On the afternoon of February 14, 2023, the “2023 First National AI Application Scenario Innovation Challenge” was officially launched. It was co-organized by the CAAI and the Research Center of New Generation AI Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, with the theme of “Scenario-Driven, Digital Intelligence Strengthening the Nation”. It aimed to drive the key core AI technology research with scenario innovation, focus on solving major AI application and industrialization problems, promote the deep integration of AI and the real economy, and contribute to the transformation and upgrading of digital technology and the high-quality development of the real economy.