Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger:

Artificial intelligence is part of the economy...governments have to consider the relationship to each other and the role of AI. Economies will be heavily influenced by AI. We are heading into the beginning of a new world. The advent of AI is marking such a dividing line in many fields. It will come gradually and it will be recognized by history and by contemporaries.

Xu Li, co-founder and CEO of SenseTime:

Machines’ conjecture is probably the apple which hit on Isaac Newton’s head. Shanghai’s openness and inclusiveness is the best soil to bear more innovative results. It is the innovations in artificial intelligence that make the industry more inclusive and influential.

Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of Gree Electric Appliances:

If industries can be further automated with the help of digitalization, they will make bigger progress and be better at facilitating technological revolution and innovations.