Asian countries count among the global frontrunners in artificial intelligence (AI). During the last decade, China, India, Japan, and South Korea especially have been able to improve their IT infrastructure and achieved rapid digitalization. Now, they are on the way to transforming their manufacturing from low-tech into high-tech and to developing new digital-based business models. Local companies’ development has been strongly supported by ambitious governments. Most importantly, the latter have increased investment in human capital and supported AI research and development (R＆D) by academic institutions and companies.