The Chinese mainland is staking its future on AI with the 15th Five-Year Plan (20262030). The "AI Plus" initiative is designed to fuse cuttingedge technologieslike large AI models, advanced computing power, and highquality datainto the real economy, creating new engines for growth.
At the heart of "AI Plus" is the idea that AI itself becomes a core productive force. By boosting the synergy between foundational elementsmodels, computing power and datatraditional industries can leap into a new era of efficiency and innovation.
Today, the Chinese mainland leads the world in the number of large AI models, and opensource performance is among the best globally. To widen this edge, policymakers plan to build a unified computingpower scheduling system for crossregional coordination and to scale up resource intensity.
Data is a critical pillar too. The plan calls for tackling uneven data quality and circulation blockages by developing highquality datasets and trustful data spaces, ensuring secure and efficient data flows across sectors.
Beyond tech, removing institutional hurdles is key. An agile governance frameworkwith regulatory sandboxes and tiered approacheswill accelerate AI’s rapid iteration. The goal is to turn institutional advantages into realworld breakthroughs, boosting domestic software and hardware through marketdriven innovation.
"AI Plus" also means building a collaborative ecosystem that spans research, industry, public services, social governance and global partnerships. By setting technology standards and leading AI governance forums, the Chinese mainland aims to bridge the digital divide and share its solutions worldwide.
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'AI Plus' empowers the development of new quality productive forces
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