
An exhibitor shows how to buy goods at an intelligent market during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2018 in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2018. The three-day conference has attracted experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 40 countries and regions. More than 200 leading companies in AI participated in the conference and the exhibition. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Visitors watch a demonstration of robot surgery system during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2018 in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2018. The three-day conference has attracted experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 40 countries and regions. More than 200 leading companies in AI participated in the conference and the exhibition. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A staff member plays table tennis with a robot during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2018 in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2018. The three-day conference has attracted experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 40 countries and regions. More than 200 leading companies in AI participated in the conference and the exhibition. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Visitors interact with a robot during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2018 in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2018. The three-day conference has attracted experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 40 countries and regions. More than 200 leading companies in AI participated in the conference and the exhibition. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Guests attend a global artificial intelligence academic alliance kick-off ceremony during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2018 in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2018. The three-day conference has attracted experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 40 countries and regions. More than 200 leading companies in AI participated in the conference and the exhibition. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A visitor (R) consults at the stand of an educational organization during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2018 in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2018. The three-day conference has attracted experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 40 countries and regions. More than 200 leading companies in AI participated in the conference and the exhibition. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)