The authorities in China have issued implementation guidelines to promote the standardized application and innovative development of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, amid the country’s accelerated push to advance the ‘AI plus’ action.
According to the official statement, the Cyberspace Administration of China, together with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has issued guidelines to implement the State Council’s ‘AI Plus’ action plan. The measures aim to promote the orderly development of intelligent agents, positioning them as central components of China’s AI products and services.
The guidelines outline fundamental principles for the development of AI agents, stressing safety and controllability, orderliness and standardization, innovation-driven growth, and application-oriented traction.
China’s New AI Guidelines Target Four Major Areas of Development
Efforts should be made to consolidate development foundations, improve technological infrastructure, and establish standards and protocols.
The document calls for ensuring safety and security.
The guidelines call for application-driven traction, identifying 19 typical application scenarios spanning scientific research, industrial development, consumption boost, public well-being, and social governance.
The guidelines promote the development of an innovation ecosystem, industrial cooperation, and increased application promotion.
As per the reports, the document defines AI agents as intelligent systems capable of autonomous perception, memory, decision-making, interaction, and execution that are rapidly integrating with cyberspace and the physical world as advanced technologies such as large language models emerge.
