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China issues guidelines on the data annotation sector

China has issued new guidelines to steer the high-quality development of its data annotation industry in the next two years, marking a critical step in fostering the high-quality growth of data annotation so as to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and enhance economic growth in the face of intense global competition, according to the website of the National Development and Reform Commission.

By 2027, the country's data annotation industry is expected to significantly advance in specialization, intelligence and innovation, with a substantial increase in industry scale and an average annual compound growth rate exceeding 20 percent, relevant authorities said on Monday.

Data annotation involves attributing, tagging and labeling of images, audio, text and video, so as to train machine-learning algorithms for better accuracy in understanding and classifying information.

For more information visit Global Times, 2025

Location: Beijing, China

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