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)

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)