China's domestic AI models hit 10 billion downloads, government pushes AI law

China's top economic planner said on Wednesday that in the first half of the year, local companies like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI launched open-source models with trillions of parameters, and global downloads of Chinese AI models surpassed 10 billion. The government will speed up innovation in AI foundations, training, and multimodal tech, and push for more pilot bases for AI applications. It also plans to speed up the AI law to balance growth with safety. Officials stressed the need for risk monitoring and response systems, ensuring AI is human-led and used for good, while managing its impact on jobs and the economy.