China seeks ‘safe and reliable’ AI supply as global tech race heats up

China has vowed to achieve a “safe and reliable supply” of bedrock artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027 as the global race for leadership in cutting-edge tech heats up. A plan published on Wednesday by eight government agencies, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, listed the main areas of work to reach the goal, including promoting the deep application of three to five general-purpose large AI models in the manufacturing sector. By 2027, the plan said, the...