Application of artificial intelligence technology in the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in China

Abstract

With the development of a new round of scientific and technological revolution, big data, cloud computing, and other information technologies have injected new momentum into the research of artificial intelligence. The continuous improvement of artificial intelligence technology has had an impact on social life that cannot be ignored. In the wave of digital transformation of global enterprises, the low level of digital construction and blocked digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China are still prominent. How to seize the opportunities brought by the development of artificial intelligence and effectively apply artificial intelligence to promote the transformation and upgrading of SMEs? To clarify this issue, this paper first uses crawling technology to get the annual reports of SMEs from 2017 to 2021 and analyses how much emphasis SMEs place on AI through Python. Then, this paper analyses the transformation difficulties faced by Chinese SMEs and systematically sorts out the technical means of artificial intelligence that could embed into the main functions of enterprises. Finally, this paper puts forward specific measures for Chinese SMEs to actively apply artificial intelligence for digital transformation and provides suggestions for SMEs to better integrate into the era of the digital economy.