The 2025 World AI Conference & High-level Meeting on Global AI Governance is set to unveil a groundbreaking citywide initiative: WAIC City Walk.

This immersive experience features curated walking routes across key districts, showcasing landmark AI applications. WAIC City Walk invites the public to move beyond traditional exhibits and delve into the heart of Shanghai's urban transformation.

From smart living and industrial innovation to city governance and artistic spaces, this project provides a unique, firsthand look at how AI is reshaping Shanghai's future.

 

Route One: AI + Smart Living

Step into smart urban command centers and immersive lifestyle zones to witness how data and algorithms shape everyday life.

Featured stops

• Shanghai Meituan Headquarters
• Tencent East China Headquarters
• SMC Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Center

Route Two: AI + Intelligent Terminals

Interact with AI robots, terminals, and real-time experimental platforms to experience AI in action.

Featured stops

• Zhangjiang Robotics Valley
• Mobile Autonomous Robotic Systems Lab (MARS Lab) at ShanghaiTech University
• Cyber Harbor (Lujiazui, Pudong New Area)

 

Route Three: AI + Urban Industry

Visit production sites and industrial innovation labs to see AI transforming productivity.

Featured stops

• Shanghai Baoshan-SDU General Intelligent Robotics Research Institute
• Shanghai-Fanuc (a joint venture between Fanuc Group and Shanghai Electric Group)
• Fuxing Island

 

Route Four: AI + Innovation Ecosystem

Explore new-generation innovation zones, from Artificial Intelligence Generated Content, or AIGC, to digital-native entrepreneurship hubs.

Featured stops

• China-BRICS AI Development and Cooperation Center
• Model Matrix Community (for large language model development)

 

Route Five: AI + City Imagery

Wander through art museums and urban districts, experience AI in sound, vision, and interactive expression.

Featured stops

• North Bund Riverside
• Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum
• Yuyuan Garden Malls

 

How to participate

To join, register by scanning the QR code and adding the "Assistant on WeCom". Spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Sources: WAIC, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, IC