Continuing coverage of how artificial intelligence is deployed, applied and governed.
From cartoon animals with strange faces to convincing fake scenes, huge volumes of AI-generated video are flooding social media, dubbed AI slop. Cheap and endless, it is raising worries about authenticity, quality and the space left for human creators.
From AI night schools to industry-tailored training, China is spreading AI skills to ordinary people so advanced technology can better serve the real economy. In 2025 its core AI industry reached about 1.2 trillion yuan.
By one view, the six-to-12-month gap with the US in large models has largely closed. Unlike the US focus on services, China's AI emphasizes deep integration with real industries, becoming a force that strengthens economic resilience from manufacturing to open-source models.
China's UN ambassador Fu Cong said the United Nations is a solid platform for cooperation on AI. With the World AI Cooperation Organization launched and signed by 29 countries, delegates debated innovation, regulation and the computing divide.
iFLYTEK launched a platform that generates a realistic digital human from one photograph, down from about two hours of video before. China's core digital human market reached 48.06 billion yuan in 2025 and is projected to hit 93.56 billion yuan by 2030.
As AI enters the classroom, a university's value lies less in delivering knowledge than in cultivating the abilities machines cannot replace. One scholar argues universities should move from knowledge factories to shapers of ability.
