China home to over 4,500 AI companies

Co-organized by Tianjin Municipality and southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the World Intelligence Expo 2024 kicked off from June 20th to 23rd.

China now hosts more than 4,500 artificial intelligence companies, reflecting the country's efforts to embrace the AI boom, according to official figures released at an industry event on Thursday. 

From humanoid robots to autonomous vehicles, officials and experts at the expo highlighted that AI technology is rapidly reshaping human life.

With an exhibition area of 100,000 square meters, the event features various themed exhibition areas covering AI, intelligent connected vehicles, intelligent manufacturing and robotics.