On the evening of October 7, Beijing time, Alibaba Group Chairman Cai Chongxin attended Wave by Vento 2026, an international technology and investment event in Turin, Italy, to discuss the application value of AI, Alibaba's full-stack AI layout, and future AI development prospects. Cai Chongxin predicts that AI will shift from explicit topics to hidden infrastructure in the future. “Five years from now, people may no longer talk about AI alone because it will be integrated into every part of the business, just like the internet today. Related terms may evolve as technology becomes popular, but AI, as a fundamental technological breakthrough, will continue to influence business and society.” When asked about the development of China's AI industry, Cai Chongxin said that China currently accounts for about 30% of the world's total industrial production, and Chinese factories have accumulated a large amount of high-value manufacturing process data, which can be used to train AI models to help enterprises improve product yield and optimize product design. Furthermore, China has a complete hardware supply chain in AI fields such as electric vehicles and robots, and in the future, this supply chain advantage will transform into significant competitiveness.

On the evening of October 7, Beijing time, Alibaba Group Chairman Cai Chongxin attended Wave by Vento 2026, an international technology and investment event in Turin, Italy, to discuss the application value of AI, Alibaba's full-stack AI layout, and future AI development prospects. Cai Chongxin predicts that AI will shift from explicit topics to hidden infrastructure in the future. “Five years from now, people may no longer talk about AI alone because it will be integrated into every part of the business, just like the internet today. Related terms may evolve as technology becomes popular, but AI, as a fundamental technological breakthrough, will continue to influence business and society.” When asked about the development of China's AI industry, Cai Chongxin said that China currently accounts for about 30% of global industrial production, and Chinese factories have accumulated a large amount of high-value manufacturing process data, which can be used to train AI models to help enterprises improve product yield and optimize product design. Furthermore, China has a complete hardware supply chain in AI fields such as electric vehicles and robots. In the future, in the development stage combining AI and the physical world, this supply chain advantage will transform into significant competitiveness.