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State Council holds study session on AI development

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Beijing is moving to rein in a growing weakness in its AI push – underutilized and misallocated compute. On February 11, Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council study session on the AI Plus plan. One line stood out. In his remarks, Li underscored the need to:

“Optimize the layout of intelligent co...