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Beijing boosts Chinese-language data ecosystem for AI race

The effort aims to expand Chinese-language AI resources from training datasets to technical standards and governance frameworks, not just models or chips.

The global AI race is shifting beyond chips and model performance, with Beijing prioritizing the data layer, specifically Chinese-language language resources used to feed and train artificial intelligence systems, according to SCMP Economy.

The outlet reports that Chinese authorities view this as a strategic frontier and are accelerating the buildout of a national ecosystem of Chinese-language data for AI.

That push spans multiple components, including foundational text corpora and high-quality training datasets, as well as technical standards and governance frameworks.

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