The shortage of artificial intelligence (AI) talents in China is so severe that more than 5m AI professionals are urgently needed, insiders disclosed.
据业内人士透露，中国人工智能(AI)人才奇缺，急需AI专业人才的数量超过500万。
The number of global AI talents is more than 1.9 million, with 850,000 being from the US, according to a report recently released by LinkedIn, the world's largest business social networking site.
全球最大的商务社交网站领英近日发布的报告显示，全球AI人才数量超过190万，其中85万来自美国。
China is ranked seventh in the world with 50,000 AI talents. Some insiders believe that the supply-demand ratio for AI talents is 1 to 10 in China.
中国拥有5万名AI人才，位居全球第七。部分业内人士认为，中国的AI人才供求比例为1：10。

The scarcity of talents is attributed to the fact that many internet enterprises scramble for AI professionals, offering high salaries.
AI人才稀缺被认为是由许多互联网企业不惜重金争夺AI专业人才这一现实情况所致。
Meanwhile, the majority of AI professionals are still in school or scientific research institutions.
同时，大部分AI专业人才还在学校或者科研院所中。
However, the report points out that 43.9% of China's AI technical talents were from the US, noting that the continuous arrival of talents in the country will narrow the AI technological gap between China and other countries.
不过，报告指出，中国43.9%的AI技术人才来自美国，并强调人才的持续涌入将缩短中国与其他国家的AI技术差距。