世界人工智能大会在上海启幕 - 2019年08月30日

The 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) opened on Thursday in Shanghai, revealing a batch of policies, achievements and agreements to boost the city’s AI cooperation and innovation as well as its aim of becoming a global AI hub.
With the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Infinite Possibilities,” the event had about 500 guests and speakers including Nobel laureates, researchers, IT scientists, government officials and leaders of dot-com giants in attendance. Over 50 percent of guest speakers at its forums were from overseas.
"Shanghai will take an open attitude to embrace AI and make active moves to boost local AI ecosystem," said Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang at the opening of the conference.