ByteDance's Doubao large model team has open-sourced a new generation of MoE(Mixture of Experts) training optimization technology called COMET, achieving a 40 percent reduction in model training costs and an average 1.7-fold increase in training efficiency, a breakthrough that could potentially reduce the demand for high-end Nvidia GPUs.

DeepSeek has led the trend among Chinese companies in using algorithmic innovation to break through US chip restrictions, creating conditions for the widespread application of AI in China.

Historically, the United States has held a leading advantage in computing power and algorithms, while China has excelled in application scenarios and data scale. Now, Deep-Seek has disrupted this dynamic by using innovative algorithms to overcome the computing power constraints, unleashing China's advantages in application scenarios and data scale, a process that has accelerated thanks to innovations like Doubao. This means China can take the lead in applying AI across numerous industries and is forming a virtuous cycle of research, development, and application.

For this reason, this year's Government Work Report emphasized policies to strengthen AI applications, calling for the continuous advancement of the AI Plus initiative. It aims to better integrate digital technology with China's manufacturing and market advantages, support the widespread application of large models, and vigorously develop intelligent connected new energy vehicles, AI-powered smartphones and computers, intelligent robots, and other next-generation smart terminals, as well as intelligent manufacturing equipment.

By empowering the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, AI will help consolidate China's manufacturing advantages. Traditional manufacturing is not only the cornerstone of China's modern industrial system but also underpins a comprehensive industry chain and a vast amount of employment. Applying AI to the R&D, production, procurement, sales, and operational management of traditional manufacturing can improve efficiency and foster innovation. Over the years, China has continuously advanced industrial digitization and the construction of infrastructure, such as big data and cloud computing centers, laying a solid foundation for the application of AI.

AI can also play a significant role in cultivating emerging and future industries. In fact, many of China's breakthroughs in emerging industries are related to AI, including the intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry, industrial and humanoid robots, and embodied intelligent applications such as smart drones. In the future, AI will be indispensable in service sectors such as education, healthcare, and entertainment, as well as in future industries such as commercial aerospace and the low-altitude economy.

The global competition around AI has just begun. China needs to continue to make efforts to cultivate talent for basic research and breakthroughs in computing power bottlenecks, so that it can accelerate technological penetration and achieve a virtuous cycle of intelligent and integrated development.

21ST CENTURY BUSINESS HERALD