In its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), China has placed artificial intelligence at the centre of its industrial strategy, but with apparently clashing goals. China wants technological self-reliance and substantial safeguards around its domestic market, but also freely adaptable AI models1, international diffusion of Chinese AI models and greater cooperation in global AI governance2.
His world certainly does. The 28-year-old keeps up with the latest technology by spending his spare time in factories that are switching to automation. That way he knows what to prioritise when teaching his class about artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.
