The state has issued a major AI new policy, and the super opportunity for the next 10 years has arrived.

I've been extremely excited since last night. I couldn't wait to write this article as soon as I got up this morning because we are now standing at a new historical starting point.

The official website of the Chinese government released an "Opinion of the State Council on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence +' Initiative", which directly revealed a huge opportunity for the next 10 years.

Seriously, I'm not exaggerating when I describe it this way because we've experienced a similar scenario before.

In 2015, exactly 10 years ago, the new policy of 'Internet +' was implemented. Mass entrepreneurship and innovation were put in the spotlight. With the groundwork laid in the previous three years, the golden decade of mobile Internet officially began.

ChatGPT came into the public view at the end of 2023. At that time, I even wrote a beginner's guide on how to use it.

Two years have passed since then, and various large AI models and AI application products have emerged one after another.

If we look back two years from the time when the 'Internet +' concept was proposed, many super - platform products such as WeChat Pay, Didi, Xiaohongshu, Meituan Takeaway, Pinduoduo, and Douyin all emerged after 2013.

They have one thing in common: they are 'native products' of the mobile Internet era.

Fast - forwarding to today, the wave of AI has swept across the world since two years ago. The government's release of the new 'Artificial Intelligence +' policy at this time is not just following the trend but the result of thorough research, demonstration, design, and careful consideration.

This indicates that the window period for the next 10 years has officially opened, and opportunities are coming for scientific research, industries, applications, and even ordinary people.

You may wonder if a high - level policy like this can really have such a significant impact on an industry?

I can definitely say yes, a huge, extremely huge, and very significant impact.

We can understand 'Artificial Intelligence +' as a top - level product plan. It is not only a strategic framework design but also a guiding principle for implementation, supporting measures, and resource allocation.

In simple terms, all subsequent human resources, projects, funds, and various forms of support will be tilted towards this field.

This is a national opportunity, not just a blue ocean for a specific industry.

So, what exactly does the new 'Artificial Intelligence +' policy say? I'll break it down for you in an easy - to - understand way so that you can identify the opportunities within it.

First, the overall tone of the new policy is described as follows. I'll highlight a few core keywords.

Reshape the paradigm of human production and life, achieve a revolutionary leap in productivity, and bring about a profound transformation in production relations.

This tone is set from a global perspective of human development. Reshape, leap, transform represent a complete subversion of the previous era.

Yes, I use the word'subversion'.

Marx and Engels put forward a theory that productivity determines production relations. Every change in productivity will bring about an innovation in production relations.

The eras of steam, electricity, and computers were all historical tides that brought opportunities for human progress due to the development of productivity, thus giving rise to opportunities in all industries.

In the process, some people were eliminated, new roles emerged on the historical stage, the way humans collaborate changed, and business models were innovated. This is the change in production relations.

In the era of artificial intelligence, this law continues.

Next, the new 'Artificial Intelligence +' policy sets three time points for the top - level product plan: 2027, 2030, and 2035.

By 2027, achieve deep integration of AI with six major fields, and the penetration rate of applications such as next - generation intelligent terminals and intelligent agents will exceed 70%.

By 2030, the penetration rate of applications such as intelligent terminals and intelligent agents will exceed 90%, and the intelligent economy will become an important growth pole for China's economic development.

By 2035, fully enter a new stage of development of the intelligent economy and intelligent society.

That means starting from now, in 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years, our production and life will gradually and comprehensively embrace artificial intelligence.

This pace will be faster than we imagine and feel.

Take the upcoming 2027 as an example. What can happen in two years? Just think back to 2023 and you'll get a sense of it.

If you, like me, have experienced the entire cycle of the mobile Internet, looking back at the previous two or three years from 2018, you'll feel like a century has passed.

Specifically, the six major fields targeted by 'Artificial Intelligence +' are as follows:

First, Artificial Intelligence + Science and Technology.

This part has little to do with ordinary people. It mainly involves scientific research innovation and technological breakthroughs, such as quantum technology, biological manufacturing, and 6G communication technology.

The core is to use artificial intelligence technology to accelerate scientific research progress, improve efficiency, and bring about all - around breakthroughs.

I've always emphasized that AI is a productivity, not just an application. Empowering what we've been doing with new productivity can bring about an upgrade of new - quality productivity.

Second, Artificial Intelligence + Industrial Development.

I came across a new term in this field, called 'Intelligent Native'.

Simply put, it refers to native products or applications in the AI era, which can be understood by comparing them with native products in the mobile Internet era.

For example, WeChat, Douyin, and Didi are all native products of the mobile Internet era, not mobile versions of PC - era products.

In the AI era, products represented by ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Doubao are intelligent native products. They are defined and designed entirely in an AI - based way, rather than simply adding AI functions to traditional products.

In the field of industrial development, industries such as industry, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and finance can all be enhanced by AI.

For example, in the mobile Internet era, farmers could use their mobile phones to check the temperature, wind direction, and water volume in the fields and then decide on farming strategies and actions.

In the intelligent era, these identification, judgment, and action - taking processes can be completed autonomously by AI based on historical data and large - model capabilities, without any human intervention.

Another example is that my car insurance expired a few days ago. A bunch of insurance agents contacted me via phone and WeChat and sent me a lot of quotes. I had to compare these quotes and terms comprehensively, which was time - consuming, labor - intensive, and the experience was not good.

In the intelligent era, an AI insurance agent can customize a policy for me according to my needs and complete the renewal with one click. I can just throw all my questions at it, just like chatting with ChatGPT.

