Recently, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was held simultaneously at the Shanghai World Expo, Zhangjiang, and West Bank, with three locations and four pavilions. The reporter arrived at the sub venue located in Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Innovation Town, Shanghai. Within a radius of 3 kilometers, artificial intelligence has been embedded in the daily lives of communities and enterprises, from computing power scheduling to industrial applications to consumer terminals.

In the innovative town of Muli Community, Yao Xin, co-founder and CEO of Paiou Cloud Computing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., points to the large screen on the wall, where real-time scheduling data of global computing nodes is clearly visible.

The reporter learned that traditional cloud computing adopts a heavy asset model, with enterprises building their own data centers, but the utilization rate is usually not high. The approach of Paiou Cloud is to integrate more than 4000 computing power nodes from six continents around the world, utilizing time zone differences to achieve seamless 24-hour scheduling. Yao Xin said that the average industry computing power utilization rate is only 40% to 50%, while Paiou Cloud can achieve 70% to 80%.

In September 2020, Yao Xiao founded Shanghai Yuben Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. at Zhangjiang Incubator, dedicated to the research and development of industrial grade AI standardized products. After graduation from the incubator, the enterprise moved to the Moli community. Now it has realized replacing the traditional photoelectric safety protection scheme with vision and edge computing technology, which ensures the safety of workers without affecting production efficiency.

The company's revenue increased fivefold last year compared to the previous year, and its revenue in the first half of this year has exceeded that of the whole year last year, "Yao Xiao said. The company's products have been matched with multiple top enterprise factories and exported to countries and regions such as the United States, Thailand, and Serbia.

Going up and down the stairs means going upstream and downstream, and there is often communication and exchange within the industry, which is particularly helpful for recruiting talents, "Yao Xiao told reporters. After moving to the Moli community, many large enterprises came to visit, which greatly improved the company's image.

Stepping out of the Moli Community and walking a few hundred meters to reach Zhangjiang Science Hall, Zhang Junqing, a staff member of Chuangyi Technology, showed reporters the custom training function of the M-ONE table tennis robot. On this simulated arm type product, users can freely set the landing point, rotation mode, and net height of the ball. Each ball is fixed to fall to the same landing point at the same speed, which humans cannot achieve while robots can. This is the advantage of algorithms and computing power, "said Zhang Junqing.

Shanghai Frog Color Network Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 2019, opened an offline store in Luyue Tiandi, Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Innovation Town, in December last year. The company's marketing director, Shi Chongkun, told reporters that this World Artificial Intelligence Conference is the first time that companies have participated, bringing VR immersive interactive products such as the extremely competitive Rubik's Cube. Previously, VR experiences were mainly fixed, but our product can achieve a multi person immersive walking experience, where users can walk in the virtual world wearing helmets. ”Shi Chongkun said that the product can support 6 to 20 people to participate simultaneously, greatly enriching the sensory experience of users. At present, Jijing Magic Cube has been implemented in multiple scenes such as scenic spots and red cultural venues.

The AI application store that opened in May this year is a link connecting technology and the market in the artificial intelligence industry chain. From educational robots to intelligent health assistants, from smart office devices to intelligent pet companions, the 2400 square meter space covers 10 categories and over 300 AI products. There is an OPC concept validation center here to help innovative companies undergo market testing before going public.

Previously, it used to take half a trip to Shanghai to meet investors, but here, you could meet customers with just one elevator ride, "said Chen Shuanglin, General Manager of Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Innovation Town Ecological Company.

Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Innovation Town has gathered over 1000 technology companies, with a total revenue exceeding 100 billion yuan last year. There are research and development office spaces such as Science Gate and Model Community here, as well as exhibition and commercial facilities such as Zhangjiang Science Hall and Luyue Tiandi. It also gathers universities, institutes, and innovation platforms such as Shanghai University of Science and Technology and Zhangjiang Science Big Data Innovation Laboratory. The small town has the dual policy advantages of Pudong New Area and Zhangjiang Science City.

Previously, when people mentioned computing power and chips, they said they didn't understand. With the help of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, people will find that all of these are not far from the daily lives of ordinary people, "said Chen Shuanglin.