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According to Xinhua News Agency, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference released the "Global Artificial Intelligence Innovation Index Report 2026," which quantitatively evaluates the AI innovation development of 46 countries from five dimensions: foundational support, resources and environment, scientific and technological research and development, industry and applications, and international cooperation and exchange.The report points out that AI infrastructure continues to expand, and energy supply has become a new variable for future development; the focus of large model industrialization is shifting from general-purpose to vertical, from training to inference, driving the complete business process reshaping, with enterprises showing characteristics of heavy asset investment; at the same time, the global demand for AI governance is accelerating, and China is promoting global governance and inclusive cooperation from multiple dimensions.

The National Development and Reform Commission officially released the "Action Plan for the Cooperative Development of Artificial Intelligence," aimed at building an open, shared, secure, orderly, and collaboratively governed global artificial intelligence ecosystem. The plan clearly outlines eight core actions, comprehensively promoting deep international cooperation in the AI field from multiple dimensions, including data, computing power, algorithms, talent, and governance. At the foundational level of data and computing power, the action plan emphasizes the need to promote cross-border data flow and build a trustworthy cross-border data space, collaboratively constructing a high-quality corpus; at the same time, it promotes the interconnection of intelligent computing facilities, providing inclusive intelligent computing services to developing countries, and creating low-carbon intelligent computing infrastructure driven by green energy.In terms of industrial empowerment and ecological sharing, the plan encourages the co-construction of an international open-source community for artificial intelligence, promoting the sharing of general large models, basic algorithms, and tool components, and supporting countries in conducting localized innovation based on open-source models. By deepening "Artificial Intelligence +" cooperation, it aims to build a cross-national industrial cooperation platform, promoting the deep application and empowerment of AI technology in fields such as science, manufacturing, healthcare, education, agriculture, and governance. In addition, the plan also proposes the establishment of a joint training mechanism for top digital talent, collaboratively formulating occupational standards and skill certification systems, comprehensively enhancing public literacy, and jointly addressing the structural impacts of AI on employment.Regarding industry rules and technical security, the action plan advocates for the co-construction of rules and standards and collaborative governance for security. All parties will strengthen information sharing on cybersecurity threats and emergency response cooperation, researching ways to enhance the explainability, transparency, and safety of artificial intelligence. Finally, the plan emphasizes adherence to the technological ethics principle of "AI for Good," collaboratively constructing an ethical guideline system dedicated to eliminating algorithmic biases in the forms of racism, discrimination, and others. By promoting international governance cooperation in AI research, it aims to contribute public scientific products to the Global South, effectively serving the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

DeepSeek's first round of financing has officially landed. Business registration information shows that DeepSeek's affiliated company, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., recently underwent a business change, adding Hangzhou Chengli Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership) and National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) as shareholders, with registered capital increased to 16.4475 million yuan.

According to a report by Reuters, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced on Wednesday (July 15) that Apple's edge-generative AI service "Apple Intelligence" has successfully completed filing in China and is approved for use on iPhone devices in the Chinese market. The official announcement has not yet specified a concrete launch date.According to informed sources, Apple's AI service will integrate the AI model capabilities of Baidu and Alibaba. Alibaba subsequently confirmed in a statement that its "Tongyi Qianwen" (Qwen) large model will be integrated into the Apple Intelligence experience for users in China on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Apple has not yet responded to this.

According to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs stated that the combined effect of rising prices for memory, software, and electricity brought about by artificial intelligence is contributing more than 0.2 percentage points to the year-on-year inflation of the U.S. core PCE, and this contribution is expected to rise to 0.5 percentage points by the end of the year.

According to TechCrunch, the privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform Venice AI has completed a $65 million Series A funding round, achieving a valuation of $1 billion and becoming a unicorn. This round of financing was led by the crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures, and others.Venice AI stated that the platform provides access to over 200 artificial intelligence models and emphasizes user data privacy protection along with a "low censorship" experience. The company claims to currently have over 3 million active users, an annual revenue exceeding $70 million, and has achieved profitability.The company plans to use the new funds to purchase graphics processing units and build its own data centers to reduce reliance on leased computing power and improve gross margins.

The South Korean government has announced significant project plans in the areas of chips, physical artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence data centers. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung stated that it is necessary to ensure the development of artificial intelligence elements faster than other countries, and chip production construction must be completed as soon as possible.The current factory site selection is nearing its limits in terms of water resources and other infrastructure. The southwestern region will invest between 50 trillion to 200 trillion won in the new projects, while Gwangju and Jeolla may invest 52 trillion won in the projects. Regarding the detailed planning for the factories, the South Korean government announced that it is expected to build four chip factories in the southwest, with an investment of about 800 trillion won; Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will each build two new factories; it is expected that investment in the chip sector will reach at least 300 trillion won over the next 15 years, including next-generation memory, edge artificial intelligence, and defense.Investment in the chip packaging cluster in the Chungcheong region is expected to reach 81 trillion won. It is anticipated that approximately 55 trillion won will be invested in the construction of artificial intelligence data centers. The South Korean government expects to double DRAM production capacity within five years, and the global memory market is expected to quadruple in five years. The South Korean side also stated that it seeks to distribute the growth dividends to the public.

