StepFun and Shanghai Qizhi Institute to launch agent research institute

StepFun and Shanghai Qizhi Institute to launch agent research institute

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2026-07-18 14:12:59
StepFun and the Shanghai Qizhi Institute said on July 18 that they have entered into a formal partnership to jointly establish an advanced research institute focused on intelligent agents. According to BlockBeats, the two sides will work together on research covering agent networks, economic principles and AI Safety, while studying core theory, key technologies, standards systems and industrial models for the Agent era. The partners also introduced what they called five major global questions for the age of intelligent agents. These questions span five dimensions: rights of action, responsibility and order, safety paradigms, economic foundations, and human-machine symbiosis. They framed the initiative as a response to the foundational issues human society will need to address as agents enter the real world at scale. Alongside the research partnership, StepFun unveiled the StepStar talent program, which will recruit outstanding talent in the intelligent agent field worldwide. The company said the program is designed to bring together researchers with long-term vision and original thinking, support long-horizon exploration of frontier questions in the agent sector, and help turn original ideas into key technologies and real-world applications.
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StepFun and the Shanghai Qizhi Institute announced on July 18 that they have reached a formal partnership and will jointly establish an advanced research institute for intelligent agents, according to BlockBeats.

The institute will carry out joint research on agent networks, economic principles and AI Safety, while exploring foundational theory, core technologies, standards systems and industrial models for the Agent era.

The two parties also proposed what they described as five major global questions for the age of intelligent agents. They said the framework addresses five dimensions: rights of action, responsibility and order, safety paradigms, economic foundations, and human-machine symbiosis, in response to the basic issues human society will face as agents move into the real world at scale.

For the Agent era, StepFun also launched the StepStar talent program to recruit top talent in the intelligent agent field worldwide. The program is intended to gather innovative researchers with long-term vision and original thinking, support long-term exploration of frontier issues in the agent field, and promote the conversion of original ideas into key technologies and real applications.

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