Artificial intelligence is slowly being implemented in many different sectors of society. There's a real eagerness to explore its full potential. Experts at the Boao Forum say the technology is going through a boom period, and this will soon facilitate the lives of ordinary people.

QINGFENG LIU CEO, IFLYTEK "More and more industries are utilizing AI technology. As we have mentioned, as techniques improve, as deep learning is applied to various sectors, and as data suitable for AI accumulates, the technology can help humans succeed in different areas. And this should be done with user information being protected. In two to three years, it will mainly be used for professional purposes in different industries. But I believe, in five to ten years, everybody could have an AI assistant."