Enter the "AI Instant Universe" - China Telecom's technological innovation "super alignment" with real-world productivity.

On December 3rd, China Telecom Group, the most important annual conference of the year—the Digital Technology Ecosystem Conference—was held in Guangzhou. This is an interesting time point. On November 30th, 2022, OpenAI officially released ChatGPT, marking the beginning of a new era of AI. In just two years, swept by the wave of AI, the global technology sector has been infused with new vitality and challenges.

In this AI-driven "momentary universe," as a leading state-owned technology enterprise in China, China Telecom announced in May of this year an "All in AI" strategy, becoming the first global telecom operator to clearly define its future AI strategy—to be the "setter," "answerer," and "grader" of the AI era in China. This is a demonstration of courage and a reflection of strength.

At this year's Digital Technology Ecosystem Conference, China Telecom revealed breakthroughs in four major technological directions: network, cloud and cloud-network integration, AI, and quantum/safety, especially six key technological innovation achievements: the "Kunlun" cloud-network capability open platform, the "Xirang" integrated intelligent computing platform, the upgrade and application of the "Xingchen" large model, the upgrade and application of the "Xinghai" big data, the Tianyi AI phone, and the upgrade and application of the "Tianyan" quantum computer.

The reporter from IT Times noticed that, unlike in previous years, both the speeches of China Telecom General Manager Liang Baojun and the heads of various professional companies, as well as the latest content exhibited at the Digital Technology Ecosystem Conference, placed greater emphasis on the commercialization capabilities of technological innovation achievements and the replicability of production capabilities.

"By leveraging the advantages of China's vast market size and the completeness of its industrial system, we must accelerate the formation of applications into industries, empower the industrial transformation and upgrading, efficient governance of society, and intelligent convenience of life with the achievements of scientific and technological innovation, and address issues in economic and social development, transforming the achievements of scientific and technological innovation into real productive forces." The answer may be hidden in the keynote speech of China Telecom Chairman Ke Ruiwen, who stated that industrial innovation has entered a critical period driven by the scale of applications. China Telecom should take scale application as the key to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.

In the face of an uncertain future brought by AI, large models need to be perfectly aligned with human nature. China Telecom is exploring the super alignment of technological innovation and real productive forces.