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　　As Fuzhou strengthens its leadership in the digital economy and advances the “AI+” initiative, artificial intelligence (AI) is finding its way ever more deeply into both production and everyday life.

　　Writing Spring Festival couplets with AI, customizing New Year greeting videos, and using AI tools to assist in editing family footage—as AI technologies become increasingly accessible, more residents are embracing cutting-edge tools during the Spring Festival to give traditional customs fresh forms of expression, infusing the festivities with a distinctly contemporary feel.

　　This year’s Fuzhou Government Work Report calls for enhancing leadership in the digital economy, implementing the “AI+” initiative, fostering five provincial-level industry-specific vertical models, and launching at least three provincial-level benchmark scenarios for digital technology applications. From sustained policy support to application across multiple industries, Fuzhou is accelerating the high-quality development of the AI sector, injecting strong momentum into its drive to become a modern, international city.

　　A Century-Old Shipbuilding Legacy Meets Future Technology

　　During this year’s Spring Festival, the Foochow Arsenal Culture Scenic Area welcomed a special performer—a robot capable of street dancing. With eye-catching moves and warm, interactive engagement, the robot delivered a futuristic New Year’s gift to residents and visitors alike, quickly becoming the most popular attraction on site. “On this very land where aircraft and warships were built more than a century ago, seeing such an intelligent robot really brings home how fast technology is advancing. It feels like a dialogue across time,” remarked a visitor, Mr. Chen.

　　In August last year, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Plus Action, clearly calling for AI-driven upgrading of consumer services. For the cultural and tourism sector, the introduction of intelligent robots into real-world consumption scenarios helps attract visitors, boost foot traffic, and demonstrate the tangible results of “AI+” in enhancing consumption quality.

　　The introduction of high-performance humanoid robots for street-dance performances and up-close interaction is one such innovative effort by the Foochow Arsenal Culture Scenic Area to enrich its Spring Festival cultural and tourism offerings. Through a more approachable and shareable format, the initiative aims to breathe fresh vitality into this historic cradle of China’s modern navy, allowing it to shine with renewed youthful energy during the festive season.

　　“AI Quality Inspector” Delivers Speed and Precision

　　As AI accelerates its deep integration with the real economy, it is profoundly reshaping manufacturing models and economic structures, emerging as a key driver of industrial upgrading and a transformative force in the global landscape.

　　At the production workshop of Fujian Donglong Knitting & Textile Co., Ltd. (Donglong Knitting & Textile) in Changle, intelligent devices move back and forth along warp knitting machines, occasionally stopping to “take a closer look.” On the screen of the adjacent inspection unit, green, yellow, and red indicators flash continuously. Guided by alerts at different levels, operators can quickly pinpoint problems and record them for follow-up.

　　As a key pillar of traditional manufacturing, the textile industry has long faced bottlenecks such as labor-intensive operations and inefficient quality inspection. The question of how to improve productivity, ensure product quality, and achieve industrial upgrading has become an urgent challenge for textile enterprises.

　　Recognized as a leading enterprise in the global high-end lace sector and a front-runner in China’s lace industry, Donglong Knitting & Textile decided to comprehensively upgrade its equipment and vigorously pursue smart manufacturing transformation. In collaboration with China Mobile and other companies, the company took the lead in deploying an AI-based online quality inspection system—effectively giving each machine “eyes” and a “brain” to create “super workers” capable of 24/7 continuous inspection and rapid identification of fabric defects during production and inspection processes.

　　Since the launch of Donglong Knitting & Textile’s 5G-enabled AI visual recognition system for warp-knitted lace defect detection, all fabrics are now subject to 100% online inspection, with defect recognition accuracy exceeding 95%—significantly outperforming manual inspection. As a result, the company saves over RMB 2 million in labor costs annually.

　　Beyond delivering tangible economic benefits and competitive advantages for the enterprise, the project has also set a benchmark for digital and intelligent transformation in the textile industry across Fujian and even nationwide.

　　“Brain Ring” Reads Emotions

　　What kind of sparks fly when artificial intelligence meets healthcare? In Fuzhou, a remarkable “brain ring” offers a compelling answer. Slip it on, and a unique “mind-reading journey” begins instantly: a large display lights up, clearly showing your current emotional state. Alongside it are real-time readings of heart rate and blood oxygen levels, as well as indicators such as a “mindfulness index” and a “focus index.”

　　This is not a scene from a science-fiction film, but a real technological breakthrough delivered by the Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) Center of Fuzhou Star-Net E-Video Information System Co., Ltd., part of Fujian Star-Net Communications Co., Ltd. Today, many people in China face mental health challenges and have a growing need for emotional well-being support. To meet this demand, the company collaborated with psychology schools at several universities to develop the industry’s first non-invasive BCI model for emotional assessment, based on multimodal physiological signals (EEG, electroencephalogram + PPG, photoplethysmography). This gave rise to the non-invasive “brain ring.”

　　“When our brains are active, neurons fire and generate brainwaves,” explained Chen Zengguan, General Manager of the BCI Center at Star-Net E-Video. The brain ring features a front-mounted sensor that rests on the forehead, enabling it to detect brainwaves and accurately identify emotions in multiple dimensions—including joy, anger, sadness, fear, calmness, and stress. Through real-time analysis and quantitative assessment, it provides quantified insights into the wearer’s emotional state.

　　Understanding emotions, however, is only the starting point. Star-Net E-Video’s BCI Center has built a complete intelligent therapeutic system encompassing “perception, assessment, intervention, and feedback.” Designed for people with sub-healthy conditions, the system offers professional therapeutic solutions such as music-based stress relief, sleep assistance, and AI companionship. It has already been rolled out across multiple educational and medical institutions, bringing the benefits of technology directly to those in need of care.

　　These technology-infused scenes offer a vivid snapshot of how artificial intelligence is empowering industries across the board. Wei Hewen, President of the Research Institute at Fujian Star-Net Ruijie Communications Co., Ltd., noted that as a key driving force of the new wave of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the “AI+” initiative is boosting efficiency, enhancing user experience, and reshaping application scenarios—opening up vast possibilities for empowering all industries and benefiting countless households.

　　From the eagle-eyed “AI quality inspector” to the emotion-reading “brain ring,” Fuzhou is demonstrating through vivid, real-world practice that “AI+” is not a remote grand narrative. Instead, it is becoming a steady stream that permeates every stage of production and daily life in every detail—quietly reshaping the city while nurturing endless future possibilities.