China adopts “ciy uan” for AI tokens as Beijing pushes token-driven economy vision
China has chosen an official Chinese name for the basic building block of the AI industry, and the name itself reflects Beijing’s view of the road ahead for artificial intelligence. The government has chosen “ciyuan” as the Mandarin word for “token.” The term combines “ci,” which means word, with “yuan,” the base unit of China’s […]
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