Academician discusses the development of China's computing power network: 70% completion of the first stage of computing power aggregation.

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Conference on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20, 2026. Gao Wen, director of Pengcheng Laboratory and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, discussed the development of China's computing power network in three stages at the forum on "Future Computing and Future Computing Power" at the conference. Gao Wen stated that the first stage is the aggregation of computing power resources, and currently 70% of this stage's task has been completed. 70% of the country's computing power resources have been included in a real-time updated unified database, which is provided for the use of the National Data Bureau and can show the operational status of various computing centers in real time. The second stage may involve collaborative computing targeted at specific user groups based on the aggregation of computing power, such as within certain manufacturers or among friendly companies, not yet open to the general public. This stage is expected to last for several years. Once the operating mode of the second stage matures and the supporting billing and management systems are in place, the computing power network will be open to society and enter the third stage. Gao Wen pointed out that the first stage is already 70% complete and the second stage is expected to take about five more years to advance. The full implementation of the third stage will not be achieved in three to five years but may take more than a decade or even twenty years.