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What is AI Awakening?

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Before diving into the book AI觉醒 . we’ll take a quick glimpse at " AI Awakening " by Erik Brynjolfsson , the Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy.   What is AI Awakening? 1. Definition / Concept According to Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, frames AI awakening as the point when AI moves from being powerful but underutilized to creating broad, measurable economic productivity gains. Quote: “The technology is real, but the benefits take time to emerge.” 2. Reason for the Delay The lag in seeing AI’s impact on productivity is due to what Brynjolfsson calls a “restructuring lag”: “When you have these powerful technologies, you need to make a lot of complementary innovations to get their full potential. It can take decades.” Analogy: past breakthroughs like the steam engine, electricity, internal combustion engine, and computers also took time before their productivity effects became visible 3. Eco...

How will China‘s AI plan Shape Global Business?

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Wechat Post   China AI Plan History What is China’s “15th Five-Year Plan” ( 十五五 规划 )? Why is it called so? China’s “15th Five-Year Plan” ( 十五五 规划 ) gets its name from the sequence of national development plans the country has issued since the  1950s. Here’s what it means: 1. The concept A Five-Year Plan ( 五年 规划 ) is China’s top-level national blueprint that sets out economic, technological, and social development goals for a five-year period. Each plan outlines key priorities—like industrial upgrades, innovation, and sustainability—and guides both public and private sectors. 2. The numbering -The first Five-Year Plan started in  1953, right after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. -Each plan covers five years, and they’ve been issued consecutively ever since. -The “15th Five-Year Plan” therefore refers to the 15th cycle, covering the years  2026–2030. 3.The purpose -The 15th plan continues China’s long-term vision to modernize...