaxe2x80x99s business ecology. Related applications include mainly auxiliary design, graphic design, video generation, and page production. In this report, a general pipeline of the AI auxiliary tools is introduced. Four representative tools applied in the Alibaba Group are presented for the applications mentioned above. The value brought by multimedia content design combined with AI technology has been well verified in business through these tools. This reflects the great role played by AI technology in promoting the production of multimedia content. The application prospects of the combination of multimedia content design and AI are also indicated.

Investigating Problems of Research and Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Japan Japan is behind the United States in industrialization of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thus, we must clarify the problems with AI research and development (Ru0026D) in Japan. In the field of technology management, many studies have examined Ru0026D activities using scientific papers or patent data, which represent the output of basic research and applied research, respectively. We attempt to reveal problem with the Ru0026D of AI technology in Japan by analyzing data pertaining to patents and scientific papers, focusing on the linkage between basic and applied research. We demonstrate that Japan is weak in terms of patent clusters with no related to paper clusters. In addition, regarding patent clusters that are related to one or more paper clusters, we demonstrate that Japan has both strengths and weaknesses in these fields. Our findings could provide suggestions for Ru0026D strategy and policy related to AI.