A total of 22 measures across six areas have been identified to build Shenzhen city, in Guangdong province, south China, into an AI leader.

These include full-stack innovation, intelligent products, cross-border data flow, scenario applications, and smart driving technologies, according to an action plan recently released by the Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality.

To establish an intelligent computing power system, the action plan stresses developing advanced computing infrastructure in the city, particularly the "Pengcheng Cloud Brain III" project, which will be connected with resources nationwide to create a central hub.

Moreover, it encourages the construction of the Shenzhen Open AI Computing Center, scheduled to be completed and operational by 2024, with a computing power capacity reaching 4000 PFlops.

In terms of advancing innovation in core technologies, the action plan proposes bolstering basic research and technological innovation. Breakthroughs are expected in computing architecture, model evaluation, and intelligent sensors.

To foster a fully self-developed large model technology ecosystem, the action plan encourages advancements in deep learning frameworks, large model architectures, efficient training and inference algorithms, and the development of super-intelligent and highly aligned large models.

To support the layout of AI research platforms, the action plan encourages the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Digital Economy Academy to establish joint laboratories with related enterprises, concentrating on embodied AI research. This collaboration aims to develop new models and algorithms for general AI and address fundamental mathematical challenges.

Focusing on building a domestic AI innovation center, the action plan calls for configuring domestic computing power and algorithms, operator libraries, databases, toolchains, and model libraries. The goal is to develop two industry-specific large models, empowering 50 enterprises to create typical application scenarios.

According to the action plan, Shenzhen will implement a series of measures to strengthen the innovation layout of intelligent products, accelerate the establishment of the Guangdong Embodied AI Robotics Innovation Center, and focus on developing a cross-border data flow hub and an intelligent driving product matrix.