
On July 8, at the opening ceremony of the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the host interacted with an AI virtual host. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe
Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, July 9 (Title): Intelligent "Leading Geese" Add Momentum—Perspective on the Driving Force of High-Quality Development from the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference
Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhou Lin, Dong Xue, Gong Wen
When AI meets "X", what kind of chemical reaction will occur? The application of the artificial intelligence industry is triggering a "resonance" of high-quality development worldwide, making cities smarter, enterprises more efficient, and life more convenient...
From July 8 to 10, the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was held in Shanghai. This is an international event in the AI field, gathering thousands of "top brains" from home and abroad, and hosting nearly a hundred high-end forums for brainstorming. It is also a stunning debut of original innovation and cutting-edge research achievements, with flexible brain-computer interfaces, humanoid robots, artificial intelligence chips, and autonomous vehicles making their first launches and exhibitions. It is even more a collaborative governance conference of "Intelligent Connectivity for the World, Collective Wisdom for the City," aiming at technology "for good" and depicting a new blueprint for shared governance in the world of artificial intelligence. Details >>>

On July 8, visitors shook hands with exhibitor staff using bionic mechanical hands at the exhibition site of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe On July 8, visitors shook hands with exhibitor staff using bionic mechanical hands at the exhibition site of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe

On July 8, at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, visitors exchanged and discussed in front of an autonomous truck. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe

On July 8, at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, visitors exchanged and discussed in front of a large screen displaying intelligent city management. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe

A three-dimensional holographic projection of Secret Garden Yunding Paradise photographed on July 8 at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (Hu Zhixuan)

On July 8, visitors toured the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (Hu Zhixuan)

On July 8, a large humanoid service robot named Walker X demonstrated a massage function at the exhibition site of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe

An interactive mechanical device photographed on July 8 at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (Hu Zhixuan)

On July 8, visitors (center) experienced a somatosensory robot toy at the exhibition site of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe

On July 8, visitors experienced a three-dimensional upper limb rehabilitation robot at the exhibition site of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency (Hu Zhixuan)

On July 8, visitors experienced the simulated autonomous driving function of an intelligent cockpit at the exhibition site of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe