People visit the booth of Kimi during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

People visit the booth of Alibaba during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

People visit the booth of Tencent during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

People visit the booth of Baidu during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

The logo of Qwen is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

People visit the Huawei's Atlas 950 SuperPoD during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

A robot (L) plays table tennis with a visitor during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

People visit booth of Arm during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT