In the era of global digitalization, the role of artificial intelligence is in-creasingly important, and digital transformation is an urgent need of every coun-try. Rapid digital transformation and widespread application of artificial intelli-gence will help the country have strong development steps, with production, trade and services always in a pioneering position. This article covers important mile-stones in the digitalization process, starting from the invention of binary numbers in 1679 to the explosion of the modern internet, the role of artificial intelligence and statistics in various fields, important application areas of artificial intelli-gence and areas requiring digital transformation in our country's education sector.