JournalistsinteractwithabionichumanoidrobotattheZhongguancunInternationalInnovationCenter,newvenueforZhongguancunForum(ZGCForum),inBeijing,capitalofChina,April24,2024.(Xinhua/ChenZhonghao)BEIJING,April28(Xinhua)--Wearingapinkhairpin,whiteT-shirtandpinkshorts,a"girl"wholooksthreeorfouryearsoldhasgrabbedthespotlightattheexhibitionoftheongoing2024ZhongguancunForuminBeijing.The"girl,"namedTongTong,orLittleGirlinEnglish,isanadvancedvirtualartificialintelligence(AI)avatarbasedonartificialgeneralintelligence,accordingtoZhuSongchun,directoroftheBeijingInstituteforGeneralArtificialIntelligence,thedeveloperoftheproduct.Inavideodemonstration,afterbeingprogrammedtoapreferenceforlikingthingstidy,TongTongindependentlyfetchedatoweltomopupspilledmilkwhenshenoticeditonthetable--thebehaviorcamefromherautonomousdecisionmadebasedonaguideofvalue,ratherthanapre-setprogram."UnliketheconventionalAI,shecanunderstandyourwords,interpretyourintentionsandproactivelyofferassistance,"saidZhu,addingthatTongTongisexpectedtobeappliedinvariousscenariosesandempowerindustriescoveringsixfields,includingemergency,transportation,educationandhealthcaresectors.BoastingplentifulAIinnovationslikeTongTong,ChinahasseenitsAIindustryinthefastlane.AccordingtodatafromtheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,thetotalscaleofChina'scoreAIindustryhasreached500billionyuan(about70.37billionU.S.dollars),andthenumberofrelatedenterpriseshasexceeded4,400.ThisphototakenonApril28,2024showsajointreplacementsurgicalrobotduringapermanentexhibitionattheZhongguancunExhibitionCenterinBeijing,capitalofChina.(Xinhua/RenChao)Featuringdiverseapplicationscenarioses,AItechnologyhasbeenpermeatingeveryaspectofsociety.Intherealmofautonomousdriving,driverlessvehicleswithAItechnologycanautomaticallychoosetheoptimalroute,maintainaproperspeedandsmoothlypassthroughcomplexroadsections.Inthemedicalsector,surgicalrobotsequippedwithAIsystemscanhelpincreasetheprecisionandaccuracyoftheoperation,whichcontributestoreducingpost-surgerypainandshorteninghospitalstays.Regardingthelargelanguagemodel(LLM),whichhasbecomeamainstreamofAIdevelopment,officialdatashowsthatChina'snumberofself-developedLLMsrankssecondintheworld,andover100LLMswithmorethanonebillionparameterseachhavebeenlaunchedinthecountry.AccordingtoWangHaifeng,chieftechnologyofficerofChina'stechgiantBaidu,theuserbaseofitsLLMandChatGPT-likeproductdubbedErnieBothasexceeded200million.Itprovidesawiderangeofservices,suchasdraftingspeeches,businessplansandinstructions,aswellasdrawingflowchartsandmindmaps,coveringmanyaspectsofworkandlife."Atpresent,ChinaismakingeffortsinmasteringadvancedLLMalgorithms,inpromotingthedeepintegrationofcomputingsoftwareandhardware,andinacceleratingtechnologytransformationtoapplicationsinvarioussectors,"saidLiuQingfeng,chairmanofiFlytek,oneofChina'sleadingAIcompanies.InLiu'seyes,ChinahasformedacomparativeadvantageinthefieldsofvoiceLLMandmedicalLLM."MoreandmoreinnovativeAIapplicationscenariosesandproductformsareexpectedtobeseenin2024,"saidWuHequan,anacademicianattheChineseAcademyofEngineering."Chinaisaleadingcountryintheinternetfield,andwillalsobealeadingcountryinAIapplication."■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.