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The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), held from July 26 to 28 in Shanghai, brought together representatives from around the world to explore avenues for the inclusive growth of artificial intelligence (AI). China’s approach offered insights into how AI can deliver shared benefits and help bridge the global intelligence divide.
At the main forum, Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics, underscored that one of humanity’s greatest challenges is ensuring that intelligent AI systems are not only vastly capable but also continue to be aligned with human interests.
With vast data resources, diverse application scenarios, and surging market demand driven by accelerating digital transformation, China offers fertile ground for AI model training, iteration, and deployment. An action plan for global AI governance outlines concrete steps to foster open collaboration and inclusive innovation, encouraging bold experimentation, building international platforms for scientific and technological cooperation, and cultivating a pro-innovation policy environment. It also calls for lower technical barriers to promote breakthroughs in AI technology innovation and widespread AI applications. Particular emphasis is placed on supporting countries in the Global South to develop AI technologies and services in line with their local needs, helping them genuinely access and apply AI.
At iFLYTEK’s exhibition area, the Spark X1 large model unveiled on July 25 has drawn significant attention from international visitors, who asked it questions in their native languages. The model now supports over 130 languages and excels in translation, reasoning, and text generation, facilitating deeper cross-border communication and cooperation. CITIC Dicastal’s plant in Morocco was listed as a “Lighthouse Factory” in January 2025, making it the first facility in Africa to achieve such recognition in the field of intelligent manufacturing. French multinational Schneider Electric has emerged as a model of collaborative AI innovation through deep integration with China’s digital ecosystem. At the 2025 WAIC, Schneider Electric joined hands with several local partners to showcase cutting-edge industrial AI applications. These included Digital Nail Technology, which specializes in AI-powered digital planning in manufacturing and Chance Digital Science &Technology, which showcased breakthrough solutions in AI-driven digital reconstruction and twin modeling for process industries.
