Reference News Network, June 25 report: The website of The Australian Financial Review published an article titled "How China Makes Artificial Intelligence Everywhere" on June 23. The reporter is Jessica Seel. The following is an excerpt:
In Shanghai's INS New Paradise, under the kaleidoscopic lights, the dance floor not only moves with the music, but also responds to algorithms.
On the DJ table, 28-year-old Li Chenxiao is responsible for managing a pile of flashing displays. His startup Magipop operates an artificial intelligence system that can capture music in real time and control visual effects and lighting. It can adjust colors, patterns, and intensity according to beats, rhythm, and even the noise of the audience.
This application is both an example of how China is accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence into all aspects of daily life, and a microcosm of the country's coordinated efforts to entrust routine processes to machine training models to enhance productivity and promote economic growth.
From entertainment to urban infrastructure, mining, energy, and telecommunications, this second-largest economy is leveraging the power of ultra-fast computing capabilities and machine learning to automate decision-making and drive the next stage of its economic transformation.
The representative of this revolution is DeepSeek-R1, a low-cost open-source large language model that was launched globally earlier this year, demonstrating China's capability in the technological competition with the United States.
Within days of its release, DeepSeek's technology was embedded in artificial intelligence models supported by Chinese tech giants. While Western countries focus on fundamental breakthroughs, China is pushing forward the large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence.
This means that companies across China can integrate these models into their own systems, thereby automatically performing tasks such as product recommendations and logistics planning.
Magipop has become a representative of the new wave of flexible startups, reinterpreting digital performance art. The appeal of China's open-source models lies in the fact that such small enterprises can thrive alongside large projects like Hangzhou's "City Brain."
"City Brain," developed with participation from tech giant Alibaba, can collect massive data in real time from traffic cameras, Internet of Things sensors, and other sources. Its goal is to manage city operations with efficiency and algorithms that only artificial intelligence can provide - from traffic flow, emergency response, to public services.
Chinese state-owned enterprises have also joined the competition, such as State Grid, which has developed a model for forecasting demand and scheduling electricity.
"We see fierce competition among Chinese companies in the field of basic technologies," said analyst Kendra Schaefer from Cao Wei Consulting, "and they are not focusing on a single area; they are developing across industries, allowing people around the world to use these models to build things."
Although China may not have the most advanced chips, it has embraced artificial intelligence and is creating a wave of applications in various industries and daily life, at a speed that seems faster than anywhere else in the world. (Translated by Wang Diqing)
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