Beijing Unveils AI Agent Plan Backing One-Person Companies and Token Economy

• Beijing unveiled a new AI plan focused on intelligent agents and AI-native applications.
• The policy supports one-person AI companies with funding, infrastructure, and incubation.
• Beijing also backs an AI token economy to improve inference efficiency and lower costs.

Beijing has introduced a policy package to accelerate the development of intelligent agents. The plan focuses on strengthening AI infrastructure, promoting native AI applications, supporting one-person AI companies, and building a “token economy” around AI services and inference efficiency.

The measures were jointly issued by several municipal agencies and approved by the Beijing Municipal Government.

Beijing Positions AI Agents as a New Growth Driver

The policy aims to make Beijing a global hub for artificial intelligence innovation. It focuses on developing intelligent agents that can learn, reason, plan, and complete tasks with greater autonomy.

Authorities said the initiative supports China’s national AI strategy and aims to create new opportunities in the intelligent economy.

The plan calls for advances in large AI models through improvements in online learning, long-context reasoning, multi-agent collaboration, memory systems, and world models.

It also encourages the development of shared AI infrastructure, open-source frameworks, interoperability standards, and secure AI technology systems.

AI-Native Software, Smart Devices, and Wider Enterprise Adoption

The measures encourage companies to redesign software products around intelligent agents. These include research assistants, enterprise AI operating systems, and AI-powered industrial solutions.

Beijing also plans to bring intelligent agents into next-generation hardware, including smartphones, smart glasses, robots, vehicles, and wearable devices. Eligible AI-powered products may receive support through consumer trade-in programs and digital product subsidies.

Beijing Supports One-Person AI Companies

A key part of the policy is support for One-Person Companies (OPCs), a business model made possible by AI-driven automation.

The city plans to simplify company registration, provide professional incubation services, establish dedicated OPC communities, and create public platforms for computing resources, financing, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship support.

Authorities also aim to connect AI-native startups with larger companies through supply-demand matching platforms.

Beijing Develops an AI Token Economy

The policy also introduces support for a “token economy.” In this context, tokens refer to AI computational units, not blockchain-based cryptocurrencies.

Beijing plans to promote technologies that improve inference efficiency and reduce computing costs. It also aims to develop new service models, including Token as a Service (TaaS), Agent as a Service (AaaS), and Result as a Service (RaaS).

The city will explore standards for token pricing and service quality. It will also develop evaluation systems based on AI performance, usage levels, and conversion efficiency.

Expanding AI Infrastructure, Security, and Open-Source Development

To support the initiative, Beijing will expand computing infrastructure through its “Galaxy Computing Corridor”. It will also provide computing and token vouchers, establish AI security testing platforms, and create regulatory sandboxes.

The city plans to strengthen AI talent development and expand international cooperation. Beijing will also support open-source communities and encourage developers to contribute AI frameworks, operating systems, and interoperability protocols to the broader ecosystem.

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