On July 28th, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology released the "Several Measures to Further Expand the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai" (hereinafter referred to as the "Several Measures"), which proposed to "reduce the cost of using intelligent computing power. Distribute 600 million yuan computing power vouchers, strengthen the construction of computing power dispatch platforms, systematically support enterprise research and development and application of large models, and accelerate the aggregation of large model ecological spaces". In fact, since the beginning of this year, many places such as Wuhu, Tianjin, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Kunming, etc. have issued or planned to issue computing vouchers. Multiple regions are preparing to distribute computing power coupons, aiming to alleviate the pain points of enterprises being unable to afford or use computing power. This move can lower the technological entry threshold for startups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the short term, accelerate the implementation of large-scale model applications, and in the long run help guide the matching of computing power supply and demand, empowering the acceleration of the construction of a computing power interconnection system. ”Guo Tao, Deputy Director of China E-commerce Expert Service Center, told reporters. Since the beginning of the year, the combination of reward and subsidy measures has been implemented. The overall distribution of computing vouchers in various regions has shown two major characteristics: firstly, the scope of application has expanded, and many places have clearly defined that computing vouchers cover both intelligent computing power and supercomputing power; The second is to use combination boxing. While many places are introducing computing power coupons, they are also releasing or planning to release data coupons, model coupons, corpus coupons, etc. The shift of computing vouchers from focusing on intelligent computing power to simultaneously covering both intelligent computing power and supercomputing power is a precise response of policy design to the new trend of computing power industry development. Guo Tao said that on the one hand, the explosive growth of large model parameters has led to the demand for mixed precision training, and a single architecture is difficult to meet the requirements of all scenarios; On the other hand, research and development in fields such as climate simulation and biomedicine, as well as the deep transformation and upgrading of industries, urgently require strong support from supercomputing power. Computing vouchers are an important entry point for cultivating digital economic advantages and building an artificial intelligence (AI) industry ecosystem at the local level. Nowadays, measures to promote the organic combination of computing vouchers with other incentive measures have become a popular choice. For example, in the first half of this year, the Wuhu Data Resources Management Bureau successively issued the "Implementation Rules for Wuhu City's' Data Coupons' (Trial)" and the "Implementation Rules for Wuhu City's Artificial Intelligence 'Computing Coupons' (Trial)", clarifying the application and redemption procedures for data coupons and computing coupons. The "Several Measures" propose to promote the construction of high-density and low-cost artificial intelligence industry clusters, and provide supporting support through urban and rural cooperation. Innovative enterprises that meet the conditions will receive subsidies of up to 100% support, including 1 million yuan in computing power vouchers, 1 million yuan in model vouchers, and 1 million yuan in corpus vouchers. Zheng Yangyang, a researcher in the artificial intelligence industry of Samoye Cloud Technology Group, said in an interview that the complementary measures, such as computing power coupons and data coupons, appeared in the form of a combination of fists, which is a concrete manifestation of the extensive implementation of the "AI+" action at the local level, will speed up the expansion of technological innovation and application scenarios, help accelerate the formation of the "computing power data algorithm application" ecological closed-loop, and thus drive the comprehensive strength of China's artificial intelligence to achieve a systematic leap. The "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative has achieved significant results. China attaches great importance to the issue of artificial intelligence applications. The Central Economic Work Conference held in December 2024 emphasized the need to carry out the 'Artificial Intelligence+' action and cultivate future industries. This year's Government Work Report proposes to continue promoting the 'Artificial Intelligence+' initiative, better combining digital technology with manufacturing and market advantages, and supporting the widespread application of large-scale models. In May of this year, the Comprehensive Department of the National Data Administration issued the "Action Plan for the Construction of Digital China 2025", which deployed work in areas such as "artificial intelligence+" and infrastructure improvement. Driven by policies, the "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative has achieved significant results in multiple dimensions so far: AI smartphones, AI computers, and AI glasses are highly favored, creating one new consumption hotspot after another; Artificial intelligence products widely cover scenarios such as office collaboration, industrial design, and content creation, greatly improving service efficiency; According to the 56th Statistical Report on the Development of Internet in China released by China Internet Network Information Center, as of March this year, a total of 346 generative AI services had been filed with the State Internet Information Office. In the future, what should be done to continue promoting high-quality implementation of the "Artificial Intelligence+" initiative? Zhang Xiaorong, President of the Institute of Advanced Technology, told reporters that we need to simultaneously overcome the five major bottlenecks of "chip autonomy, data compliance, green computing power, standard governance, and talent capital", and strengthen the continuous iteration mechanism of regional collaboration and scenario driven development. Zhang Xiaorong further stated that promoting the effective implementation of reward and subsidy measures such as computing power vouchers and data vouchers in various regions should be based on overcoming the five major bottlenecks. The entire process of issuing vouchers must adhere to the six checkpoints of "fair access, on chain verification, result linkage, regional interoperability, security compliance, and dynamic evaluation" to prevent arbitrage, duplicate subsidies, and regulatory vacuum. By combining macro level planning with precise attention to detail, we can jointly promote the innovative development of artificial intelligence and empower various industries. (New Society)