Currently, artificial intelligence technology is accelerating its iterative evolution and deeply integrating with the real economy, becoming a key variable driving industrial upgrading and reshaping the global competitive landscape. The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of artificial intelligence. The outline of the 15th Five Year Plan proposes to comprehensively implement the "Artificial Intelligence+" action and empower various industries in all aspects. The State Council has issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of the 'Artificial Intelligence+' Action, 'promoting the extensive and deep integration of artificial intelligence with key areas such as technology, industry, consumption, and people's livelihood.

Integrating innovation with artificial intelligence has become an important development trend in the information and communication industry, mainly reflected in three aspects: "applying AI, supporting AI, and integrating AI". In terms of AI application, artificial intelligence is driving the transition of information and communication networks from "connectivity" to "intelligent connectivity". At present, basic telecommunications companies are actively integrating artificial intelligence capabilities into the entire lifecycle of network planning, construction, operation, optimization, and operation, achieving practical results in fault prediction, green energy conservation, intelligent customer service, and other aspects. In terms of supporting AI, the information and communication industry supports the development of AI from single point intelligence to ubiquitous intelligence through networks and computing facilities. As of now, the total number of 5G base stations in China has reached 5.009 million, with 400Gbps wide area long-distance transmission deployed and applied in the current network. The scale of intelligent computing power has reached 1882 EFLOPS (FP16), providing a solid foundation for the development and popularization of AI in China. In terms of integrating AI, on the basis of providing network connections such as 5G and optical networks, AI technology is actively introduced to fully unleash the value of data and provide more comprehensive new information services for industry users, forming a number of typical application scenarios such as machine vision detection and precision equipment control. However, at the same time, artificial intelligence technology is in a period of rapid iteration and accelerated breakthroughs. As an emerging research direction, the deep integration of artificial intelligence and information communication has strong complexity and systematicity. It still faces a series of problems and challenges in key technological breakthroughs, exploration of integration paths, and innovation of business models.

In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, seize the opportunities for the development of artificial intelligence, further promote the deep integration and innovative development of artificial intelligence and information and communication, and in combination with the new situation and requirements of industrial development, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has studied and issued the "Implementation Opinions".

The Implementation Opinions promote the intelligent upgrading of the information and communication industry from six aspects.

One is to promote the evolution and development of intelligent information and communication technology. Focusing on artificial intelligence in 5G-A/6G, next-generation optical networks “IPv6+”、 Industrial Internet and other fields, carry out research on new network architecture driven by artificial intelligence, and strengthen key core technology research.

The second is to strengthen the innovative development and application of network intelligent agents. Support the development of highly specialized and practical network models and intelligent agents, break through technologies such as large and small model collaboration, multi-agent collaboration, and intelligent agent communication, create autonomous intelligent agent communication protocols, and deepen network domain adaptation and application.

The third is to accelerate the improvement of the intelligence level of network equipment. Explore the deployment of intelligent computing power in various network devices, and apply artificial intelligence algorithms to enhance the business perception, scheduling, optimization, and security protection capabilities of network devices.

The fourth is to promote the upgrading of intelligent capabilities for network construction and operation in all scenarios. Enhance the model's ability to perceive, analyze, make decisions, and execute in all scenarios such as network "planning, maintenance, optimization, and service", and achieve the evolution from single point intelligence to cross domain collaborative intelligence.

The fifth is to enhance the inference ability at the edge of the network. Guided by the needs of scenarios, explore the deployment of reasoning computing power in network edge devices, and provide synaesthesia, computing and intelligence integrated edge computing services for AI applications in traffic, low altitude economy, manufacturing, entertainment and other scenarios.

Sixth, enhance and optimize intelligent computing cloud services. Promote the innovative development of platform as a service, model as a service and other models. Improve the level of intelligent computing cloud services and promote the cloud deployment of intelligent agents.

The Implementation Opinions solidify the foundation of artificial intelligence development from three aspects: network, computing power, and computing network supply.

One is to solidify the foundation of network support. Accelerate the construction of backbone transmission networks such as 400Gbps/800Gbps, orderly promote the application of high-speed optical transmission system equipment with 400Gbps and above in urban areas, and build millisecond level low latency computing capabilities in urban areas.

The second is to optimize the deployment of computing power facilities. Build a collaborative computing infrastructure system of hub, region, and edge nodes, establish and improve national and regional computing platforms, and accelerate the construction of a national integrated, intensive, and market-oriented computing service system.

The third is to enhance the comprehensive supply capacity of the computing network. Enrich various types of network dedicated lines to achieve rapid business activation and flexible scheduling. Targeting the upstream bandwidth and latency requirements of intelligent agents, we will enhance the configuration of fiber optic access network bandwidth and promote the deployment of 5G-A networks that support high upstream capabilities.

One is to create a new terminal that integrates network intelligence. Strengthen the integration and innovation of embodied intelligence and information communication. Vigorously develop products such as artificial intelligence smartphones and computers, smart home devices, and smart wearable devices.

The second is to enrich new scenarios for information consumption. Encourage basic telecommunications enterprises to actively utilize artificial intelligence to empower traditional telecommunications services, and deepen the application of artificial intelligence such as smart personal assistants, smart butlers, and home care.

The third is to empower vertical industries to improve and upgrade their quality. Centered around the vertical industry's demand for "smart transformation to digital connectivity", we will promote the integrated development of network solutions and comprehensive information services for industry models, and provide package and modular "network+artificial intelligence" services for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The fourth is to promote intelligent and inclusive social welfare. Targeting social and livelihood fields such as health and education, we will carry out intelligent health monitoring, elderly and child care, intelligent classrooms, and other applications to provide precise and inclusive services.

One is to enhance the intelligent supervision capability of the "network management network". Promote management innovation in the information and communication industry, build full process, precise, and online regulatory capabilities, and create a regulatory intelligent decision-making center that integrates data display, situational analysis, and risk warning.

The second is to strengthen intelligent security protection. Strengthen the research and development of AI enabled network and data security technologies, and continue to carry out the effectiveness evaluation of AI enabled network and data security. Promote the verification and evaluation of the functional performance, risks, and other aspects of intelligent network devices and network agents. Continuously strengthen the application of artificial intelligence technology in preventing and controlling spam messages, harassing phone calls, telecommunications network fraud, and other aspects.

The third is to strengthen the construction of the standard system. Establish and improve the standard system of "artificial intelligence+information and communication", and encourage enterprises and institutions to deeply participate in the standardization activities of international standard organizations.

The fourth is to optimize public service capabilities. Organize basic telecommunications enterprises to carry out innovative experiments and verification of the integration of artificial intelligence and information and communication networks, and study the construction of a network intelligence level and intelligent computing service classification evaluation system.

The Implementation Opinions propose measures to strengthen organizational implementation, increase support, enhance international cooperation, and carry out publicity and promotion.

One is to strengthen organizational implementation. The communication management bureaus, industrial and information technology departments in various regions strengthen overall guidance and promote the implementation of work. Basic telecommunication enterprises, equipment manufacturing enterprises, Internet enterprises, etc. give full play to their respective advantages, jointly promote the integration and innovation of artificial intelligence and information communication, and strengthen the implementation and promotion of related technologies and products. The second is to increase support. Support the research and development of key technologies and products for network intelligence through various funding channels. The third is to strengthen international cooperation. Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with countries around the integration of artificial intelligence and information and communication technologies, standards, applications, security, etc., and build consensus on development. The fourth is to carry out publicity and promotion. Timely summarize the excellent experience and achievements of "artificial intelligence+information and communication", and increase publicity and promotion efforts.