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Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan

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Issued by the State Council of China, the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan outlines China's comprehensive strategic roadmap to lead global AI innovation by 2030. The document establishes phased developmental goals through 2020, 2025, and 2030, targeting breakthroughs in foundational theories, key generic technologies, intelligent economies, and social governance. It details supporting measures spanning legal and ethical norms, standards, safety assessment systems, labor force training, and extensive public popularization.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

State Council of the People's Republic of ChinaGovernment (executive) · CN

Lead issuer

Legal forceLegally binding

Under whose authorityState law

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Who it governs

National governmentPublic sector bodiesCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academics

This document is for government agencies, research institutions, enterprises, and developers guiding China's national AI research, industrial development, and governance framework.

Sectors

Cross-sectorPublic administration · intelligent social governanceResearch and science · AI basic theory and technology

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers a comprehensive national roadmap for artificial intelligence development, including foundational theories, key generic technologies, innovation platforms, intelligent economic upgrading, safe social governance, civil-military integration, and infrastructure. It outlines specific supporting policies relating to legal liability, ethics, technical standards, intellectual property, safety regulation, workforce training, and public awareness.

What's missing

The document does not provide specific binding statutory text or penal codes, instead laying out overarching national policy goals, institutional assignments, and developmental directives for government agencies and research institutions.

Key takeaways

The plan sets a three-step strategic goal for China to become a global AI innovation center by 2030.
It establishes a '1+N' AI program group to focus on basic theories, key generic technologies, and specialized R&D projects.
It emphasizes the dual nature of AI, highlighting both its tremendous economic potential and its associated safety, security, and ethical risks.
It calls for the formulation of laws, regulations, ethical norms, and assessment systems to ensure safe and manageable AI development.
It mandates comprehensive integration of AI across education, medical care, transportation, courts, and civil-military domains.

Principles it states

Lead by Science and TechnologySystemic LayoutDrive by MarketOpen Source and Openness

Outline

· Introduction
· Basic principles
· Strategic Goals
· Major Task
  1. Set up open and coordinated AI science and technology innovation system
  2. Cultivate high-end and highly efficient intelligent economy
  3. Build safe and convenient intelligent society
  4. Enhance AI civil-military integration
  5. Build safe and efficient AI infrastructure system
  6. Make forward-looking plans for major science and technology programs of next generation AI
· Supporting measures
· Organization and implementation

Issued20 July 2017

Length3,844 words · 18 pages

FormatNot recorded

Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

4/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

set up traceability and accountability system and identify AI legal entity and related rights, obligations and responsibilities

Supporting measures - 1. Formulate laws and regulations and ethical norms related to promoting AI development.

screening score · 2026-10-23

Fairness

2/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

AI boasts broad applications in education, medical care, provision for the aged, environmental protection, urban operation and judicial service, which will markedly improve targeted public service and people’s livelihood

Introduction

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

1/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

deeply alter human life and thinking and realize advancement of social productivity

Introduction

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

3/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

ethic framework for human-machine coordination, formulate moral standard and behavior code for AI product research designers

Supporting measures - 1. Formulate laws and regulations and ethical norms related to promoting AI development.

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

set up open and transparent AI monitoring system, carry out two-level monitoring structure with accountability and monitoring for application

Supporting measures - 4. Set up AI safety regulation and assessment system.

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

3/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

guide, coordinate and supervise related departments to make related plans

Organization and implementation

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

4/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

enhance assessment for potential AI risks and benefits and build up emergency solutions for complicated AI scenarios

Supporting measures - 1. Formulate laws and regulations and ethical norms related to promoting AI development.

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

Physical AI Governancesupporting

artificial_intelligence national_strategy ai_governance research_and_development ethics