Heat, hardware and high stakes at China’s biggest World Artificial Intelligence Conference
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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai opened on Friday amid extreme heat and traffic congestion. Temperatures reached nearly 40°C, prompting many attendees to abandon taxis and walk to the venue. The conference was characterized as the most crowded and vibrant in recent years, reflecting the high level of interest in artificial intelligence despite challenging conditions.
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Most vibrant since the conference's inception
Scores of attendees abandoned their taxis and walked to the venue due to traffic and heat.
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The 2024 WAIC was the hottest and most crowded conference in the author's six years of covering it.
Opinion- Most vibrant since the conference's inception
- Hottest and most crowded in six years
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Loaded language removedTraffic slowed significantly 2km (1.2 miles) from the Shanghai Expo Centre on Friday, the first day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). With temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), scores of attendees left their taxis to walk the rest of the way under the hot sun.
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The 2024 WAIC was the hottest and most crowded conference in the author's six years of covering it.
OpinionThe 2024 WAIC was reported to be the most vibrant conference since its inception.
South China Morning PostTraffic came to a standstill 2km from the Shanghai Expo Centre on Friday, the first day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference.
South China Morning PostTemperatures neared 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on the first day of WAIC.
South China Morning PostScores of attendees abandoned their taxis and walked to the venue due to traffic and heat.
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