On October 29, in a computer lab at the Huxi campus of Chongqing University’s Science City campus, Li Ran, a 2026-cohort undergraduate, was taking the university-wide required course AI Literacy. The AI agent she had repeatedly refined needed to answer questions freshmen ask every day—such as “Which second-floor canteen is still open after 7 p.m.?” and “How do I book a small meeting room in the library?” Well-performing agents will be deployed to the campus service platform and tested by real users. The assessment ultimately hinges on whether they work.
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n\nZhejiang Industry Polytechnic College has taken its classes to a yellow rice wine factory. The school customized AI trainer training for Shaoxing Yellow Rice Wine Group, integrating theory, hands-on practice, and certification, with 600 person-times in total and more than 400 people passing vocational skill level certification. One trainee said that AI used to feel like something only computer science majors could use; now it is a tool anyone can pick up and apply. The HR department of the yellow rice wine group said that yellow rice wine is a thousand-year-old traditional industry, but brewing, managing, and selling wine are all being changed by AI, and employees can upgrade their skills without leaving Shaoxing.
\n\nIn mid-November, Hangzhou Dianzi University’s new night-school session will open, focused on AI comic drama production. The course emphasizes hands-on practice, and by the end of one term students are required to independently produce a short drama.