Shanghai AGI Large Models Special Program — First Batch
Funds foundational AI groups in Shanghai through AGI Large Models support for early large-scale model research.
The Shanghai AGI Large Models Special Program, administered by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, is a dedicated funding line for foundational artificial-intelligence research underpinning large models and artificial general intelligence. Its first batch covered basic AI theory, large-model reasoning, autonomous agents, multimodal AI, and embodied intelligence. The program i…
AGI foundational theory, large-model reasoning, autonomous agents, multimodal AI, embodied intelligence.
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