China issues guideline to accelerate 'AI Plus' integration across key sectors

China issued a guideline on Tuesday to implement the "AI Plus" initiative, promoting the extensive and in-depth integration of AI across various fields to accelerate the cultivation of new quality productive forces.

According to a guideline released by the State Council, China's Cabinet, the country will bolster the application of AI in science and technology, industrial development, consumption upgrades, people's well-being, governance and global cooperation.

By 2027, China aims to achieve significant progress in the deep integration of AI in six key sectors, with the penetration rate of new-generation intelligent terminals and AI agents expected to surpass 70 percent, the guideline said. The core industries of the intelligent economy will see rapid growth and the role of AI in public governance will be significantly enhanced.

The guideline also stated that by 2030, AI will empower China's high-quality development across all fronts, with the penetration rate of next-generation smart terminals and AI agents exceeding 90 percent, highlighting that the intelligent economy will become a significant growth driver for China's economy.

By 2035, China will enter a new stage of intelligent economy and intelligent society comprehensively, providing strong support for realizing socialist modernization, according to the guideline.

Efforts will be made to improve the basic capabilities of AI models, strengthen the innovation of data supply, enhance intelligent computing power, promote the development of open-source ecosystem and reinforce the construction of talent teams, it added.