Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Turing Award winner Richard Sutton and Chief Scientist of Openmind Research Institute who came to Shanghai to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance. Chen Jining introduced the situation related to the development of artificial intelligence in Shanghai. He said that President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance, putting forward 4 opinions on working together to establish a fair and reasonable global AI governance system, pointing out the direction for a healthier, safer, and orderly development of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is one of the three key pioneering industries in Shanghai. We adhere to the concept of putting people first and improving, maintain strategic agility, persevere and work hard for a long time, focus on strengthening basic research, cultivating and optimizing the innovation ecosystem, and accelerate the construction of a highland of artificial intelligence development and governance innovation. Mr. Sutton is a well-known scholar in the field of artificial intelligence. He is welcome to seize this rare historic opportunity to more closely integrate his research advantages with Shanghai's innovative advantages, talent advantages, ecological advantages, etc., and deepen communication, docking and open cooperation in strengthening basic research, talent exchange and training, so that the cutting-edge technology of artificial intelligence can better benefit human society. Shanghai will continue to build an open and inclusive innovation ecosystem, provide efficient and convenient matchmaking services, and better support global scientists and talents from all walks of life to innovate and achieve their dreams in the city of Shanghai. Richard Sutton said that artificial intelligence is based on the development of human civilization and continuous human learning, and that open source, cooperation and sharing, mutual benefit and win-win situation are important prerequisites for promoting technological development. This trip to Shanghai had in-depth exchanges with researchers and R&D institutions from various fields, and fully experienced the innovative vitality and excellent ecology of the city of Shanghai to develop artificial intelligence. We will adhere to the purpose of “understanding intelligence and sharing it with the world”, deepen academic exchanges, strengthen mutual learning from experience, promote international cooperation, and jointly explore artificial intelligence education innovation and basic research development.

Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Turing Award winner Richard Sutton and Chief Scientist of Openmind Research Institute who came to Shanghai to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance. Chen Jining introduced the situation related to the development of artificial intelligence in Shanghai. He said that President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Conference on Artificial Intelligence Global Governance, putting forward 4 opinions on working together to establish a fair and reasonable global AI governance system, pointing out the direction for a healthier, safer, and orderly development of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is one of the three key pioneering industries in Shanghai. We adhere to the concept of putting people first and improving, maintain strategic agility, persevere and work hard for a long time, focus on strengthening basic research, cultivating and optimizing the innovation ecosystem, and accelerate the construction of a highland of artificial intelligence development and governance innovation. Mr. Sutton is a well-known scholar in the field of artificial intelligence. He is welcome to seize this rare historic opportunity to more closely integrate his research advantages with Shanghai's innovative advantages, talent advantages, ecological advantages, etc., and deepen communication, docking and open cooperation in strengthening basic research, talent exchange and training, so that the cutting-edge technology of artificial intelligence can better benefit human society. Shanghai will continue to build an open and inclusive innovation ecosystem, provide efficient and convenient matchmaking services, and better support global scientists and talents from all walks of life to innovate and achieve their dreams in the city of Shanghai. Richard Sutton said that artificial intelligence is based on the development of human civilization and continuous human learning, and that open source, cooperation and sharing, mutual benefit and win-win situation are important prerequisites for promoting technological development. This trip to Shanghai had in-depth exchanges with researchers and R&D institutions from various fields, and fully experienced the innovative vitality and excellent ecology of the city of Shanghai to develop artificial intelligence. We will adhere to the purpose of “understanding intelligence and sharing it with the world”, deepen academic exchanges, strengthen mutual learning from experience, promote international cooperation, and jointly explore artificial intelligence education innovation and basic research development.