Yang Zhilin, founder of Moonshot AI, met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, highlighting Beijing's drive to rapidly accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing. The meeting emphasized the necessity of adopting industrial artificial intelligence to secure future economic growth.

Yang Zhilin, founder of fast-rising start-up Moonshot AI, has become the latest artificial intelligence entrepreneur to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang, as Beijing steps up its push to accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing. The 32-year-old was among a select group of business leaders and experts invited to a high-level symposium on Friday, where participants offered views on China’s economic resilience and future growth drivers. Li acknowledged that the external environment had...