In the height of summer, the banks of the ancient canal will host a pinnacle event in the AI field. The Grand Final of the "Wisdom Canal · Intelligent Future" AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the 2025 AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference will be held grandly from July 11 to 12 in Gongshu District, Hangzhou. Organized by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI), the event aims to fully unleash the vitality of AI innovation through the parallel tracks of digital intelligence competition and frontier knowledge sharing.

Fierce Competition, AI Innovation Powerhouses Vie for the Intelligent Computing Summit: As the pioneering chapter of the event, the "Wisdom Canal · Intelligent Future" AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, which began in March 2025, has ignited enthusiasm for innovation with its high standards and broad influence. After months of intense competition and rigorous selection, the evaluation of the competition's thematic units has concluded, with approximately 18 AI innovation projects representing cutting-edge trends emerging successfully to advance to the grand final. On July 11, these "future stars" will gather in Gongshu, Hangzhou, to engage in a ultimate showdown of technological strength and application potential. Who will ultimately claim the "Intelligent Computing Summit" and earn the crown of AI innovation? The suspense is about to be revealed!

Beyond the Competition, the "Intelligent Computing Future" Feast Sparks Intellectual Exchange: The grand final showdown is only the beginning. On July 12, the 2025 AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference will open concurrently. The conference focuses on cutting-edge trends and core issues in the field of artificial intelligence, aiming to build a multi-dimensional, in-depth platform for exchange and collaboration, linking technological innovation with industrial implementation. The conference will feature a special keynote session bringing together diverse perspectives and insights. Led by a steering committee including Dai Qionghai (Counselor of the State Council, Dean of the School of Information Science and Technology at Tsinghua University, Director of the Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, and CAAI President), Zheng Zhiming (Professor at Beihang University), and Wang Zhenchang (Dean of the School of Medical Imaging at Capital Medical University, Director of the Beijing Medical Imaging Quality Control and Improvement Center), along with nearly 50 domain experts, the conference will anchor on cutting-edge research outcomes to deeply deconstruct the core propositions of AI development. From technological ethics to computing breakthroughs, from model evolution to real-world deployment, each sharing session will target the key turning points shaping the future of the industry.

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