Amid global competition, China has launched a comprehensive national action plan to integrate AI into its entire educational structure. This initiative mandates that artificial intelligence be woven into learning from primary school through lifelong education.

China has launched a national action plan to embed AI across its education system, in a strategic push to future-proof its workforce amid intensifying global competition in advanced technologies. The “AI+ Education” action plan, unveiled by the Ministry of Education and four other ministerial-level bodies, mandates the integration of artificial intelligence at every stage of learning – from primary schools to lifelong education. The initiative builds on China’s long-term education plan to the...