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China’s science ministry launches an AI for Science programme

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Source: Gov.cn (Xinhua)

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Natural Science Foundation launched a special programme on AI-driven scientific research covering mathematics, physics, chemistry and astronomy and applied areas such as drug development, genetics, crop breeding and new materials. It promises dedicated platforms, open public compute and scientific data, and cross-disciplinary teams.

Why it matters

Chinese research teams in drug discovery, genetics and materials gained a national programme funding AI models, platforms and open compute for their fields.

When
27 Mar 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0176
Where
China
Who
Ministry of Science and Technology (China), National Natural Science Foundation of China

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Gov.cn (Xinhua). Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2023-0176: “China’s science ministry launches an AI for Science programme.” wheresthe.ai, 27 Mar 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/cn-most-ai-for-science-programme-2023-03/ (source: Gov.cn (Xinhua)).

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