On April 18, the State Council Information Office held a regular press conference on economic data to introduce the development situation of industry and informatization in the first quarter of 2025. At the meeting, journalists asked: Since the beginning of this year, artificial intelligence large models represented by Deepseek have triggered extensive discussions. How do we evaluate the current development trend of China's artificial intelligence industry? What progress has the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology made in promoting artificial intelligence empowerment for new industrialization? Xie Shaofeng, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that recently, popular domestic large models like Deepseek have gone viral, igniting enthusiasm for application and innovation across society, which also reflects the current rapid breakthroughs in artificial intelligence technology. Manufacturing is an important field for the landing and application of artificial intelligence technologies and products. In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence with manufacturing has accelerated, achieving remarkable results and highlights, mainly including the following characteristics: First, the industrial foundation continues to be strengthened. China has formed a complete industrial system covering the basic layer, framework layer, model layer, and application layer. The scale of computing power ranks among the global leaders, high-quality industry datasets such as steel and coal have been built, and a batch of competitive general large models and industry-specific large models have been cultivated. Domestic large models have topped the download lists of mainstream open-source communities, creating the "Chinese speed." [Image: https://p26-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-axegupay5k/8120c15560064baea6f73bb3f1d13bcd~tplv-tt-origin-web:gif.jpeg?_iz=58558&from=article.pc_detail&lk3s=953192f4&x-expires=1745564409&x-signature=oOeN30am48Ewtbb4jUdGuuyhp4U%3D] [State Council Information Office] Second, product equipment is accelerating iteration. More than 100 types of intelligent products developed by domestic manufacturers, such as AI phones, AI computers, and AI glasses, have achieved "intelligent" upgrades. Mainstream humanoid robots have already achieved "standing steadily, walking stably, and running fast," and are accelerating the transition from "moving on stages" to "being used in factories." They can perform acrobatics, dance folk dances, lift heavy objects, and tighten screws, quickly landing in manufacturing scenarios, such as assisting automotive production line equipment operations and enhancing smart sorting and handling. Third, application empowerment is steadily advancing. Large models are rapidly being implemented in industries such as electronics, raw materials, and consumer goods, applied in research and design, mid-term validation, production manufacturing, and operational management. During our local research, in the case collection and selection, we found that a flat-panel display company in Beijing used a large model to generate production schedules automatically, reducing the time required for production line scheduling by 75%. An electronic equipment manufacturing company in Shenyang improved production efficiency by 40% through the automation of conceptual design driven by a large model. We are continuously conducting in-depth activities to empower enterprises, building online and offline platforms to promote precise matching between supply and demand enterprises, guiding industry intelligent transformation. Fourth, the industrial ecosystem is continuously optimizing. Through department and provincial coordination, we are advancing the construction of 11 national artificial intelligence innovation application pilot zones, co-building manufacturing innovation centers for embodied intelligent robots and humanoid robots, and promoting the agglomeration and development of industries. We are facilitating industrial-financial cooperation, jointly setting up a national artificial intelligence fund with a scale of 60 billion yuan, and accelerating investment project layouts. We are strengthening standard leadership by issuing the "Guidelines for the Comprehensive Standardization System Construction of National Artificial Intelligence Industries," cumulatively formulating more than 40 key industry standards and over 10 international standards. We are focusing on cultivating market entities, having cumulatively fostered over 400 "Little Giants" in the national specialized, refined, unique, and innovative artificial intelligence sectors. The Government Work Report this year proposed to continue the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, better integrating digital technology with manufacturing advantages and market advantages, supporting large-scale applications. Next, we will fully advance artificial intelligence empowerment for new industrialization. On one hand, we will focus on supply, organizing "Artificial Intelligence+" actions for new industrialization "top-ranking" breakthroughs, strengthening the research and development layout of general large models and industry-specific large models, accelerating the construction of high-quality datasets in the industrial sector, consolidating the foundational platform, and promoting "industrial intelligence"; on the other hand, we will focus on application, driving intelligent upgrades in the entire manufacturing process, key industries, and key products, accelerating the industrialization and commercialization of super-intelligent terminals. We will continue to conduct in-depth activities for empowerment and case collections, selecting "ten industries, hundreds of scenarios, and thousands of benchmarks," promoting "industrial intelligence." At the same time, we will build ecosystems, guiding patient capital to increase support, and accelerating the cultivation of leading enterprises in key industries and specialized, refined, unique, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. We will build artificial intelligence open-source communities, leverage the role of the Artificial Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee, accelerate the formulation of urgently needed standards, strengthen talent recruitment and cultivation, ethical governance, and international cooperation, and continuously create a favorable industrial ecosystem. [Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7494537570261549606/] [Disclaimer: This article represents the author's views alone. 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