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China’s AI Industry Pivots to Agents From Models, Report Says

Bloomberg Technology Saturday 12 September 2026, 09:37 UTC By Bloomberg News 1 min read
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China’s AI Industry Pivots to Agents From Models, Report Says China’s artificial intelligence industry is shifting from competition in large models and computing power toward the deployment and commercialization of AI agents, according to a report by the China Telecom Research Institute cited by China Central Television on Saturday. AI agents are expected to drive nearly tenfold annual growth in China’s computing demand over the next two to three years, the report said. Inference computing...

China’s AI Industry Pivots to Agents From Models, Report Says China’s artificial intelligence industry is shifting from competition in large models and computing power toward the deployment and commercialization of AI agents, according to a report by the China Telecom Research Institute cited by China Central Television on Saturday. AI agents are expected to drive nearly tenfold annual growth in China’s computing demand over the next two to three years, the report said. Inference computing is projected to account for 80% of the country’s computing-power market by 2029, surpassing training-related demand, it added.
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