The opportunities brought by AI + Industrial Development are actually starting to be accessible to ordinary people. Those of us involved in product development will be involved in the B - to - B and B - to - G markets, which contain many industrialization opportunities.

From now on, almost all companies will embrace AI. As a human, our advantage lies in our industry experience and capabilities in vertical fields.

As product managers, creativity, empathy, and insight are still our core capabilities.

Third, Artificial Intelligence + Consumption Quality Improvement.

Consumption quality improvement mainly targets the consumer goods field. For example, many families are now using intelligent sweeping robots, some elderly - care industries are developing companion robots, and there will be home AI assistants in the future.

The goal of consumption quality improvement is to promote the intelligent interconnection of all things, including intelligent connected cars, AI - enabled mobile phones and computers, and intelligent wearable devices.

Some domestic new - energy vehicle manufacturers are different from traditional car companies in their underlying logic and business models. They aim for electric and intelligent development from the start, rather than adding AI functions to traditional cars.

So, this is what the previously mentioned 'Intelligent Native' means.

In the consumer field, many companies' products will also develop in this direction on a large scale, which will create new talent demands and job opportunities.

To put it bluntly, we can basically predict in advance where there will be more job opportunities, higher salaries, and better prospects.

Fourth, Artificial Intelligence + People's Well - being.

This aspect mainly involves the fields of life, education, and medical care.

For example, using intelligent agents to replace high - risk jobs, using AI to empower educational model innovation to achieve individualized teaching and solve the problem of uneven distribution of educational resources.

Another example is using artificial intelligence to create personal medical assistants for applications in auxiliary diagnosis and treatment, health management, and medical insurance.

I used to work on Internet medical products. The application prospects of AI in the medical industry are very broad. As long as there is policy support and technical feasibility, there is a lot of room for development.

Fifth, Artificial Intelligence + Governance Capacity.

The application fields of governance capacity mainly refer to transportation, climate, ecology, security, and services.

For example, the intelligent transformation of municipal infrastructure, the intelligent upgrade of transportation networks, using artificial intelligence to empower cyberspace governance, and the intelligent monitoring and governance of the atmosphere, ocean, and soil.

Sixth, Artificial Intelligence + Global Cooperation.

This part is more strategic and long - term. It can be understood as our country exporting its artificial intelligence platform capabilities to help people in other countries and regions.

Build an open ecosystem for artificial intelligence capacity building that is equal, trustworthy, diverse, and win - win, and export our Chinese solutions.

In addition to these six major fields, there are also eight basic support capabilities.

Improve the basic capabilities of models, strengthen data supply innovation, strengthen the overall planning of intelligent computing power, optimize the application development environment, promote the prosperity of the open - source ecosystem, strengthen the construction of the talent team, strengthen policy and legal guarantees, and improve the level of security capabilities.

Each item is to ensure the smooth implementation of 'Artificial Intelligence +' and achieve the overall goal within the three set time points.

In the past few years, there has been a voice saying that there are no more opportunities in the Internet industry, that the industry is in decline, and that product managers have no future.

Indeed, there were a few dark years, but I prefer to call them an adjustment period.

However, the core law remains unchanged. As long as productivity is advancing, there will always be new opportunities.

The advancement of the artificial intelligence era is irreversible, and the historical tide will not recede. We are still at the forefront of the era.

Finally, you may ask, if you don't understand AI technology, how can you embrace this super opportunity for the next 10 years?

I think, just as the times are changing, our way of thinking and cognitive models should also change.

In the PC and mobile Internet eras, it was really difficult to enter the industry without a little technical knowledge. But now it's different. You have the best teacher, which is AI itself.

As long as you can ask any questions about AI and express your confusion, most of today's large - model AI dialogue products can give you relatively comprehensive answers.

This process is the entry point for ordinary people to use and learn AI.

In addition, if you're planning to do something in this great era, remember what I've been saying for two years.

Improve your AI quotient.

If you still don't know what to do, then fully AI - enable all the tools and products you use every day, as well as the processes of solving any problems and meeting any needs through the Internet.

Get started first to gain first - hand experience, then study and learn the underlying logic and principles, and then you'll find your own direction.

I think 'AI + X' will become the opportunity equation for the future. The field you choose, including yourself, is the X factor.

When policies, technologies, resources, talents, and funds are all tilted towards this field, we shouldn't go in the opposite direction.

Understand the trend first so that you can seize the opportunity in advance.

A few days ago, I wrote an article saying that I would end my offline product training camp plan. The biggest reason behind it is that I'm going to focus on the AI direction.

I first came into contact with AI in 2023. I've been quietly learning and researching it for more than two years. I think it's time to turn my systematic knowledge into content, products, and services for output.

Another thing I want to emphasize is that what I teach in the product training camp will become the basic capabilities, thinking, and cognition of product managers in the AI era, and they are all indispensable.

This is the unchanging, underlying foundation. Only with a solid core can there be possibilities for application.

Otherwise, many product managers will only receive requirements and develop functions without understanding the product, business, and commerce at all.

As we mentioned before, the core competitiveness of product managers in the AI era is still curiosity, empathy, and insight.

Globally, we are no longer trying to overtake on a curve but have the opportunity to overtake in a straight line.

The big ship has set sail. Let's hoist our sails and set off too!

Reference: "Opinion of the State Council on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence +' Initiative"

This article is from the WeChat official account "Tang Ren" (ID: RyanTang007) , written by Tang Ren and published by 36Kr with permission.