The 'Top Ten Scientific Advances in China 2023' highlights technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum, selected from over 600 scientific research results. Organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and determined by votes from more than 2,100 high-level experts, this event has been successfully held 19 times since its launch in 2005.

The 2023 Annual 'Top Ten Scientific Advances in China' has been released. AI large models bring new breakthroughs for accurate weather forecasting, revealing mechanisms of how dark matter in the human genome drives aging, discovering the existence of a 'tangible' biological clock in the brain and its rhythmic regulation mechanisms, analyzing the salt-alkali tolerance mechanisms of crops and their applications, achieving precise manipulation of DNA from single base pairs to ultra-large segments using new methods, revealing new mechanisms of DNA replication initiation in human cells, discovering the narrow jet of the brightest gamma-ray burst in history and its trillion-electron-volt photon emissions, and developing bosonic error correction to extend qubit lifespans, as well as revealing light-sensing regulation mechanisms for glucose metabolism.

2023 is regarded as the year of artificial intelligence, with ChatGPT and its followers attracting global attention. Research data shows that OpenAI's ChatGPT had an impressive 14 billion visits from September 2022 to August 2023. AI tools are widely used around the world, with Google Bard and others also gaining significant attention, showcasing the widespread popularity of artificial intelligence across various fields. The top ten AI tools of 2023 include ChatGPT, Google Bard, and more.

In 2023, GitHub added 65,000 new generative AI projects, representing a 248% year-on-year growth. Open-source generative AI projects like LangChain and Stable Diffusion made it to the top ten contributors for the year. GitHub predicts that India will become the world's largest developer community by 2027, with the development of generative AI profoundly impacting businesses. The report shows that 92% of developers use AI-based coding tools, with GitHub Copilot being particularly popular.