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AI rivalry shifts from smart models to smart factories
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (338+ words) This shift has changed the very nature of AI rivalry. The first phase of the AI race primarily featured frontier models and computing supremacy. Companies competed for elite engineers, semiconductors, cloud infrastructure and venture capital. The goal was technological leadership....
China intensifying the integration of AI into mineral resource exploration
1+ week, 1+ day ago (615+ words) China is accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence into mineral resource exploration, with experts at a recent forum urging a shift from experience-driven geological surveys to data-driven, intelligent systems to safeguard the country's supply of strategic minerals critical for high-tech…...
AI slashes inspection times at Xining repair depot
2+ week, 1+ day ago (486+ words) Artificial intelligence and 5G data transmission have reduced freight train inspection times by about 80 percent at the Xining East Rolling Stock Depot, marking a shift from manual labor to automated diagnostics on the high-altitude Qinghai-Xizang Railway. According to data released by…...
How do robots learn to see, think and act?
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (130+ words) China Daily How do robots learn to see, think and act? In northern China's port city of Tianjin, a Chinese embodied AI company has developed an integrated "Eye-Brain-Hand" system that enables robots to see through sensors, think with AI models…...
Gaokao math question turns Ningxia pagodas into online sensation
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (151+ words) A math question from China's 2026 national college entrance examination, or gaokao, has sparked widespread attention by turning a centuries-old cultural landmark into an unexpected social media sensation. The math question featured the famous 108 Pagodas in Qingtongxia, Ningxia Hui autonomous region,…...
AI-driven microscope boosts materials science
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) The system, named "Aeye-1", was developed by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, in collaboration with the CAS' Shenyang Institute of Automation. On May 24, the technology officially passed a rigorous scientific and technological achievement…...
Robots go to 'college' in Hefei's futuristic training facility
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (97+ words) China Daily Robots go to 'college' in Hefei's futuristic training facility In Hefei, capital city of East China's Anhui province, robots are going to "college" — not for math or physics, but for real-world training. At this unique pre-training venue for…...
38 new majors added in cutting-edge fields
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) The Ministry of Education, on Tuesday, introduced 38 new undergraduate majors that will be available for recruitment through the 2026 national college entrance exam, or gaokao, expanding opportunities for students to pursue cutting-edge fields. The ministry also added embodied intelligence as a…...
AI and culture dialogue unfolds at global Beijing forum
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) There is little doubt that the world has entered a period of rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence. For the creative industries, the question is no longer whether change will come, but how to respond to it. On Friday, the…...
Report highlights AI driving leap in global engineering fronts
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) The Chinese Academy of Engineering released a report on the 2025 Global Engineering Fronts at the opening ceremony of the ongoing 2026 Zhongguancun Annual Forum, which opened in Beijing on Wednesday, highlighting the importance of artificial intelligence in driving a leap forward…...