WAIC Shanghai Day One: Compute Remains the Core Topic
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-07-17
The author shares their first-day experience at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. In addition to attending side discussions on AI governance, they focused on exploring the major AI hardware vendors in the exhibition hall. The author points out that compute power remains the most critical core issue currently facing the industry.
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