Recently, "raising lobsters" has become popular. This "lobster" is not a delicacy on the dining table, but an open-source AI agent called OpenClaw. By engaging in prolonged and multiple rounds of natural language communication with the intelligent agent, users can gradually "nurture" it into a personal assistant with persistent memory and proactive execution capabilities. From the highly AI rich 2026 Spring Festival Gala to the popular "lobster farming" event, the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology has brought various new forms and trends. This year's government work report proposes for the first time to create a new form of intelligent economy. Experts say that artificial intelligence has jumped from low-level technological innovation to a new stage of development that fully empowers the transformation and upgrading of various industries. With the popularization and inclusiveness of AI, the intelligent economy has emerged, which will become a powerful driving force for cultivating and strengthening new quality productivity. Li Mingyan, director of the Intelligent Economy Research Institute at the Saizhi Industry Research Institute, said that if the past few years have promoted "artificial intelligence+" single point applications, then this year's government work report proposes to create a new form of intelligent economy, which means that artificial intelligence will truly rise from the technical application level to a new economic form that runs through the entire chain of production, distribution, consumption, etc. Artificial intelligence has the ability to integrate with industries on a large scale and is evolving from a simple technological tool to a core engine driving economic development. Data shows that the application rate of artificial intelligence technology in manufacturing enterprises above designated size in China has exceeded 30%. Chinese companies have released more than 300 humanoid robot products, and last year, China's open source model downloads ranked first in the world. Artificial intelligence is constantly moving from technological breakthroughs to scenario implementation. In the view of Zhu Keli, the founding director of the National Research Institute for New Economy, the government work report this year proposes to create a new form of intelligent economy, which is a strategic deployment made in response to the trend of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and based on high-quality development. It marks a new stage in the development of artificial intelligence in China from technological application and industrial empowerment to the systematic construction of a new economic form. This proposal is based on China's industrial foundation and market advantages, and comprehensively promotes the upgrading of intelligence to the level of economic form. It is a strategic layout for seizing the high ground of global technology and industrial competition during the 15th Five Year Plan period. Liu Jiuru, Chairman of the Digital Economy Special Committee of the China Electronic Information Industry Federation, stated that the intelligent economy is an advanced form of the digital economy, with "artificial intelligence+" as its core, covering all dimensions of technology, industry, infrastructure, factors, and governance, presenting distinct characteristics of human-machine collaboration, data-driven, cross-border integration, and co creation and sharing. Li Mingyan introduced that the "Opinions on Deepening the Implementation of the 'Artificial Intelligence+' Action" issued by the State Council clearly set three phased goals: by 2027, the scale of the core industries of the intelligent economy will grow rapidly; By 2030, become an important growth pole; By 2035, we will fully enter a new stage of intelligent economy and intelligent society development. Proposing to create a new form of intelligent economy is precisely laying the foundation for high-quality development during the 15th Five Year Plan period and beyond. Consolidating the foundation of intelligent economy. The development of intelligent economy cannot be separated from the support of a strong foundation. This year's government work report proposes the implementation of new infrastructure projects such as ultra large scale intelligent computing clusters and computer collaboration. Li Mingyan believes that it is necessary to build a solid technological foundation and promote the construction of infrastructure that integrates computing power, data, and energy. Specifically, we need to establish a nationwide integrated computing power monitoring and scheduling system, making computing power a basic resource that is as inclusive as electricity; Accelerate the construction of high-quality datasets and improve the data circulation security governance system; Explore new models of "computing and computer collaboration" to solve the practical challenge of "energy is the end of AI". In the view of Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, the advantage of electricity is continuously transforming into universal computing power. Universal computing power is divided into training computing power and inference computing power, and computing power itself does not directly create industrial value. Only intelligent agents that consume reasoning and computing power can transform general model capabilities into "specialized intelligence" that understands industries and scenarios, and then be planned and governed by professionals who understand both AI and business, and run under the protection of security capabilities, ultimately forming stable and sustainable productivity. In this transformation chain, intelligent agents become the key engine that connects various elements and drives the formation of productivity. Artificial intelligence has moved from the stage of "big model capability competition" to the stage of "large-scale application of intelligent agents". Serving tens of thousands of R&D personnel, supporting product development for hundreds of millions of users, and implementing over 50000 production grade intelligent agents... On JD.com, through the application of open-source JoyAgent intelligent agents and JoyCode development tools, R&D efficiency has been greatly improved, and business insights and operational efficiency have achieved dual enhancement. Cao Peng, Chairman of the Technical Committee of JD Group and President of JD Cloud, stated that JD is using the "super supply chain" as a link to transform AI efficiency into a universal new quality productivity cornerstone and build a value loop in industrial practice. Zhu Keli stated that we need to strengthen the foundation of intelligent infrastructure, deepen and expand the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, promote the popularization and application of new generation intelligent terminals and agents, prosper the open source ecosystem of artificial intelligence, support the construction of open source communities, consolidate the collaborative innovation force of industry, academia, research and application, and reduce innovation barriers and application costs. Li Mingyan believes that the emergence of a new form of intelligent economy marks a new stage in China's economic development, moving from "digital empowerment" to "intelligent leadership". With the intensification of policies, technological breakthroughs, and continuous expansion of application scenarios, the intelligent economy is bound to become another important growth pole of the Chinese economy. Zhu Keli analyzed that the comprehensive implementation of the new form of intelligent economy will bring systematic opportunities in areas such as infrastructure, core technologies, industrial integration, terminal products, public services, and modernization of governance, forming a good pattern of technological breakthroughs, industrial growth, and mutual promotion and progress in improving people's livelihoods. Specifically, the manufacturing industry is accelerating the construction of smart factories and black light production lines to achieve optimization of the entire process of research and development, production, and operation and maintenance; Upgrading agriculture to precision planting and intelligent breeding, improving efficiency and quality; The service industry is popularizing intelligent applications in retail, logistics, finance and other scenarios, promoting cost reduction, efficiency improvement and experience upgrading. Traditional industries are deeply integrating with intelligent technology, giving rise to new models such as flexible production and shared manufacturing, and consolidating the foundation of the real economy. Lenovo Group Chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing believes that in order to develop the intelligent economy and achieve AI inclusiveness, it is necessary to strengthen the innovation and popularization of AI terminals native to intelligent agents, cultivate new forms of intelligent product consumption, and promote the popularization of the intelligent economy. Promoting the widespread application of new generation intelligent terminals, intelligent agents, etc. will not only promote the transformation and upgrading of the electronic manufacturing industry, cultivate new forms of intelligent product consumption, but also facilitate the promotion and popularization of the intelligent economy, enabling more people to use and make good use of AI technology. The new generation of intelligent terminals is becoming a new hotspot in the smart economy. Li Mingyan believes that with the maturity of intelligent agent technology, terminals such as AI glasses, AI phones, AI computers, and intelligent connected vehicles will move from "passive response" to "active service", giving rise to new user experiences and business models, and ushering in new opportunities for development. Liu Jiuru stated that to promote high-quality development of the intelligent economy, it is necessary to establish a development system that is policy led, capital empowered, enterprise led, and ecological coordinated. Precise efforts should be made from multiple dimensions such as policy improvement, capital guidance, enterprise responsibility, subject cultivation, and security guarantees to accelerate the formation of new forms of intelligent economy. (New Society)