From pandemic prevention and control to autonomous driving, from financial services to smart cities, artificial intelligence is changing the world at an incredible pace.

China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) highlighted the development of the digital economy by promoting its deep integration with the real economy and building digital industrial clusters with international competitiveness, which will spur high-quality growth.

Ciweek magazine, eNet Research and Deben Consultancy jointly released the 2021 Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ranking on July 12, with Baidu Inc topping the ranking.

Let us take a look at the top 10 Chinese firms in AI innovation.