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China sees AI token economy emerge amid soaring usage

Experts in China are observing the emergence of a "token economy" driven by the massive increase in AI usage. Daily AI token consumption has surged over 1,000-fold in two years, reaching 140 trillion tokens per day in March. These tokens are becoming more than just a technical metric, evolving into a basis for pricing and delivering AI services, connecting model capabilities, computing resources, and commercial value. AI

IMPACT Suggests a shift in how AI services are priced and delivered, potentially impacting cloud infrastructure and AI development strategies.

RANK_REASON Article discusses expert opinions on an emerging economic trend related to AI usage, rather than a specific product release or technical breakthrough.

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China sees AI token economy emerge amid soaring usage

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ben Jiang ·

    ‘Token economy’ emerging as AI use soars in China: experts tell conference

    Chinese tech industry experts say the rapidly increasing use of AI tokens is giving rise to a token-based economy, with the tiny units underpinning artificial intelligence services evolving beyond a technical metric and into the basis for delivering and pricing AI services. “The …