Shanghai establishes Quantum Artificial Intelligence Consortium.

The Quantum Intelligence Special Forum of the 2025 Pujiang Innovation Forum was held in Shanghai on September 21st. The Shanghai Quantum Artificial Intelligence Alliance, the Shanghai Quantum Technology Equipment Industry Innovation Alliance, and the Shanghai Top Ten Applications of Quantum Computing were announced. The Shanghai Quantum Artificial Intelligence Alliance is composed of 12 research institutions such as Fudan University, Shanghai Qiwen Research Institute, Shanghai Quantum Science Research Center, and Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, as well as several leading companies in the quantum field. According to Professor Li Xiaopeng from the Department of Physics at Fudan University, over the next five years, the alliance will focus on interdisciplinary research in quantum artificial intelligence, break through basic theories, key core technologies, and key applications, and cultivate high-level interdisciplinary talents in quantum artificial intelligence. The Shanghai Quantum Technology Equipment Industry Innovation Alliance, led by the Shanghai Academy of Sciences, brings together key enterprises and some research institutions in the quantum technology field in the Yangtze River Delta region, with the core missions of "industrial agglomeration, collaborative research, standard setting, and ecosystem development."