{"id":100749,"date":"2025-08-29T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/100749\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:15:08","slug":"china-doubles-down-on-ai-but-calls-for-rational-not-blind-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/100749\/","title":{"rendered":"China doubles down on AI \u2013 but calls for rational, not \u2018blind\u2019, growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s central government has cautioned against a nationwide rush into artificial intelligence (AI) investment, urging careful planning while pledging <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3323323\/china-races-embed-ai-use-across-major-industries-ambitious-2030-target?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stronger support<\/a> to expand computing capacity and embed the technology across industries.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The country\u2019s top economic planning agency said the roll-out of China\u2019s \u201cAI Plus\u201d initiative \u2013 aimed at applying cutting-edge technology across the manufacturing and service sectors \u2013 should be tailored to local conditions, urging regions to build on their own geographic strengths, resources and industrial bases.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201c[We should] set priorities scientifically to foster complementary advantages and tangible results, while firmly avoiding disorderly competition and blind expansion,\u201d the deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission\u2019s (NDRC) Department of Innovation and Hi-Tech Development, Zhang Kailin, told a news conference in Beijing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The commission said it would continue to issue AI vouchers to subsidise companies\u2019 access to computing power and help lower research and development costs, while also piloting new forms of consumer subsidies for AI-powered products to ensure broader public access.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The State Council, China\u2019s cabinet, unveiled a blueprint for the AI Plus strategy earlier this week, setting targets for the adoption of AI-powered devices across various industries \u2013 aiming for over 70 per cent by 2027 and over 90 per cent by 2030.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The world\u2019s second-largest economy is doubling down on innovation and technological advancement as it seeks to bolster its self-reliance as a tech 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