Shanghai has introduced a comprehensive implementation plan to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the manufacturing industry, in line with national strategies for AI to advance new industrialization. This plan aims to rapidly advance the intelligentization of the city's manufacturing sector and generate a batch of innovative achievements.

The primary goal of the initiative is to deepen the integration of AI technologies with manufacturing processes over the next three years. Key objectives include enabling 3,000 enterprises to adopt AI technologies, creating 10 benchmark industry models, and promoting 100 demonstration application scenarios. The initiative also targets the construction of approximately 10 AI-enabled manufacturing demonstration factories and the development of competitive service providers to support the ecosystem.

To achieve these goals, the plan identifies several technological development areas. The focus is on enhancing industrial models through innovations in multimodal algorithms, improving AI's understanding of physical laws, and bolstering decision-making capabilities. The development of an industrial metaverse and space computing technologies is also a priority, aimed at realizing digital mapping of factories and supporting factory layout optimization.

A crucial component of the initiative is industrial data governance, which includes creating standardized tools and systems for managing non-structured and semi-structured data. Meanwhile, the development of synthetic data technologies to assist in model training for complex industrial scenarios, furthering the AI integration process, is also in the pipeline.

In addition to the technological advancements, Shanghai plans to establish essential infrastructure for the AI-powered manufacturing ecosystem. These include the creation of an intelligent computing cloud platform to provide services such as model training and management, as well as an industrial corpus public service platform to facilitate the collection and sharing of high-quality, industry-specific data. Furthermore, it plans to develop "AI+Manufacturing" fusion innovation bases to create demonstration application scenarios.

The initiative also targets key industries, including integrated circuits, electronics, automotive, high-end equipment, aerospace and pharmaceuticals, and aims to support the development of industry-specific models and specialized AI applications to drive productivity and operational efficiency across these sectors.

By focusing on technological infrastructure, talent development and policy support, Shanghai aims to make its manufacturing sector smarter and more competitive.