The Beijing Digital Human Base has attracted 49 companies since it opened in Chaoyang district at the beginning of this year. The facility's four generic technology platforms enable companies to reduce innovation, research and development costs.

The settled enterprises span livestreaming, software, computing power and cloud services. For example, Soul Shell, a provider of information technology infrastructure services for digital human development, offers comprehensive capabilities from light field equipment development to digital human production. Meanwhile, Beijing Yunbo Online Technology is building a generative artificial intelligence content platform targeting e-commerce, livestreaming and games.

Digital humans, such as AI hosts, livestreamers, tour guides and customer service agents, have become integral to daily life. Beijing housed 2,805 digital human-related enterprises at the start of this year, with 217 focusing on digital humans as their core business. The sector generated about 5.1 billion yuan ($705 million) in revenue last year, with projections exceeding 20 billion yuan next year.

Digital humans represent benchmark products in Beijing's push to lead next-generation internet formats and advance its information software industry. Chaoyang has attracted more than 1,200 Web 3.0 companies, with 58 specializing in digital humans, leading the city.

The Beijing Digital Human Base is an industry accelerator combining the virtual and real. It aims to coordinate companies' core technology research and strengthen integration with vertical fields and practical applications.

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