(The 9th China International Import Expo) The China International Import Expo accelerates the transformation of AI from "showing off skills" to "productivity"

Recently, the 9th China International Import Expo was held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). This year, AI in the exhibition hall has changed from a showcase of skills at individual booths to a common productivity narrative for all major exhibitors.

This change is first reflected in the three words "quantifiable". ABB participated in the exhibition with "full attendance" for the ninth time. This year, it brought more than 30 innovative technologies and digital solutions, 11 of which were new products. Its microgrid intelligent body uses AI multi-agent collaboration to realize source, grid, load and storage control. After being implemented in Xiamen Industrial Center, the local consumption rate of green electricity is close to 90%, and the annual carbon reduction is 13,400 tons. For the computing power center, it also uses multiple AI agents for two-way collaboration of computing power to ensure power supply continuity and green power utilization for high-power density clusters.

ABB participated in the exhibition with "full attendance" for the ninth time. Photo courtesy ABB

Cao Yang, Senior Vice President of ABB Electrical China, said, "AI not only changes the way we work at the tool level, but also empowers products in smart buildings, smart power and other fields at the technical level. However, the implementation of AI in power scenarios still requires collaborative improvements in algorithms, data quality and token efficiency. With the development of AI and the enhancement of intelligent agent capabilities, we also face some challenges. Especially for important electrical equipment related to the national economy and people's livelihood, how to deal with network security challenges in the era of the Internet and the Internet of Things is an issue that must be considered in the process of product intelligence and digitalization."

At the CIIE, Ernst & Young Greater China launched the world's first ESG smart work platform, ESG Pro, which is sustainable and efficient. Through multi-agent collaboration, the platform deeply integrates artificial intelligence into the entire process of ESG data sorting, disclosure compliance, rating analysis, report preparation, etc., and is driven by "AI engine + professional services" to help enterprises comprehensively improve the efficiency of sustainable development management. Bi Shunjie, Ernst & Young Greater China Business Leader, said: "The deep integration of green transformation and intelligent change is opening up new space for sustainable development of enterprises. The combination of professional capabilities and intelligent technology will become an important support for enterprises to optimize operations and management and create long-term competitive advantages."

AI is also penetrating further upstream in R&D and technology. As one of the world's leading companies in industrial automation and digital transformation, Rockwell Automation introduces AI capabilities based on IT/OT integration and exhibits the CompactLogix5390 controller for the first time. At the same time, Rockwell is also promoting intelligent decision-making throughout R&D, production, supply chain and even marketing. In the fast-moving consumer goods industry, it has used AI to support a customer to carry out global customer expansion and smart marketing, extending its digital capabilities to the demand side.

Merck's electronic technology business has jointly verified PFAS-free KrF photoresist with Chinese chip companies; its life sciences business has demonstrated an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) solution that allows AI intervention in the entire drug development chain. In the medical device exhibition area, Philips' new generation image-guided treatment platform Azurion Butterfly is based on an optical data module and integrates innovative three-dimensional imaging, multi-modal imaging, intelligent workflow and open AI application capabilities to further connect the entire process of diagnosis, planning, navigation and treatment, creating an intelligent center for complex interventional diagnosis and treatment.

It is worth noting that multinational giants are no longer the only ones pushing AI forward. Yingkang Lifespan debuted with more than 40 innovative achievements, with a debut rate of over 60%; its AI strategy is based on "1+3+X" as the technical structure, and the "Xiaoying" AI intelligent platform has accumulated more than 450 AI native applications; Yingkang debuted the first DreamFlow·E AI+ sample packaging, extraction and purification workstation, which separated PBMC from "technical tasks" that rely on manual experience, and upgraded it to an "AI+ automated stable production line". Photon Technology, founded by a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge, appeared at the L'Oréal booth with its on-chip spectroscopy technology published in Nature Photonics in April this year, condensing the capabilities of laboratory-level large-scale spectroscopy equipment into fingertips. Its portable myophotometer can detect skin collagen non-invasively, and was selected into the L'Oréal BIG BANG beauty technology co-creation plan. It recently completed a Pre-A++ round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan. Innovators of different sizes verified and inspired each other on the same stage, which was the most vivid scene of this CIIE.

The portable myophotometer was unveiled at the CIIE. Photo courtesy of Guangyin Technology

Through the CIIE, more and more cooperation is moving from "in China, for China" to "in China, for the world." Philips exhibited the SBI Viewer "Light Reading Box" independently developed by the Chinese team, which is gradually being promoted to the global market, deepening the global influence of China's innovation; ABB has displayed more than 380 innovative products at the CIIE and signed more than 130 strategic cooperation agreements; Merck's pharmaceutical and health business's first global external innovation product Pimitinib originated from China, which is a footnote of "innovation with China". Roger Ren, President of Merck China, said in an interview that the CIIE will bring the world to China and allow China to make a more weighty voice in global dialogue. (over)