Collaborative, innovative AI ecosystem highlighted

Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, Feb 19, 2024. Chinese tech companies' intensified efforts in achieving breakthroughs in artificial intelligence will bolster the application of this cutting-edge technology in a diverse range of fields, drive industrial upgrading and inject fresh momentum into global economic growth, despite the tightened export controls of the United States on AI chips, said experts and business executives. Noting that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has recently caused a global sensation with its cost-effective and open-source large language model, they added that the US' attempt to contain China's rise in the high-tech sector will only motivate Chinese enterprises to double down efforts on independent innovation, in order to make progress in crucial technologies. Last week, Baidu announced that it has launched China's first third-generation Wanka cluster based on its self-developed Kunlun chips, marking a milestone in the AI computing power field and significantly improving training efficiency of AI models. Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing, said the AI industry's development has long relied on huge amounts of computing capacity and capital input, while DeepSeek's emergence has overthrown the existing paradigm and redefined the global AI landscape amid Washington's heightened export restrictions on cutting-edge semiconductor technology.