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China unveils draft plan to build high-quality datasets to boost AI development

By MLex Staff ( April 17, 2026, 09:08 GMT | Insight) -- China’s top data regulator has released a draft action plan to build industry-grade, high-quality datasets to support artificial intelligence development, marking Beijing’s latest effort to address a key bottleneck hindering AI development and deployment across sectors from manufacturing to smart driving. Issued by the National Data Administration, the plan sets targets for 2028 including constructing validated datasets across key industries, developing data-driven AI applications, fostering specialized data companies and talent, and establishing standards for dataset development.China’s top data regulator has released a draft action plan to build industry-grade, high-quality datasets to support artificial intelligence development, marking Beijing’s latest effort to address a key bottleneck hindering AI development and deployment across sectors from manufacturing to smart driving....

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