Chinese authoritiesauthorities/əˈθɒrɪtiz/L2官方机构，当局the people or organizations who have the power to make decisions or enforce rules in a particular area released a new plan to combine AI with consumer goods and services. The Ministry of Commerce and seven other ministries created 17 measures. They want to use AI in smart products, robots, and retail. "Accelerating the development of 'AI Plus Consumption' helps create new consumption growth points," the ministry said. The goal is to bring AI into millions of homes and shops.
The plan focuses on robots and AI life assistants, including humanoidhumanoid/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/L2类人机器人，人形的having a human shape or appearance, especially a robot robots and robots for elderly care. They can provide health monitoring and smart housework. Also, new smart goods like AI phones and connected cars will be promoted at events like the World AI Conference. The government will push autonomousautonomous/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/L2自主的，自动的able to operate without direct human control delivery vehicles and drones. E-commerce platforms will have special AI sections, and AI will play a bigger role in tourism, restaurants, and education.
The government will support the plan with money and new rules. It will use existing funds and extend trade-in programs for smart devices. Financial institutions will offer interest subsidiessubsidies/ˈsʌbsɪdiz/L2补贴，补助金money given by a government or organization to help reduce the cost of something on loans for AI purchases. The national AI industry fund will also help, and authorities will protect consumer information and stop the misuse of algorithmsalgorithms/ˈælɡərɪðəmz/L2算法a set of rules or steps used by a computer to solve a problem or complete a task. They plan to set up AI experience centers in malls, museums, and care homes.
