Published on: 2026-07-30
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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“In China, artificial intelligence does not exist as theoretical concepts, but is actually applied on production lines and in workshops,” was the impression formed by Luigi Gambardella, chairman of the China-Europe Digital Technology Association, during his recent trip to China. In an interview with Chinese media, he noted that the most memorable moment of this trip was a visit to the workshop of one of the intelligent manufacturing enterprises in Shenzhen: after the worker demonstrated the sequence of operations three times in a row, the mechanical arm precisely replicated the movements and independently completed the assembly.
Gambardella noted that visiting Chinese factories allowed him to clearly see the potential that opens up when artificial intelligence is integrated with industrial production: this increases enterprise productivity and improves product quality. “Artificial intelligence has already become an important driving force of China’s economic transformation,” he said.
Gambardella has long been following the development of the digital economy and scientific-technical cooperation between China and European countries, and in recent years he has been paying special attention to the development of artificial intelligence. He noted that China possesses an integrated system of industrial production, a large-scale market, and diverse application fields, which create a solid foundation for the transition of artificial intelligence technologies from laboratories to production sites. This is especially evident in innovative cities like Shenzhen, where scientific-technical companies are closely connected with manufacturing enterprises, enabling relatively rapid application of technological innovations in practice.
“China’s practice of developing artificial intelligence demonstrates to the world a wonderful example of how technologies can be transformed into productive capabilities,” Gambardella noted. In his opinion, to understand the development of Chinese artificial intelligence, Europe must do more than just follow technical news and macroeconomic indicators; it is necessary to visit enterprises, factories, and see real application scenarios with one’s own eyes — only in this way can one fully grasp how exactly artificial intelligence is changing Chinese industry and Chinese society.
Today, artificial intelligence is reshaping the global industrial structure. According to Gambardella, the future of artificial intelligence does not belong to any one country, one type of enterprise, or one technological trajectory. Countries need to develop open cooperation, and various industries, markets, and innovation systems should strengthen exchange. In the process of developing artificial intelligence, different countries have accumulated their own experience and faced their own challenges. By strengthening dialogue and cooperation, misunderstandings can be reduced, trust can be reinforced, and artificial intelligence can be guided to develop constructively, benefiting all humanity.
Gambardella believes that there is a solid foundation for cooperation between China and Europe. European enterprises have long been active in fields such as industrial manufacturing, automotive engineering, energy, healthcare, and environmental protection, while China has accumulated extensive experience in the application of digital technologies, modernization of the manufacturing industry, and development of new sectors. Within the framework of cooperation in artificial intelligence, both sides can start with specific industries and real scenarios to find more points of contact in technology applications, inter-company interaction, and personnel exchange, turning artificial intelligence into a bridge connecting innovative resources, production capabilities, and market demand, offering solutions to global challenges in energy, healthcare, and environmental protection.
Gambardella is convinced that both Europe and China have their strengths, and practical cooperation will help both sides achieve complementarity. The value of China-Europe cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence lies not only in technological complementarity but also in jointly exploring ways to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of all humanity. The parties can strengthen communication on AI regulation, encouraging innovation development while simultaneously paying attention to creating a regulatory framework so that AI development brings more benefits to society.
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