Beijing: Chinese authorities have issued implementation guidelines to promote the standardized application and innovative development of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, amid the country's accelerated push to advance the "AI plus" action, Xinhua News Agency reported.
According to Emirates News Agency, the guidelines were jointly issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). These guidelines aim to incorporate the State Council's strategies on implementing the "AI plus" action and to foster the orderly growth of intelligent agents as key forms of AI products and services.
The document provides a definition of AI agents, describing them as intelligent systems capable of autonomous perception, memory, decision-making, interaction, and execution. These systems are rapidly integrating with cyberspace and the physical world, propelled by advanced technologies such as large language models.
The guidelines lay out fundamental principles for the development of AI agents, emphasizing safety, controllability, orderliness, and standardization, along with innovation-driven growth and application-oriented traction.
Four major areas of measures have been identified in the guidelines. The first is the consolidation of development foundations, which includes improving technological infrastructure and establishing standards and protocols. The second area focuses on ensuring safety and security. The third emphasizes application-driven traction, identifying 19 typical application scenarios that span scientific research, industrial development, consumption enhancement, public well-being, and social governance. Lastly, the guidelines promote the creation of an innovation ecosystem, industrial cooperation, and increased application promotion.