Storyline: Beijing has launched artificial intelligence (AI) education across all primary and secondary schools this semester, marking a major step in China's national push to embed AI into every stage of learning. China's State Council recently issued a guideline to advance the AI Plus Initiative, accelerating the integration of AI across diverse industries, with a strong emphasis on education. Many schools in Beijing had already begun piloting AI-focused programs. At Beijing Guangqumen Middle School, students in the school’s first-ever "AI-specialized class" recently attended a preparatory lesson ahead of the autumn semester. "I want to learn some concepts about AI, such as programming and some theoretical knowledge," said student Dong Bolin. "I think in the future, AI education might be more personalized teaching, almost like having a dedicated teaching assistant just for you," said Pei Shaolei, another student at the school. Teachers at the school noted that students chosen for the specialized class were picked for their strong performances in mathematics and physics on entrance exams, along with a keen interest in AI. "We will design some AI-themed courses, such as those related to the currently popular embodied intelligence and brain-computer interfaces, as well as autonomous driving, for the students to experience," said Pei Yi, a teacher at the school. In addition to offering specialized class instruction, all primary and secondary schools in Beijing will offer at least eight class hours of AI instruction per academic year. These courses can either be delivered independently or integrated with other subjects, such as information technology, according to a work plan of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. "Under the guidance of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, we have collaborated with the digital education center to develop 80 lessons, which are now available on the smart education platform for primary and secondary schools in Beijing. About 150,000 students from over 1,000 schools across 25 provinces and cities nationwide are currently using them," said Lu Xin, head of artificial intelligence course products of an educational technology company. Shotlist: Beijing, China - Recent: 1. Various of selected for Guangqumen Middle School's AI-specialized class attending preparatory lesson 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Dong Bolin, student, Guangqumen Middle School: "I want to learn some concepts about AI, such as programming and some theoretical knowledge." 3. Various of students attending lesson 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Pei Shaolei, student, Guangqumen Middle School: "I think in the future, AI education might be more personalized teaching, almost like having a dedicated teaching assistant just for you." 5. Various of students attending lesson 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Pei Yi, teacher, Guangqumen Middle School: "We will design some AI-themed courses, such as those related to the currently popular embodied intelligence and brain-computer interfaces, as well as autonomous driving, for the students to experience." 7. Various of AI-themed course developing team having meeting, books 8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Lu Xin, head of artificial intelligence course products at educational technology company (partially overlaid with shot 9): "Under the guidance of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, we have collaborated with the digital education center to develop 80 lessons, which are now available on the smart education platform for primary and secondary schools in Beijing. About 150,000 students from over 1,000 schools across 25 provinces and cities nationwide are currently using them." FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown: [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 9. Various of primary students attending AI-themed class [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 10. Various of primary students attending AI-themed class [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]