清华大学薛正华：海量产业数据是中国AI发展独特优势

Group 1 - The core message of the event is that AI technology, centered around large models, has the capability to transform various industries, with no business scenario in finance that cannot be reimagined using these models [1][4] - AI applications in the real economy are driving fundamental changes in production materials, objects, and labor, referred to as silicon-based labor [1][4] - A comparison of AI development between China and the US shows that the US leads in global AIGC investment (approximately 70% in 2024) and has a significant number of top scholars, while China possesses a complete industrial system and abundant application scenarios with vast private data [2][5] Group 2 - The unique industrial ecosystem in China has generated a large amount of "private data" that is not captured by public large models, providing a distinct advantage for building vertical industry models [3][6] - There is a call for China to actively integrate into the global technology system while deeply cultivating local industry scenarios to convert market scale and data advantages into real industrial competitiveness [3][6] Group 3 - Notable global AI investment cases include Figure AI, which completed a $675 million Series B financing round, with a valuation nearing $2.7 billion [1][4]