[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: AI Technology Adoption Rate in Large-Scale Manufacturing Enterprises Exceeds 30% in the First Half of the Year] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on July 20, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the development of industry and information technology in the first half of 2026. Wang Weiming, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that in the first half of the year, innovation capabilities in the industrial and information technology sectors continued to strengthen, with further expansion and deepening of 'Artificial Intelligence +'. The adoption rate of artificial intelligence technology among large-scale manufacturing enterprises exceeded 30%, and the cumulative global downloads of open-source AI large models surpassed 10 billion. (Securities Times)