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China to promote AI in aiding the country's education reform
Students have an artificial intelligence lesson at a middle school in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 2, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China aims to promote artificial intelligence in aiding the country's education reform, highlighting the cultivation of students' critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and practical skills while accelerating digital transformation across the sector, according to a newly released guideline. The guideline on accelerating education digitalization, jointly released by the Ministry of Education and eight other departments, emphasized building an AI-powered education system that integrates smart technologies into teaching, learning, assessment and academic research. Zhou Dawang, head of the ministry's Department of Science, Technology and Informatization, said the guideline calls for a comprehensive upgrade of disciplines, curriculum, and talent development to meet the demands of the digital economy and future industries. The guideline outlined plans to accelerate the development of large-scale AI models to promote their deep integration into education. It also proposed adjustments to academic programs in higher education and vocational training to better meet the needs of advanced manufacturing and the modern service sector, Zhou said at a news conference on Wednesday. Yang Zongkai, chair of the ministry's national expert committee on education digitalization and president of the Wuhan University of Technology in Hubei province, said AI is rapidly transforming labor markets and knowledge creation, urging a rethink of talent cultivation models. "AI is not only reshaping how we teach and learn, but also bringing new possibilities for educational innovation," Yang said. "The guideline stipulates to nurture students' advanced thinking, judgment, and practical abilities through intelligent education reform." China will continue to build education AI models, support pilot applications, and develop model classrooms that integrate AI into teaching and assessment. Educators will be trained to use AI to design more challenging and creative learning experiences, he added. The ministry has launched national AI learning platforms across all education stages and introduced models for 13 disciplines including computer science, chemistry, and materials science. The Wuhan University of Technology, for example, has deployed an AI Assistant 2.0 system and built applications such as AI Study Assistant and AI HR Assista...
China issues guideline to accelerate 'AI Plus' integration across key ...
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.
China's reform of elite engineer training program delivers results
To enhance the training program, the ministry collaborated with other departments to support the establishment of 32 national elite engineer academies at top-tier universities. These academies developed in partnership with State-owned enterprises and are designed to train engineers with a focus on innovation and practical problem-solving, Huai ...
China emerging as global AI pioneer - Chinadaily.com.cn
Zhang Dapeng, presidential chair professor at the School of Data Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, said: "In the future, China will continue to lead the world in AI areas such as intelligent medical care and biometric identification. Chinese scientists can make a greater contribution."
