The 2026 Artificial Intelligence Industry Conference will be held in Jinan from October 14 to 16.

The 2026 Artificial Intelligence Industry Conference will be held in Jinan, Shandong, from October 14 to 16. With the theme of "Accelerating the Advancement of AI-Empowered New Industrialization," the conference will showcase AI development achievements across five major directions: independent innovation, application-driven development, ecosystem collaboration, open win-win cooperation, and security and controllability. It is reported that during the conference, a batch of important achievements from national ministries and commissions and research institutions will be released, including the construction results of national pilot zones for AI innovation and application, practical achievements in high-value "AI+" scenarios, and the phased progress of the action to cultivate AI application service providers, systematically presenting China's "industry-scenario-entity" trinity advancement system for the AI industry. At the same time, industry research results such as the top ten keywords of the 2026 AI industry, the annual embodied intelligence development report, and the annual observation of AI pioneer practices will also be unveiled, and a batch of innovative products in fields such as next-generation computing power, large models, and embodied intelligence will be released.