As Washington obsesses over the next GPT breakthrough, and Silicon Valley continues its push toward artificial general intelligence, Beijing is on a mission to weave artificial intelligence (AI) into every layer of daily life. China’s new “ AI Plus ” plan, unveiled in August, marks its most ambitious societal redesign since the “Internet Plus” era a decade ago.

AI Plus is a national blueprint for building an AI-native civilization by 2035. While the United States measures progress in models and market caps, China measures it in total societal integration. China wants classrooms guided by AI tutors, clinics run on predictive diagnostics, completely autonomous factories and cities optimized by AI. That is complete connectivity of every aspect of daily life.

Inside China’s 2035 AI Vision

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