Financial Investment News reporter Xue Lei and Zhang Luxuan report from Shanghai
On July 4, the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-level Conference on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence (WAIC 2024) kicked off in Shanghai.
With the theme of "Promoting Sharing through Consultation and Promoting Good Intelligence through Good Governance", the conference gathered representatives from all over the world, top experts and scholars, industry elites, and start-up teams to discuss hot topics in the era of in-depth development of artificial intelligence.
The exhibition area is more than 52,000 square meters
As an annual event in the AI industry, the exhibition scale, the number of exhibitors, the number of highlight exhibits and the number of new products launched at this conference have reached the highest level in history.
The exhibition area of this conference is more than 52,000 square meters, a total of more than 500 companies have confirmed to participate in the exhibition, more than 1,500 exhibits, focusing on core technology, intelligent terminals, application empowerment and other three major sectors, focusing on large models, computing power, robots, autonomous driving and other key areas, focusing on a number of "artificial intelligence +" innovative applications of the latest achievements, the first batch of high-profile innovative products.
In the field of embodied intelligence, 45 intelligent robots will be exhibited, including 25 humanoid robots, and the world's first full-size open-source public humanoid robot "Qinglong" will be released on the spot, as well as the first full-size humanoid robot open-source community in China. Tesla will debut the second generation of Optimus, Unitree Technology will display the first full-size universal humanoid robot "H1" in China that realizes the running function, and Fourier and MindMinds will jointly build a humanoid robot array, leading the audience into a future world driven by intelligence.
In addition, hundreds of large models and their applications will be displayed at the conference site. Popular products in the market, including Baidu Wenxin Yiyan, iFLYTEK Xinghuo, Ali Tongyi Qianwen, Scholar, Tencent Yuanbao, Huawei Pangu, SenseTime Ririxin and other popular products in the market, will show hard-core product strength. "Cutting-edge forces" such as Minimax, Baichuan Intelligence, Zhipu AI, and Stepleap Star will also appear. In addition, technology giants such as Microsoft AIPC, Lenovo flexible screen concept machine, and CITIC Group's "lighthouse factory" will focus on demonstrating the wide application of end-side application models in multiple fields.
This conference will also focus on the field of intelligent driving in an all-round way, depicting a new picture of intelligent transformation and upgrading of land, sea and air. Tesla will showcase its latest self-driving technology and smart models such as cyber off-road wagons; In the field of intelligent ships, a number of Chinese and foreign classification societies will carry out roundtable dialogues and launch the "China Intelligent Ship Industry Development Report"; At the same time, three eVTOL intelligent aerial vehicles will perform new low-altitude economic momentum on the spot.
At the exhibition site of the conference, relying on AI agents, the audience will experience intelligent applications such as travel planning, weather inquiry, unmanned driving, intelligent dressing, accompanying booth inquiry, virtual forum, dining information, etc., just like a portable "intelligent housekeeper", and artificial intelligence is also more down-to-earth.
In addition to the highlights of the three major sections, this year's exhibition will also explore the frontiers of digital health and smart healthcare, experience how low-carbon energy can reshape the environment, experience the intelligent transformation of commercial retail, appreciate the convenience and innovation brought by financial technology, explore the infinite possibilities of smart cities, enjoy the technological charm of entertainment and sports, and witness how smart education can inspire the future.
The plenary session focused on AI governance
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new field of human development, and its rapid development has had a profound impact on economic and social development and the progress of human civilization, as well as unknown risks and complex challenges. Facing the global agenda of "AI governance", the plenary session of this conference focused on development, security and governance, and carried out a series of international, cross-disciplinary and multi-perspective in-depth discussions.
Lan Xue, Dean of Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University and Dean of Tsinghua University's Institute for International Governance with Artificial Intelligence, Bowen Zhou, Director and Chief Scientist of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Huiyan Chair Professor at Tsinghua University, and Sixin Gai, President and CEO of Synopsys, shared their latest achievements and thoughts on technological innovation and security governance in the field of artificial intelligence from different perspectives such as public policy, science, and industry. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone Group, and Joshua Reimer, Chairman and CEO of Sonai Consulting & Investments, shared their unique insights on global business transformation and governance innovation under the influence of the AI wave from the perspective of business investment and their long-term practice in the international governance of AI.
At the plenary session, three world-renowned Turing Award winners, including Yao Chizhi, Roger Reddy, and Manuel Bloom, and Shen Xiangyang, former executive vice president of Microsoft and foreign academician of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, jointly conducted a summit discussion on collaborative innovation in governance. Through a highly speculative dialogue, the three Turing Award winners deeply discussed the double-edged sword attribute of artificial intelligence, the explainability and predictability of artificial intelligence, the rigorous background and transformative temperament of artificial intelligence, and other core propositions that have attracted global attention. The three Turing Award winners unanimously agreed with the conference initiative to strengthen the global governance of AI, and pointed out the important value of talent training to deal with future risks of AI. These insights from the iconic figures of artificial intelligence will have a profound impact on the development and governance of global artificial intelligence, and will also leave a shining mark on the history of artificial intelligence development in the world.
Through the systematic interpretation from different perspectives of the speakers, it shows the necessity of insisting on equal emphasis on development and security in the field of artificial intelligence, as well as the urgency of strengthening international dialogue and cooperation in artificial intelligence. The speakers also expressed the unanimous consensus on promoting the healthy development of AI, empowering economic growth and improving the well-being of people in all countries, providing valuable views and enlightenment for the development and governance of global AI.
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