AI companies in Shanghai and other Yangtze River Delta cities have set up an association to share resources and assist each other.

The Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Technology Association has over 300 member companies. It is based at the Dobe Silicon Valley AI (Shanghai) Center near the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Qingpu District.

Founding members of the association include the leading cloud service provider Ucloud, AI English teaching app Liulishuo, Dobe innovation and technology Co. and Shanghai computer software technology development center.

"AI is involved in a wide range of industries," said Zhang Haidong, the head of the association.

After the launch of the association, six companies from the Yangtze delta were given awards.

IMAGE DT was named the best new retail AI company in 2019, for data collection, image recognition, context analysis and data mining. It offers data consultancytofirms had previously to collect and analyze the data themselves.

Another winner Liulishuo, a startupbased in Yangpu District, creates personalized English lessons.

Gongboshi.com offers a one-stop solution to convert traditional factories into intelligence plants.

Officials from winning AI companies pose together on the 4th International Community Festival over the weekend.