Abstract:As a key focus area in China's new national system for scientific research and development, Artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial for constructing China's strategic competitive advantage. This paper focuses on the latest research dynamics regarding AI development of China. By employing literature analysis and inductive analysis methods, it reviews and critiques existing literature in the field of AI development of China, aiming to propose strategies to promote AI development of China and clarify the future directions that require further exploration. Firstly, AI development in China is rapid, with its AI technological level ranking among the world's top and the core AI industry scale exceeding one hundred billion yuan. Secondly, while driving social economic growth, AI development also promotes industrial structure adjustment and social welfare improvement. Thirdly, despite deficiencies in top-level design, basic computing power, and technical foundations, China's AI application scenarios continue to expand with breakthroughs in large model architecture innovation and embodied robotics technology, gradually bridging the gap in underlying technologies between China and international advanced levels. The research results of this paper indicate that studies on the development level assessment of China's AI are mostly conducted from an economic perspective, but a scientific and fair assessment method adapted to China's AI development level has yet to be established. The general consensus is that AI development can boost economic growth and industrial upgrading, but it may cause technological unemployment and wage decline in the short term, and potentially exacerbate long-term social employment polarization and income inequality. Compared with innovation environment creation and human–machine ethical coordination, strategies for AI technological innovation and talent cultivation are more widely discussed in the academic community. Overall, there is a lack of in-depth research on technical routes such as algorithms, model development, systems, and architectures, and the study of the mechanisms through which AI technology impacts economic development is insufficient. Further research is needed to consider the underlying logic of China's technological development constraints from a holistic strategic perspective.