The artificial intelligence surge is rapidly reshaping China's digital economy. On Tuesday, a senior official in charge of data security pointed to an explosion in "tokens" as both a barometer of growth and a new export frontier. 人工智能的迅猛發展正在重塑中國的數字經濟。3月24日，國家數據局局長劉烈宏在國新辦發布會上指出，“詞元”（Token）的爆發式增長既是衡量行業發展的晴雨表，也正成為新的出口前沿領域。 Liu Liehong, head of the National Data Administration, said that daily consumption of tokens — tiny data units used by AI models — had surpassed 140 trillion as of March, a more than 1,000-fold increase from the 100 billion recorded at the beginning of 2024 and over 40 percent higher than the 100 trillion recorded at the end of last year. 劉烈宏表示，截至今年3月，全國日均詞元調用量已超過140萬億，較2024年初的1000億增長逾千倍，較去年底的100萬億增長超過40%。詞元是人工智能模型所使用的微型數據單元。 "The surge signals that China's AI industry is expanding quickly and evolving from basic c...