National Development and Reform Commission: Opinions on Further Implementing the "Artificial Intelligence +" Action Release Positive Policy Signals Internally and Propose a New Model of Global Cooperation in "Artificial Intelligence +" Externally.

The State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of the Action of 'Artificial Intelligence +'" The relevant official from the National Development and Reform Commission accepted an interview on the "Opinions" and answered questions from reporters. Question: What are the prominent features of the "Opinions"? The "Opinions" form a series of practical policy measures in response to problems raised by enterprises, emphasizing giving the market direction, confidence, tangible benefits, and acceleration. First, it clarifies the policy direction. Emphasizing application-oriented development, it clearly defines six key actions in technology, industry, consumption, livelihood, governance, and global cooperation, establishing a dynamic and diverse governance system to address potential security risks, job challenges, and other related issues brought about by artificial intelligence, setting clear development directions and policy expectations. Second, it strengthens confidence in development. Internally, it sends positive policy signals to promote the development of intelligent industries in all aspects, layout new intelligent native business models, and systematically build intelligent transformation paths for the three major industries. Externally, it adheres to inclusive sharing, creating an open ecological system for the construction of equal, trusted, diverse, and mutually beneficial artificial intelligence capabilities, proposing a new global cooperation model for "Artificial Intelligence +". Third, it emphasizes tangibility and accessibility. Upholding the development idea centered on the people, it focuses on encouraging researchers, enterprises, consumers, the general public, and government departments to participate in the development of artificial intelligence by proposing corresponding directions and support measures, mobilizing the enthusiasm of the whole society to promote the sharing of the achievements of artificial intelligence development by all people. Fourth, it emphasizes practical and effective results. Guided by problems, it addresses issues such as the imbalance in the development of hard and soft skills, fragmented applications, and the lack of activity in open-source communities in the implementation of artificial intelligence applications, proposing targeted measures. Adhering to industry-specific policies, it identifies the integration and development direction of artificial intelligence in each sector, forming the main line of "Artificial Intelligence +" for various industries.