A[Being an “initial teacher” for robots, the data annotation industry is accelerating its development] On August 31, the three-day 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo concluded in Guiyang, Guizhou. At the Digital Expo, the display of data annotation-related scenarios and service products has become a highlight this year. At the Digital Expo site, relevant companies showed how robots perform data collection and annotation work, attracting many audiences. As an important support for the development of artificial intelligence, the data annotation industry is accelerating its development. In Huishui, Guizhou, lightweight video shooting equipment records working movements in factories and other scenes, serving as "initial teachers" for robots; in Gui'an New District, staff operate dozens of robots, record video data in scenes such as logistics and transportation through multiple sensors, and annotate them. At present, Guizhou regards data collection and data annotation as a new driving force and key industry for the development of the digital economy. It has gathered 135 data collection and annotation companies with more than 16,000 employees. (CCTV Finance) A[National Data Administration: Exploring actual word-unit business models that adapt to the industry] On August 30, Liu Liehong, director of the National Data Administration, stated at the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo that it is necessary to study and explore business models such as word-unit value-added subscription and pay-for-performance based on major national economic scenarios. Data labeling is equivalent to labeling original data. The labeled data can be used to train artificial intelligence. The National Data Administration will deploy a new batch of data annotation pilot trials in 32 cities, and go deep into industrial manufacturing, medical health, transportation and other fields to break the bottleneck of the development of the data annotation industry. In terms of digital talent training, multiple departments will strengthen collaboration, promote the establishment and improvement of a talent training mechanism that connects undergraduate, master, and doctoral programs in disciplines related to data elements, and improve the professional layout of disciplines related to data elements. (CCTV News) A[Xia Bing, Deputy Director of the National Data Administration: More than 126,000 high-quality data sets have been built across the country] On August 29, at the "High-Quality Data Sets and Data Annotation Theme Exchange Event" at the 2026 China International Big Data Industry Expo, Xia Bing, member of the National Data Administration Party Group and Deputy Director, said that as of August 2026, more than 126,000 high-quality data sets have been built across the country, with a total volume of more than 1,815PB. (Reporter Guo Songqiao)
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