Published on: 2026-07-17
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Chief Scientist at the University of New South Wales Institute of Artificial Intelligence (Australia), Toby Walsh, in a recent exclusive interview with a Xinhua reporter, noted China’s impressive achievements in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years. According to him, China occupies a leading position in the global development of this sector. Thanks to open models, manufacturing base, and the capabilities for large-scale application, the development of artificial intelligence in China will allow more countries and people to benefit from the fruits of scientific and technological progress.
The World Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2026 and the High-Level Conference on Global AI Governance will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. Toby Walsh, who participated in previous conferences, noted that this event fully demonstrates the dynamic development of artificial intelligence and robotics in China, as well as serving as an important platform for observing global trends in AI. He expressed hope that even more advanced achievements would be presented at this year’s conference.
“China’s progress in artificial intelligence over the past decade has deeply impressed me,” Walsh said. By many measures, China is among the world leaders in AI.
Speaking about large Chinese language models such as DeepSeek, he noted that the development of open models in China contributes to lowering the entry barrier for AI development and application. This enables a greater number of research institutes, enterprises, and countries to participate in this process. “Thus, the latest AI technologies become accessible to the entire world at a lower cost.”
Walsh pays special attention to humanoid robots. He said that during a recent visit to China, he saw robots playing table tennis, delivering food, and cleaning rooms. The speed of development and the scale of application of humanoid robots in China made a deep impression on him.
He noted that Chinese companies produce humanoid robots with excellent features at more competitive prices. Previously, acquiring one such robot could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but today the price has dropped to tens of thousands of dollars. “The presence in China of a full-fledged production system, supply chain, and huge market contributes to reducing the cost of manufacturing humanoid robots and stimulates their mass implementation.”
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