Academician Zhang Xu: China Has Huge Potential for Large-Scale Application of Brain-Inspired Intelligence

On July 11, 2025, a special meeting on accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry Session) was held in Guangzhou. At the scene, experts, scholars, entrepreneurs, representatives of the People's Congress, and representatives of research institutions from related fields actively spoke, offering suggestions and strategies for the development of Guangdong's artificial intelligence and robotics industry.

Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology Reshaping Industry Landscape

Academician Zhang Xu, Director of the Guangdong Institute of Intelligent Science and Technology and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, stated that brain-inspired intelligence technology, as the core direction of the new generation of intelligent technology, is reshaping the intelligent industry landscape. It covers fields such as brain-inspired computing, intelligent sensing, brain-computer interfaces, intelligent robotics, and brain tissue engineering, providing disruptive support for building an efficient and low-consumption intelligent industry system, and has become a future industry that the country is focusing on.

Core Breakthrough: Brain-Inspired Computing Technology

Brain-inspired computing technology is the core breakthrough point, achieving computational architecture innovation by simulating the neural structure and parallel processing mechanisms of the human brain.

Zhang Xu pointed out that the industrialization of brain-inspired technology will activate emerging industries such as brain-inspired chip manufacturing, intelligent robotics, and brain-computer fusion medical equipment, forming a full-chain ecosystem covering hardware, algorithms, and scenarios.

China Has Huge Application Potential

"China has industrial chain and market advantages in this field, with huge potential for large-scale applications. Guangdong Province has formed a first-mover advantage through forward-looking layout." He suggested that promoting high-quality industrial development requires multiple measures:

Five Development Recommendations

1. Build Large-Scale Intelligent Computing and Supercomputing Centers

   • Promote brain-inspired heterogeneous fusion models
   • Empower CPUs with BI, optimize BPU, GPU, and NPU configurations

2. Transform Existing Supercomputing and Data Centers

   • Apply brain-inspired passive cooling technology
   • Achieve server energy-saving transformation

3. Tackle Core Products

   • Core products such as brain-inspired chips, computers, and sensors
   • Break through manufacturing and packaging testing technologies

4. Develop High-Density Computers

   • High-density computers such as wafer intelligent chips
   • Balance home-type and miniaturization needs

5. Build Distributed Brain-Inspired Intelligent Computing Networks

   • Integrate fixed and mobile nodes
   • Develop service networks and Internet of Things