People walk near the entrance of the the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, venue for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers stand next to signage for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk past signage for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk past signage for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk past signage for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks past signage for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks past signage for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives a thumbs up at a press conference with Japanese multinational information and communications technology company Fujitsu in Tokyo on July 16, 2026. Nvidia and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will co-develop AI-powered robots for use in shipbuilding, the Japanese firm said July 16 during a visit to Tokyo by the US chip giant's CEO Jensen Huang. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)