The founder of [Oasis Labs](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Oasis Network?k=MjU3 "Decentralized Layer 1 network based on PoS consensus"), Dawn Song, co-founder of Virtue AI, announced on the X platform that she will join Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Research, along with several members of the Virtue AI team. She stated that she will participate in promoting Meta's work in the field of AI safety and AI safety protection, focusing on enhancing the security, reliability, and usability of cutting-edge AI models and agent systems.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that in a world where the productivity gains brought by artificial intelligence are factored into stock prices and lead people to consume based on that, the economy may experience overheating.

The Sentient Foundation announced an investment of $42 million through its "Open Source AGI Grant Program" to support developers and research institutions building and applying Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in an open-source environment.It is reported that the program aims to promote open access and ecological development of key AI technologies, ensuring that AGI remains open, decentralized, and aligned with the long-term interests of humanity. The co-launch ecological partners of this program include Alibaba Cloud, Franklin Templeton, Princeton University, and the Indian Institute of Science and Technology.

According to Jinshi News, Nvidia has released "Halos for Robotics," which is the industry's first full-stack safety system for physical artificial intelligence.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks related to artificial intelligence showed mixed results before the market opened, with SpaceX dropping over 5%, Google falling over 1.5%, and Tesla declining over 1.5%. Meanwhile, Intel rose nearly 4%, Micron Technology increased by 3.6%, and TSMC gained over 2%.

The Ministry of Commerce and seven other departments officially released the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Development of 'Artificial Intelligence + Consumption'," proposing 17 specific measures around five major areas: commodity consumption, service consumption, business innovation, and promotion guarantees. The aim is to address structural bottlenecks on both the supply and demand sides, promoting the accelerated integration of artificial intelligence technology into households and businesses.The "Opinions" clearly state that in the commodity sector, the supply of smart terminals will be expanded, a new track for humanoid robot consumption will be established, and a "people, vehicles, homes" full-scene interactive ecosystem will be created. It also promotes the deep integration of AI with cutting-edge technologies such as brain-machine interfaces and augmented reality. In the service sector, the focus will be on five major scenarios: home care, elderly care, and cultural tourism, researching the inclusion of smart homes in the "good housing" construction guidelines, and equipping elderly care institutions with smart nursing and rehabilitation robots. Furthermore, the "Opinions" also plan to embed AI technology in retail, e-commerce, and logistics to enhance circulation efficiency, and propose the establishment of "Artificial Intelligence + Consumption" aggregation areas and experience centers, requiring close alignment with existing consumption promotion policies such as "trade-in for new" for digital products, thereby shifting the logic of consumption growth in our country from reliance on external stimuli to gradual empowerment through technology.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange officially released the "Guidelines for the Application of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Issuance and Listing Review Rules No. 10 - Applicable to AI Large Model Enterprises under the Fifth Set of Listing Standards for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board," aimed at leveraging the role of the capital market to support the development of AI large model enterprises in China that are in a critical period of large-scale commercialization.The "Guidelines" combine the actual situation of technological innovation in the field of AI large models and clarify the specific requirements for applying the Fifth Set of Listing Standards for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board:Definition of Main Business: The issuer's main business must be clearly defined as "independent research and development of AI large models, model services, or model applications," while simultaneously supporting both general large models and industry-specific models.Requirements for Stage Achievements: When applying, enterprises must meet the condition of "at least one large model product has been launched and achieved large-scale application" as a standard to verify the feasibility of their product business model and commercialization capability.The Shanghai Stock Exchange stated that the next step will be to actively and steadily promote the issuance and listing of AI large model enterprises that meet this standard on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board under the guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, to provide greater support for the development of technology-based enterprises that break through key core technologies.

According to the Shanghai Securities Journal, Wu Qing, the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, stated at the 2026 Lujiazui Forum that the next step will be to timely release guidelines for the standardized development of artificial intelligence in the capital market.Wu Qing pointed out that the CSRC will strictly investigate and deal with illegal activities such as using technology to ride on trends, hype concepts, and even manipulate the market and insider trading; at the same time, it will legally and strictly crack down on illegal stock recommendations using artificial intelligence, as well as industry chaos such as spreading rumors and illegal trading using artificial intelligence.