Wei Qing, chief technology officer of Microsoft in China, delivers a speech titled "Artificial Intelligence: People-oriented" at the Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum on Sept 12 in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. [Photo/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn] 

Wei Qing, Microsoft's chief technology officer in China, also stressed the limits of AI.

AI is a kind of ability, and professional ability is more crucial to a business's success, according to Wei.

Microsoft has worked with businesses in many industries—including health care, education, manufacturing, transport, finance and retail—to help them make a bigger contribution to society, Wei added.