China Financial and Economic News:

AI has emerged as a powerful catalyst for industrial transformation, drawing considerable attention to its integration with various industries. What factors should be considered when promoting the role of AI in facilitating new industrialization? Thank you.

Tao Qing:

Thank you for your question. I will answer it as follows. AI is a strategic technology leading the new wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation, serving as a crucial driver of new industrialization. In recent years, with joint efforts across various sectors, China has made significant progress in the development of AI. The number of AI enterprises has exceeded 4,500, and innovative achievements such as intelligent chips and general large models have rapidly emerged. Intelligent infrastructure continues to be strengthened, and the construction of digital workshops and smart factories has accelerated, laying a solid foundation for AI-enabled new industrialization.

Going forward, we will thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, carry out the tasks outlined in the National Meeting on Promoting New Industrialization and the government work report, and fully leverage the strengths of China's complete industrial system, large industrial scale, and diverse application scenarios. We will focus on the deep integration of AI and manufacturing, with intelligent manufacturing as the main direction and application scenarios as the driving force, to promote the intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry and empower the industrial manufacturing system at a high level, providing new momentum for high-quality development.

First, we will accelerate breakthroughs in fundamental AI technologies to strengthen the foundation for application empowerment. By focusing on key underlying technologies such as algorithms and computational power for large models, we will expedite advancements in critical core technologies and products, including intelligent chips, large model algorithms, and frameworks. Additionally, we will accelerate the deployment of intelligent IoT terminals and industrial clouds, enhancing the operational management capabilities of computational power for manufacturing. Additionally, we will guide ecosystem enterprises to rapidly develop globally competitive general large models, cultivate industry-specific large models for manufacturing scenarios, and build high-level industrial databases to unlock the value of industrial data elements.

Second, we will accelerate the smart upgrading of key links, critical industries, and major products in the manufacturing sector. We will deepen the integration and application of AI technology throughout the entire manufacturing process to significantly enhance the smart-tech levels of R&D, pilot-scale testing, production, services, and management. Targeting key industries that have a significant impact on the national economy, a strong driving force, and a solid foundation for digitalization, we will launch special actions for AI-empowered new industrialization. This includes strengthening the connection between supply and demand, publicizing and implementing standards, and fostering application to expedite the smart upgrading of key industries and also improve the smart-tech levels of high-end equipment, critical software, and intelligent terminals among major products and equipment.

Third, we will improve the support system, and cultivate and expand the industrial ecosystem. We will provide stronger guidance on standards and establish and enhance the standard system for AI-empowered new industrialization. We will optimize the layout of AI manufacturing innovation centers, industrial technology public service platforms, and key laboratories, enhance collaborative innovation across the industrial chain, and reinforce the construction of an open-source AI ecosystem. We will also improve mechanisms for AI talent cultivation, security assurance, and international cooperation. Thank you!