This photo taken on July 17, 2026 shows the main forum of the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)SHANGHAI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance opened in east China's Shanghai on Friday. Themed "AI Partnership for a Brighter Future," the event features six sections: Conferences & Forums, Exhibitions & Showcases, Awards & Competitions, Application Experiences, Innovation Incubation, and Talent Attraction.For the first time, the exhibition area exceeds 100,000 square meters, with over 1,100 enterprises participating. Organizers said exhibitors will showcase more than 3,000 products and technologies, with over 300 products making their global debuts.An exhibitor (C) introduces an iMoochi AI pet robot to visitors at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)A visitor tries a pair of intelligent glasses at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)People watch skill demonstration of robots at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A staff (R) introduces pretraining solutions to visitors at the exhibition area of Huawei at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)Visitors experience tongue diagnosis by TCM robots at the West Bund International Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)This photo taken on July 17, 2026 shows AI agent smartphones displayed at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)People visit the exhibition area of Huawei at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A staff (R) introduces a round-the-clock unmanned container vehicle Q-Truck to a visitor at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)This photo taken on July 17, 2026 shows the exterior view of the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)People visit an immersive real-scene robot community at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)A staff (C) introduces intelligent glasses with real-time translation function at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)A visitor experiences a pair of AI glasses at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)A staff (L) introduces an all-in-one training and inference machine for large AI models MTT SGX5000 to a visitor at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)People watch a satellite model exhibit at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)An exhibitor (L) introduces a product of science and technology enterprise Sugon at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)■