Visitors watch a robot dance at the 3E-Beijing International Consumer Electronics Expo. [Photo/VCG]

By 2019, 40 percent of the world's digital transformation initiatives will employ AI technology and by 2021, 75 percent of commercial enterprise applications will adopt AI, more than 90 percent of consumers will interact with customer support robots, and over 50 percent of new industrial robots will leverage AI, said IDC China.

The research company added that In China, AI adoption will see equivalent or more momentum in public services, commercial applications, consumer engagements, and smart homes, given the favorable government policy and fiscal support.